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Ben Olson
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Holmen, Wis.
  • High School:
    Holmen
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    16
  • pts/g
    0.3
  • fg %
    22.2
  • 3pt %
    50.0
  • ft %
    0.0
  • reb/g
    0.8
  • a/g
    0.2
Bio

2022-23: Appeared in 16 games his junior year. WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll.

2020-21: Played in 2 games as a true freshman.

High School: Honorable mention all conference and all-academic.

 

Career Highs:

Minutes: 12 vs. Lawrence 11/11/22

Points: 3 (2x) Most Recent vs. Illinois Tech 11/26/22

Rebounds: 3 vs. Lawrence 11/11/22

Assists: 2 vs. Lawrence 11/11/22

 

Major at UW-Platteville: 

Human Health and Performance

What is your favorite thing about UW-Platteville? 

The people. 

Why did you choose UW-Platteville? 

Felt like a good fit for me, its about the size of Holmen and I liked that.

 

 

Last Updated: 2/23/23

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 1 Wis.-La Crosse L, 82-67
Feb 4 at Wis.-Stout W, 81-54
Feb 8 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 87-84
Feb 11 at Wis.-River Falls W, 84-50
Feb 15 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 82-62
Feb 20 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 72-70
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 16 8
Games started 0 0
Minutes 65 23
Minutes per game 4.1 2.9
FG 2-9 0-4
FG Pct 22.2 0.0
3PT 1-2 0-1
3PT Pct 50.0 0.0
FT 0-1 0-0
FT Pct 0.0 -
Off rebounds 5 2
Def rebounds 7 3
Total rebounds 12 5
Rebounds per game 0.8 0.6
Personal fouls 7 2
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 3 1
Turnovers 3 1
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
Steals 1 0
Blocks 0 0
Points 5 0
Points per game 0.3 0.0
Points per 40 min 3.1 0.0
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Lawrence W, 82-71 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 12 at Wis.-Superior W, 77-68 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 15 at Ripon L, 69-67 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 18 Mt. Mercy L, 74-71 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 at Augustana (Ill.) W, 81-73 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 Illinois Tech W, 71-63 0 3 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 30 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 75-66 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 78-74 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 6 North Central (Ill.) W, 65-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Hope L, 69-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 Concordia Wisconsin W, 74-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Concordia-M'head W, 81-65 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 81-65 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
Jan 4 at Wis.-La Crosse W, 64-41 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Wis.-Stout W, 74-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 87-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Wis.-River Falls W, 79-66 0 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 Wis.-Whitewater L, 85-65 0 2 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 at Wis.-Stevens Point W, 66-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Wis.-Oshkosh L, 75-56 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 Wis.-La Crosse L, 82-67 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Wis.-Stout W, 81-54 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 87-84 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Wis.-River Falls W, 84-50 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 82-62 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 20 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 72-70 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 11 vs. Lawrence W, 82-71 - 12 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Nov 12 at Wis.-Superior W, 77-68 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Ripon L, 69-67 - 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 Mt. Mercy L, 74-71 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 at Augustana (Ill.) W, 81-73 - 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 26 Illinois Tech W, 71-63 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 75-66 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dec 3 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 78-74 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 North Central (Ill.) W, 65-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Hope L, 69-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 Concordia Wisconsin W, 74-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Concordia-M'head W, 81-65 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 81-65 - 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 at Wis.-La Crosse W, 64-41 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Wis.-Stout W, 74-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 87-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Wis.-River Falls W, 79-66 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 18 Wis.-Whitewater L, 85-65 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 21 at Wis.-Stevens Point W, 66-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Wis.-Oshkosh L, 75-56 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 Wis.-La Crosse L, 82-67 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Wis.-Stout W, 81-54 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 87-84 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Wis.-River Falls W, 84-50 - 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 82-62 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 72-70 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 11 vs. Lawrence W, 82-71 - 0 0 2.0
Nov 12 at Wis.-Superior W, 77-68 - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Ripon L, 69-67 - 2 0 -
Nov 18 Mt. Mercy L, 74-71 0 1 0 -
Nov 22 at Augustana (Ill.) W, 81-73 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 26 Illinois Tech W, 71-63 0 0 0 -
Nov 30 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 75-66 0 1 0 -
Dec 3 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 78-74 0 0 0 -
Dec 6 North Central (Ill.) W, 65-55 - - - -
Dec 10 Hope L, 69-64 - - - -
Dec 13 Concordia Wisconsin W, 74-66 - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Concordia-M'head W, 81-65 - 1 - -
Dec 30 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 81-65 - 1 0 -
Jan 4 at Wis.-La Crosse W, 64-41 - - - -
Jan 7 Wis.-Stout W, 74-58 - - - -
Jan 11 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 87-80 - - - -
Jan 14 Wis.-River Falls W, 79-66 0 1 0 0.0
Jan 18 Wis.-Whitewater L, 85-65 0 0 0 -
Jan 21 at Wis.-Stevens Point W, 66-63 - - - -
Jan 25 at Wis.-Oshkosh L, 75-56 0 0 0 -
Feb 1 Wis.-La Crosse L, 82-67 - - - -
Feb 4 at Wis.-Stout W, 81-54 - 0 0 -
Feb 8 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 87-84 - - - -
Feb 11 at Wis.-River Falls W, 84-50 - 0 0 -
Feb 15 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 82-62 - 0 0 -
Feb 20 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 72-70 - - - -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 2 1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 8 2.0 0.2-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.5 0.6
2022-23 16 4.1 0.1-0.6 0.1-0.1 0.0-0.1 0.3
Total 26 3.2 0.2-0.5 0.0-0.1 0.0-0.2 0.4

