Ben Harvey

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-5
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Jonesboro, Ark.
High School:
Link Year Prep
Prev School:
Eastern Illinois
Major:
Sport Administration

2021-22 (JUNIOR)

Played in only 6 games due to injury ... Played 27 minutes in the season opener at Little Rock ... Had a season-high 6 points vs. Maryville.

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in all 26 games and started 16 ... Averaged 9.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game ... Team's third-leading scorer overall and second-leading scorer in terms of total points ... Scored a season-high 24 points in SIU's first-round MVC Tournament win over Bradley ... Scored 22 points and added seven rebounds in SIU's season opening win at Southeast Missouri ... Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on December 7 after averaging 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists for SIU in its first two wins of the season ... Grabbed a season-best nine rebounds in a win over North Dakota (December 18) ... Scored in double-figures 14 times ... Shot 78.1% from the free throw line, which ranked ninth-best in the MVC ... Earned a spot on the MVC Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 (REDSHIRT)

Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)

Harvey's EIU Statistics
Played at Eastern Illinois and transferred after the season to SIU ... Played in 32 games and made one start ... Posted 19 double-figure scoring games and finished the season third on EIU in scoring at 10.2 points per game ... Season-high 29 points against Southeast Missouri ... OVC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 18 after averaging 22 ppg vs. SEMO and SIUE ... Had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Illinois ... Shot 46 percent from the field, 39 percent from the 3-point line and 75 percent from the free throw line.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Jonesboro High School (Jonesboro, Ark.) until his senior year, when he played at Link Year Prep School in Branson, Mo. ... Averaged 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists as a senior ... In 2016-17 at Jonesboro High, averaged 17 points and led Jonesboro High to a 32-0 record and an Arkansas 6A state championship ... The 2016-17 Jonesboro team was ranked No. 5 nationally ... Jonesboro teams went 82-9 (.901) in three seasons from 2014-15 through 2016-17.

PERSONAL

Born May 17, 1999 ... Son of Martha and Kevin Harvey ... Has one brother, Sam, and one sister, Madi ... Majoring in sport administration.