Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

2012-13 (Junior): Averaged 4.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 29 games, seven starts … Southeastern's best free-throw shooter at 80.5 percent (33 of 41) and shot blocker (22) … his 35 offensive rebounds was second on team … had second double-double of his career to lead Southeastern against Louisiana College, scoring 15 points and grabbing 11 boards to gow along with three steals … chipped in 10 points against Northwestern State … hauled in nine rebounds against Southeast Missouri, eight against North Texas and Nicholls State.

2011-12 (Sophomore): Played in 22 games with nine starts on the season ... averaged 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest ... scored in double figures in back-to-back games against Texas State and Central Arkansas ... went 4-for-7 from the floor and scored 11 points in a one-point loss to Texas State ... came back three days later to post his first career double-double with a 16-point, 12-rebound performance at UCA ... earned his first career start at Western Kentucky ... scored nine points in an overtime win against Louisiana Tech ... added eight points and nine rebounds in an overtime loss at Southeast Missouri ... added eight points, going 4-for-4 from the free throw line, with eight rebounds in season-finale at Nicholls State.

2010-11 (Freshman): Appeared in 17 games as a true freshman, averaging 3.0 points and 1.8 rebounds … scored a season-high 10 points in games against Dillard and Vanderbilt … blocked a season-high three shots and went 4-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line in the win over the Bleu Devils … played a season-high 20 minutes against the Commodores, going 4-for-11 from the floor and sinking his first collegiate 3-pointer … added seven points in 13 minutes at Central Arkansas and added seven points in 15 minutes at Texas State … grabbed a season-high six rebounds in games against Dillard and Alabama.

High School: Averaged 18.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots as a senior at Oak Grove High School where he was a teammate of current Lion Jeremy Campbell … coached by Vandarel Jones … named to the All-Area and All-District teams … a two-time member of the All-Pine Belt Team and was selected as a Mississippi Junior All-Star … named the Most Improved Player at OGHS and the Warriors’ Defensive Player of the Year … twice named the team’s top rebounder.

Personal: Born December 9, 1991 in McComb, Miss. … the son of Antonnio Benton and Valencia Hanson … the oldest of six children … mother was a track student-athlete at Ole Miss and South Alabama … chose Southeastern over Arkansas State, Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee … lists his parents as his biggest influence … favorite NBA players are Kevin Garnett and Kevin Durant … lists the Oklahoma City Thunder as his favorite NBA team … a Biological Sciences major.