Ben Handlogten

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Ben Handlogten
Personal information
Born (1973-11-16) November 16, 1973 (age 50)
Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
As coach:
2008–2010SouthLake Christian Academy (assistant)
2010–2011SouthLake Christian Academy
Career highlights and awards
  • Greek League All-Star
    (2003)
  • Turkish Super League
    champion (2001)
  • First-team All-MAC (1996)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Benjamin Louis Handlogten (born November 16, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues.

Early life and education

Handlogten, who was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan graduated from South Christian High School of Grand Rapids and attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Professional career

Handlogten grew up as a

Turkish Basketball League (TBL) and averaged 17.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks. In 1998, Handlogten signed with Daiwa of the Japanese bj league and had an average 16.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks.[3]

After his one season with Daiwa, Handlogten played two more seasons in the TBL: with

Ülkerspor in 2000–01. Handlogten averaged 17.4 points and 8.4 rebounds in the 2001–02 season with Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. In the 2002–03 season, Handlogten played for Makedonikos B.C. of the Greek Basket League and was the league's top rebounder that season with 12.8 per game. With Makedonikos, Handlogten scored an average 16.8 points per game and also had 1.4 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.[3]

He signed as an undrafted free agent with the

ACL injury on December 26, 2003.[3][4] Handlogten scored a career-high 13 points on December 12[5] and grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds two days later, December 14.[3]

On February 19, 2004, the Jazz traded Handlogten and Keon Clark to the Phoenix Suns for Tom Gugliotta and future draft picks; the Suns waived Handlogten the following day.[4] Following two ten-day contracts, Handlogten signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Utah Jazz on March 29, 2005.[3] He averaged 4.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in 21 games (5 starts).[4] On April 1, Handlogten scored a season-high 12 points and made a season- and career-high 11 rebounds.[3]

The

Ulsan Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League the following week. On February 19, 2006, he agreed to join Winterthur FC Barcelona of Liga ACB for the rest of the season.[6] However, the team delayed the signing pending medical examinations.[7] In March 2006, he was cut by the team.[8]

Post-playing career

After his basketball career, Handlogten became owner of a real estate/construction company in Charlotte, North Carolina.[9] Joining the school as an assistant coach in 2008, Handlogten became head boys' basketball coach at SouthLake Christian Academy of Huntersville, North Carolina.[10] In 2011, Handlogten became an executive at a medical supply company.[11]

Personal

His son, Micah, plays for the Florida Gators men's basketball team.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Ben Handlogten Interview". InsideHoops.com. October 16, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Ben Handlogten". RealGM. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Ben Handlogten biography". NBA. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ben Handlogten". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Linda (December 15, 2003). "Handlogten happy to hit road". Deseret News. Retrieved March 2, 2013.[dead link]
  6. ^ "El Winterthur FC Barcelona ficha a Ben Handlogten hasta final de campaña" (in Spanish). Liga ACB. February 20, 2006. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  7. ^ http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=29958 [dead link]
  8. ^ Barcelona cuts Handlogten Archived October 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Buckley, Tim (November 30, 2009). "Utah Jazz notebook: Injuries mounting for Jazz". Deseret News. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  10. ^ Tovar, Sergio (June 23, 2010). "Former NBA center takes Eagles' reigns". Lake Norman News. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  11. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/benjamin-handlogten/15/791/333 [self-published source]
  12. ^ "Micah Handlogten - Men's Basketball". Florida Gators. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

External links

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