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Corey Benjamin |
1st Round (28):
CHICAGO BULLS
Oregon State
Position: Two-Guard
Height. 6-6
Weight. 200
High School: Fontana, CA
Age: 20
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Season
1996-97
1997-98
totals
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G
23
25
48
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FGM
121
185
306
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FGA
280
343
623
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PCT
.432
.539
.491
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FTM
66
97
163
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FTA
101
136
237
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PCT
.653
.713
.688
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REB
92
125
217
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AVG
4.0
5.0
4.5
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AST
31
56
87
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STL
25
48
73
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PTS
343
496
839
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AVG
14.9
19.8
17.5
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1997-98 Season (sophomore)
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- Honorable mention All-PAC-10
- Ranked 2nd in the conference in scoring, 5th in FG% and 7th in steals
- Missed the Beavers' final five games with an abdominal strain
- Had five games of 30 or more points, including a career high 36 points twice - vs Arizona State and Oregon
- The 36 points were the most by a Beaver since Gary Payton had 36 vs Stanford in 1990
- The five 30 point games were the most by a Beaver since Payton had 9 in 1990
- Led the Beavers in both scoring and rebounding
- Of his 185 FG's, 65 were on dunks (35%)
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1996-97 Season (freshman)
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- Named to PAC-10 All-Freshman team
- Led the Beavers in scoring
- Then career high 31 points vs California
- Scored in double figures in 20 of 23 games
- Missed the first four games of the regular season while the NCAA required him to reatake the ACT
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Career
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- 7th on the OSU list for three-point FG's made
- His brother, Sonny, was a teammate at OSU
- Another teammate was Bernie Bickerstaff's son, John-Blair
- As a high school senior, he was a USA Today and Parade second team All-American
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