Ben Strong (basketball)
Phoenix Suns | |
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Position | Player development |
League | Austin Toros |
2014–2015 | Westchester Knicks |
2015 | Atletico Welcome |
2015 | Westchester Knicks |
2016 | Native Pride |
2016 | Nelson Giants |
As coach: | |
2016–2018 | Huntingdon College (assistant) |
2019–present | Phoenix Suns (player development) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ben Strong (born September 18, 1986) is an American basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player. Strong is of Native American descent (Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians).[1]
Playing career
College basketball
Born in
Professional basketball
Strong launched his professional career in 2008 with
Rounding out his professional career, Strong played his final season in New Zealand with the Nelson Giants[10] and was named Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand NBL Center of the Year.[11]
In 2018, he played for the "We are D3" team at The Basketball Tournament.[12]
Coaching career
After ending his playing career in 2016, he was named an assistant men's basketball coach at Huntingdon College in the fall of 2016,[13] before joining the Philadelphia 76ers’ staff as a player development specialist[14] in 2018.[15] On June 26, 2019, he joined the Phoenix Suns' staff as a player development coach.[16]
References
- ^ "Three American Indians to Watch in NBA D-League This Season". Native News Online. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Ben Strong". Guilford. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ Etter, Dan. "Ben Strong muscles his way into the spotlight". www.guilfordian.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Guilford College Basketball – Career History". Guilford. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Guilford's Ben Strong Named NABC NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Year". Guilford. March 21, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Guilford shocks Lincoln in triple-OT thriller". Retrieved May 5, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Halip, Matt. "Ben Strong adjusts to life and basketball in Israel". www.guilfordian.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Ben Strong verlaat Landstede Basketbal". sportiefzwolle.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Ben Strong llega al Parque Rodó". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). October 12, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Nelson Giants sign D-League player Ben Strong for National Basketball League". Stuff. February 7, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "NBL_2016 Basketball League NEW-ZEALAND". eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "We are D3 falls in TBT opener". D3hoops. July 15, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Huntingdon". www.huntingdonhawks.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Front Office Directory". Philadelphia 76ers. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Huntingdon MBB on Instagram: "Ben Strong, former Huntingdon College assistant coach, doing big things in his new role on staff with the Philadelphia 76ers @sixers ...…"". Instagram. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Phoenix Suns announce complete coaching staff". nba.com. Retrieved June 27, 2019.