Ben Sheppard Parents

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Ben Sheppard
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Benjamin Lee Sheppard is a 2001 born American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of NBA. Sheppard was selected as 26th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft. Growing up in Atalanta, Georgia Sheppard attended Greater Atlanta Christian School averaging 13.7 points per game during his junior season as a GAC player and won the Class AAA State Championship. The 6 foot 6 inch Sheppard who plays as a shooting guard played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins.

In his college years at Belmont, Sheppard appeared in 124 career games and started 91 of those games, averaging 12.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game as per his roster profile on the NBA website. In the 2019-20 season as a freshman Sheppard made 32 appearances off the bench and averaged 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. During his senior year in 2022-23 owing to his great performances Sheppard was named First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference as he averaged 18.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals over 32 starts. Born in Atlanta, Georgia Sheppard as a rookie featured in 57 games and averaged 4.4 points and 1.6 rebounds over 14.3 minutes per game. Coming from the bench In his rookie year Sheppard scored his season high with 15 points as he shot 5-for-5 from 3-point range in a win over Dallas. After being drafted Sheppard signed a 4 year, $13,023,429 contract with the Indiana Pacers with an average annual salary of $3,255,857.

Ben Sheppard Parents

Ben Sheppard's parents are David and Susan Sheppard. He's not his parent's only child; according to his roster profile on the NBA website, he has another sister named Sidney.

FAQ's on Ben Sheppard.

A. Sheppard grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.

A. Ben Sheppard stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall.

A. Ben Sheppard's wingspan is 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 meters).

A. Ben Sheppard attended Greater Atlanta Christian School (GAC). 

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