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As a Senior at Toledo (2023-24)
Averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.6 rpg...Saw action in 23 contests...Started first six contests of season...Tallied season-high six points and four rebounds in season-high 18 minutes vs. Louisiana (Nov. 11)...Grabbed season-high six rebounds vs. Indiana State (Nov. 24)...Registered most rebounds in a MAC contest with four in 11 minutes vs. Akron (Feb. 20).
As a Junior at William & Mary (2022-23)
Ranked second on team with 10.9 ppg and 5.2 rpg…Ranked sixth in CAA in offensive rpg (2.36)… Started all 33 games and averaged 26.2 mpg…Preseason All-CAA honorable mention selection…Shot 51.1 percent from field…Led Tribe with 18 blocked shots and ranked second with 27 steals…Scored in double figures on 19 occasions, including three games of 20 or more points…Averaged 14.6 ppg and 6.7 rpg in last six games of season…Tallied career-high 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting and added 11 rebounds at Pitt (11/25)…Led way and just missed a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds at Stony Brook (2/16)…Scored 12 of 20 points in second half of win over Towson (2/13)…Tipped in game-winner vs. Richmond (12/3) with 28.3 seconds left…Scored 14 points and added five rebounds in win over Spiders…Helped Tribe to CAA Second Round win over Elon (3/4) with eight points, career-high 13 rebounds and career-best four assists….Tallied 21 points and nine rebounds in win over Army (11/19)…Tallied 14 points and seven rebounds at No. 18 Charleston (1/16)…Named to CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
As a Sophomore at William & Mary (2021-22)
Team leader with 11.6 ppg and 5.5 rpg…Ranked sixth in school history and third in CAA with 61.6 FG%...Ranked third in the CAA in FG% and sixth in offensive rebounding… One of two players to start all 32 games…Tallied four double-doubles, including pair of 20-point, 10-rebound double-doubles in CAA play…Opened season with 18 points at Wake Forest (11/10)…Notched three games of 20 or more points … Totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds at Delaware (1/20) before posting 21 points and 11 rebounds at Drexel (1/22)…Scored in double figures on 24 occasions…Tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds at James Madison (2/12)…Pulled down 13 rebounds at Navy (12/1) to go along with 12 points… Scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting at Hofstra (2/26).
As a Redshirt Freshman at William & Mary (2020-21)
Started 13 of 16 games played…Averaged 4.4 ppg and 3.4 rpg…Scored a season-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting to go with four rebounds at George Washington (12/14)…Tallied a season-best 10 points for second time in win over Delaware (1/9) … Played a season-high 26 minutes and tallied seven rebounds at Virginia (12/22)…Posted season-highs with eight rebounds, including six offensive, four steals and three blocked shots vs. Elon (2/20)… Recorded a season-high three assists at Hofstra (1/3).Â
As a Freshman at William & Mary (2019-20)
Redshirted.
High School (Thomas Worthington)
Selected to compete in Ohio vs. Kentucky All-Star Game following senior season…Averaged 13.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 2.5 bpg as senior…Two-year starter…Named First-Team All-Ohio Capital Conference and honorable-mention All-Central District as senior…Tallied 22 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks in win over Worthington Kilbourne in 2019…Scored 25 points and added seven rebounds in win over Brunswick (Dec. 29, 2018)…Averaged 12.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg as junior…Named First-Team All-Ohio Capital Conference and All-District Honorable Mention in 2018.
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Personal
Full name is Ben W. Wight...Age: 22...Son of William and Stacy Wight... Has two sisters, Brie and Becca...Earned his Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and Health Sciences at William & Mary in May 2023...Has begun work on Master's of Business Administration in graduate school.
Wight's Career Highs
Points: 24 at Pittsburgh (11/25/22)
Rebounds: 13 (2x, last vs. Elon (3/4/23)
Assists: 4 vs. Elon (3/4/23)
Steals: 4 vs. Elon (3/4/23)
Blocks: 3 vs. Elon (3/4/23)
Field Goals: 11 at Pittsburgh (11/25/22)
FG Att.: 16 at Pittsburgh (11/25/22)
3-Point FGs: 2 at Delaware (1/20/22)
3PT FG Att.: 2 (4x, last @Drexel (1/22/22)
Free Throws: 10 vs. American (11/12/21)
FT Att.: 13 vs. American (11/12/21)
Minutes: 39 at Stony Brook (2/16/23)
