Kent Benson Biography

Kent Benson is one of the legends that the aura of Indiana Basketball is built on. Benson was the man in the middle for the 32-0 1976 Hoosiers national championship team. That season, he was named the Helms Foundation Player of the Year and the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Benson also earned the first of two consensus first-team All-American honors. He was also on the team as a sophomore that went 31-1 and lost in the Elite Eight. As a senior, Benson was named Big Ten Player of the Year before the Milwaukee Bucks took him with the top pick in the 1977 NBA Draft. Overall, he played 11 NBA seasons. He is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame. 

Book Kent Benson for your Next Event

Disclaimer: AthleteSpeakers assists companies seeking to hire talent like Kent Benson for speaking engagements, virtual meetings, appearances, product endorsements, and business sanctions. Our speakers bureau does not claim to exclusively represent Kent Benson. Our booking agency can help with finding an athlete or sports celebrity that aligns with your upcoming events date, location, and budget. When an organization request booking details for a celebrity like Kent Benson, we work closely with the client to make sure the proposed dates does not interfere with the requested athletes schedule. We then confirm the sports celebrity fee based on the details of the request. The fees listed on the speaker profile are rough estimates based on the previous market rate for the talent. Our team then works with Kent Benson's agent, manager or assistant on the booking request. For parties interested in hiring Kent Benson, we recommend filling out the booking request form so our booking agents can help with making your next event a success.