Ben Stephens (basketball) - Misplaced Pages

American basketball player

Ben Stephens
Personal information
Born	(1916-11-27)November 27, 1916
Died	April 6, 1966(1966-04-06) (aged 49) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	Iowa (1936–1939)
Playing career	1936–1939
Position	Guard / forward
Career history
1939–1942	Akron Wingfoots

Career highlights and awards
3× All-NBL First Team (1940–1942) NBL Most Valuable Player (1941) NBL Rookie of the Year (1940) NBL scoring champion (1941) NBL All-Time Team

Benjamin M. Stephens (November 27, 1916 - April 6, 1966) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'0" guard/forward from the University of Iowa, Stephens played three seasons (1939–1942) in the National Basketball League as a member of the Akron Wingfoots. He led the league in scoring during the 1940–41 season with an 11.0 points per game average. His basketball career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the United States Navy. After the war, Stephens worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company before dying of a heart attack while on vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1966.

References

SSSDI SSDI. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
BBALLSports Statistical Database. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
"Steve Dmitry's NBL Website". Archived from the original on 2005-08-18. Retrieved 2012-06-27.. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
Toledo Blade April 7, 1966 Obituary. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Summit County Sports Hall of Fame Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 August 2007.

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v t e National Basketball League (United States) All-Time Team
Jerry Bush Bob Carpenter Al Cervi Chuck Chuckovits Ed Dancker Bob Davies Leroy Edwards Gene Englund Pop Gates George Glamack Buddy Jeannette Bobby McDermott† George Mikan Mike Novak Don Otten Mel Riebe Arnie Risen Charley Shipp Ben Stephens Mike Todorovich
† Special voting by the media selected Bobby McDermott as the NBL's all-time greatest player

v t e National Basketball League (United States) Most Valuable Player Award
1938: Edwards 1939: Edwards 1940: Edwards 1941: Stephens 1942: McDermott 1943: McDermott 1944: McDermott 1945: McDermott 1946: McDermott 1947: Davies 1948: Mikan 1949: Otten

v t e National Basketball League (United States) season scoring leaders
1938: Edwards 1939: Edwards 1940: Edwards 1941: Stephens 1942: Chuckovits 1943: McDermott 1944: Riebe 1945: Riebe 1946: Carpenter 1947: Cervi 1948: Mikan 1949: Otten

v t e National Basketball League (United States) Rookie of the Year Award
1938: Kessler 1939: Young 1940: Stephens 1941: Sadowski 1942: Glamack 1943: Buehler 1944: Riebe 1945: Patrick 1946: Holzman 1947: Lewis 1948: Todorovich 1949: Schayes

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