Ben Humrichous is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Evansville Purple Aces and the Huntington Foresters.
| No. 3 – Illinois Fighting Illini | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tipton (Tipton, Indiana) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school
editHumrichous grew up in Tipton, Indiana and attended Tipton High School.[1] He was named honorable mention All-State as a senior.[2]
College career
editHumrichous began his college basketball career at Huntington University, an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school in Huntington, Indiana.[3] He was named second-team All-Crossroads League as a sophomore after averaging 11.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.[4] Humrichous repeated as a second-team All-Crossroads selection as a junior.[5]
Humrichous transferred to Evansville after his junior season.[6] He missed eight games due to a foot injury in the middle of the season and also was unable to play in the 2024 College Basketball Invitational after re-aggravating the injury.[7] Humrichous was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer team after 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in his only season with the Purple Aces.[8] After the season, Humrichous entered the NCAA transfer portal.[9]
Humrichous transferred to Illinois for the 2024–25 season.[10]
References
edit- ^ Langendorf, Jason (November 6, 2024). "Illinois Basketball 2024-25 Scouting Reports: Ben Humrichous". SI.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "BOYS BB: Parker, Dolezal, Humrichous, Good receive IBCA accolades". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Hickey, Pat (February 20, 2024). "The Purple Aces' key to success? A healthy Ben Humrichous. 'He's a really tough matchup.'". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "UE men's basketball adds Ben Humrichous". City-County Observer. April 21, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Downs, Joe (April 20, 2023). "Aces continue to rebuild roster". WEVV.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Humrichous made the jump from NAIA stardom to the University of Evansville. Why?". Evansville Courier & Press. October 27, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Richey, Scott (May 14, 2024). "'Leap of faith' leads Ben Humrichous to Illinois". The News-Gazette. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Richey, Scott (September 20, 2024). "Good Morning, Illini Nation: Eyes on Ben Humrichous". The News-Gazette. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "20 Missouri Valley basketball players headed to the Power 5 from the transfer portal". Journal Star. September 16, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Illini add 6-9 forward Ben Humrichous from Evansville". Edwardsville Intelligencer. May 2, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.