Wright State Men’s Basketball Adds Ben Southerland
5/24/2024 4:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAYTON – Wright State head men's basketball coach Clint Sargent has announced the addition of transfer Ben Southerland to join the Raider program.
Southerland, a 6-7 forward from Cincinnati and Sycamore High School, joins the Raiders after spending the last two seasons at Liberty and has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
"We are excited to add Ben and his family to our program because of his character, worth ethic and competitive nature and feel he will be a great influence on our culture and locker room," Sargent said. "Ben comes to us with three years of eligibility remaining and a growing skill set that will only get better with time and development. We are eager to get him to campus and get to work."
Southerland appeared in 26 games for Liberty last season after redshirting in the 2022-23 campaign, shooting 45.7 percent overall with a 33 percent clip from three-point range. He grabbed 39 rebounds, including 29 on the defensive glass. Southerland had a season-best nine points in February against Middle Tennessee and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Boyce in January.
He prepped at Sycamore High School, averaging 17 points, six rebounds and 1.4 steals as a senior while shooting 50.6 percent from the floor to earn all-state first team honors. A 1,000-point scorer at Sycamore, Southerland added first team all-conference and all-district recognition as a junior, while he holds the Sycamore record for most three-pointers in a season, the single-game scoring record (41 points) and the record for free throws made in one season.
Southerland, a 6-7 forward from Cincinnati and Sycamore High School, joins the Raiders after spending the last two seasons at Liberty and has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
"We are excited to add Ben and his family to our program because of his character, worth ethic and competitive nature and feel he will be a great influence on our culture and locker room," Sargent said. "Ben comes to us with three years of eligibility remaining and a growing skill set that will only get better with time and development. We are eager to get him to campus and get to work."
Southerland appeared in 26 games for Liberty last season after redshirting in the 2022-23 campaign, shooting 45.7 percent overall with a 33 percent clip from three-point range. He grabbed 39 rebounds, including 29 on the defensive glass. Southerland had a season-best nine points in February against Middle Tennessee and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Boyce in January.
He prepped at Sycamore High School, averaging 17 points, six rebounds and 1.4 steals as a senior while shooting 50.6 percent from the floor to earn all-state first team honors. A 1,000-point scorer at Sycamore, Southerland added first team all-conference and all-district recognition as a junior, while he holds the Sycamore record for most three-pointers in a season, the single-game scoring record (41 points) and the record for free throws made in one season.
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