Bennie Boatwright
Free agent | |
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Position | Power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | July 13, 1996
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Village Christian (Sun Valley, California) |
College | USC (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2021 | Memphis Hustle |
2021 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan |
2021–2023 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2023 | Libertadores de Querétaro |
2023–2024 | San Miguel Beermen |
2024 | Shanxi Loongs |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Bennie Francois Boatwright III (born July 13, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.
Early life
[edit]Boatwright is the son of police officer Bennie Boatwright Sr., who was an All-CIF shooting guard at Lutheran High. Boatwright attended Village Christian School, where he was coached by Jon Shaw. As a senior, he averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds per game.[1] Boatwright led the team to a Southern Section 1AA championship, scoring 30 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the title game. He signed with USC.[2]
College career
[edit]Boatwright averaged 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and made 60 3-pointers as a freshman.[3] As a sophomore, he averaged a team-high 15.1 points and helped the Trojans to two wins in the NCAA tournament. He declared for the NBA draft but ultimately returned to school. His junior season was shortened as he missed the final nine games.[4] He averaged 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a junior.[5] In the offseason after his junior year, Boatwright underwent knee surgery.[6] As a senior, Boatwright averaged 18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[7] He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12.[8]
Professional career
[edit]Memphis Hustle (2019–2021)
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Boatwright joined the Detroit Pistons' Summer League roster.[9]
On October 18, 2019, Boatwright signed with the Memphis Grizzlies,[7] but was waived on October 19.[10] He was named to the roster of the Grizzlies’ NBA G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle.[11] Boatwright missed his rookie season due to a knee injury.[12] On December 15, 2020, Boatwright signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[13] He was subsequently waived on December 19, and rejoined the Hustle.[14]
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2023)
[edit]On September 10, 2021, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants acquired the returning player rights of Boatwright from the Memphis Hustle.[15] However, he was waived on February 19, 2022, after suffering a season-ending injury.[16]
On September 16, 2022, Boatwright signed with the Indiana Pacers.[17] He was then later waived. On September 26, he re-signed with the Mad Ants,[18] but was waived on February 8, 2023.[19]
Overseas (2023–present)
[edit]In December 2023, Boatwright signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Ivan Aska as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[20] In his second game, he scored 51 points in a 132–110 win against the Terrafirma Dyip.[21]
Boatwright and the Beermen won the championship by defeating the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in six games, earning his first as a professional.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | USC | 33 | 32 | 24.4 | .394 | .359 | .738 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .8 | 11.5 |
2016–17 | USC | 19 | 18 | 27.6 | .428 | .364 | .907 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .4 | .4 | 15.1 |
2017–18 | USC | 23 | 18 | 27.7 | .415 | .346 | .726 | 6.4 | 2.0 | .3 | .8 | 13.6 |
2018–19 | USC | 31 | 28 | 33.5 | .474 | .429 | .702 | 6.6 | 2.5 | .7 | .6 | 18.2 |
Career | 106 | 96 | 28.3 | .432 | .380 | .759 | 5.7 | 1.8 | .5 | .7 | 14.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Barnes, Evan (February 23, 2015). "Village Christian's USC-bound Bennie Boatwright transforms to all-around threat". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (March 7, 2015). "Boys' basketball: Bennie Boatwright leads Village Christian to 1AA title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (February 1, 2017). "USC forward Bennie Boatwright set for return to action". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ McCullough, J. Brady (November 5, 2018). "Bennie Boatwright gets one final shot at a special season with USC's basketball team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (November 12, 2018). "USC basketball hopes Bennie Boatwright is back vs. Vanderbilt". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ J. Brady, McCullough (June 19, 2019). "USC's Bennie Boatwright has size and skill, but will he get an NBA chance?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Memphis Grizzlies sign Bennie Boatwright". NBA.com. October 18, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "2018-19 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams announced". Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "HOOPS: Boatwright signs with Detroit at undrafted free agent". 247Sports. June 21, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies waive three players". NBA.com. October 19, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Memphis Hustle announce final roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Bennie Boatwright: No return in sight". CBS Sports. February 20, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Zhaire Smith and Bennie Boatwright". NBA.com. December 15, 2020. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies finalize 2020-21 regular season roster". NBA.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Vance, Dan (September 10, 2021). "Mad Ants acquire rights to Boatwright from Memphis Hustle". WANE. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "2021-2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Pacers Announce Signings". www.nba.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "2022-2023 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 16, 2023). "SMB keeps Ivan Aska for now as replacement Boatwright down with flu". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Boatwright drops 51, powers SMB to fourth straight win versus Terrafirma". PBA.ph. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Sweet steal, escape, triumph for Beermen". PBA.ph. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Los Angeles
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants players
- Libertadores de Querétaro players
- Memphis Hustle players
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Power forwards
- USC Trojans men's basketball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Shanxi Loongs players
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan players
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel