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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

10 Ben Vega

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Waukegan, Ill.

Biography

Junior: Appeared in 12 games for the Eagles…Shot 78.3% from the charity stripe…Averaged 5.3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game…Recorded 11 steals and 14 assists...Scored five points in 15 minutes in his collegiate debut at Kansas (11/18/08)...Scored seven points in seven minutes vs. NCCU (11/20/08)...Scored a team-high 14 points and dished out a team-high four assists (12/4/08)...Scored a game-high 14 points at Butler (12/20/08)... Registered 11 points and five assists at Michigan (12/22/08).

Gulf Coast CC: Transferred from Gulf Coast Community College and led team to a 18-12 record…Appeared in 29 and started 27 games during sophomore season…Averaged 9.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest…Also dished out a team high 95 assists with 48 steals… As a freshman, averaged 9.6 points per contest while pulling down 3.5 boards…Dished out 77 assists and picked up 54 steals.

High School: Attended Waukegan High in Waukegan, Illinois…Played for Head Coach Brian Colbert…Named All-Lake County and Team MVP during senior season…Helped lead Waukegan to three Regional Championship and a pair of sectional championships…Helped team advance to two state sweet sixteen appearances.

Personal: Son of Angel Vega, Sr., and Carolyn Gray…Born in Waukegan, Ill…Lists Kevin Garnett as favorite athlete…Lists He Got Game as favorite movie…Also recruited by Bethune-Cookman and Savannah State…Majoring in Education with a minor in Social Sciences.

FGCU Career Stats

Minutes Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds  
Year gp-gs min avg fg fga pct fg fga pct ft fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast t/o blk stl pts avg 
08-09  12-0 161 13.4 20 57 .351 21 .238 18 23 .783 16 17 1.4 18 14 26 11 63 5.3
TOTAL 12-0 161 13.4 20 57 .351 21 .238 18 23 .783 16 17 1.4 18 14 26 11 63 5.3

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