Ben Coupet Jr.

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-7
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Simeon
Prev School:
UNLV / Little Rock
Major:
Recreation Professions

2021-22 (SENIOR)

Played in all 31 games and made 27 starts ... The team's third-leading scorer (11.0) and second-leading rebounder (4.6) ... Reached double figures 17 times, including a career-high 27 points at Tulsa ... Poured in 22 points vs. Illinois State ... In conference-only games, led the MVC in 3-point shooting (.446) and converted .411 from long range overall ... Was 18-of-34 (.529) from 3-point during the month of February ... Was SIU’s top scorer during the month of December, averaging 15.9 points in seven games.

PRIOR TO SIU

Spent three seasons at UNLV 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19) and two seasons at Little Rock (2019-20 and 2020-21) ... Redshirted at UNLV in 2017-18 ... Started all 57 games over two seasons at Little Rock and averaged 10.8 points per game ... Averaged 11.2 points and 4.7 rebounds as a junior at Little Rock in 2019-20 and led the Trojans to a conference championship ... Named Sun Belt and Lou Henson National Player of the Week after a pair of dominating performances against UT Arlington (Jan. 1-2) where he averaged 26.5 points and 6.5 rebounds, shooting 77.3% from the floor and 73.3% from three-point range ... Played in 26 games over two seasons at UNLV and started two ... Three-star prospect out of Simeon Career Academy and the No. 10 overall prospect in the Illinois Class of 2016 ... Helped Simeon win the state championship in 2013 and the city championship in 2016.

PERSONAL

Full given name is Ben Alonzo Coupet Jr. ... Son of DeLisa Carter and Ben Coupet Sr. ... Has two brothers: Blake and Chase Coupet ... Born Jan. 25, 1998, in Chicago.