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 2 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2021-22 8 0 16 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 5
2022-23 16 0 65 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 5
Total 26 0 83 4-13 30.8 1-2 50.0 1-5 20.0 10

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 2 2 1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 8 16 2.0 5.0-10.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-10.0 12.5
2022-23 16 65 4.1 1.2-5.5 0.6-1.2 50.0 0.0-0.6 3.1
Total 26 83 3.2 1.9-6.3 0.5-1.0 50.0 0.5-2.4 4.8

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
2022-23 16 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
Total 26 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 8 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
2022-23 16 0 5 7 12 3 3 1 0
Total 26 0 6 9 15 3 5 1 0

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 8 2.5 5.0 7.5 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 16 3.1 4.3 7.4 1.8 1.8 0.6 0.0
Total 26 2.9 4.3 7.2 1.4 2.4 0.5 0.0

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 16 4.1 0.1-0.6 0.1-0.1 0.0-0.1 0.3
Conference 8 2.9 0.0-0.5 0.0-0.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 6 3.3 0.2-0.5 0.2-0.2 0.0-0.0 0.5
Away 7 4.0 0.1-0.7 0.0-0.1 0.0-0.0 0.3
Neutral 3 5.7 0.0-0.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.3 0.0
Result            
Wins 8 4.6 0.1-0.5 0.1-0.2 0.0-0.0 0.4
Losses 8 3.5 0.1-0.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.1 0.3
Month            
November 7 5.9 0.3-0.6 0.1-0.1 0.0-0.0 0.7
December 3 3.0 0.0-0.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.3 0.0
January 3 2.3 0.0-0.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 3 2.7 0.0-0.7 0.0-0.3 0.0-0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 16 0 65 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 5
Conference 8 0 23 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 6 0 20 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Away 7 0 28 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Neutral 3 - 17 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
Result                    
Wins 8 0 37 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Losses 8 0 28 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Month                    
November 7 0 41 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
December 3 0 9 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
January 3 0 7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
February 3 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 16 65 4.1 1.2-5.5 0.6-1.2 50.0 0.0-0.6 3.1
Conference 8 23 2.9 0.0-7.0 0.0-1.7 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 6 20 3.3 2.0-6.0 2.0-2.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 6.0
Away 7 28 4.0 1.4-7.1 0.0-1.4 0.0 0.0-0.0 2.9
Neutral 3 17 5.7 0.0-2.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-2.4 0.0
Result                
Wins 8 37 4.6 1.1-4.3 1.1-2.2 50.0 0.0-0.0 3.2
Losses 8 28 3.5 1.4-7.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-1.4 2.9
Month                
November 7 41 5.9 2.0-3.9 1.0-1.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 4.9
December 3 9 3.0 0.0-4.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-4.4 0.0
January 3 7 2.3 0.0-11.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 3 8 2.7 0.0-10.0 0.0-5.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 16 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
Conference 8 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Away 7 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0
Result                
Wins 8 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0
Losses 8 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month                
November 7 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
December 3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
February 3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 16 0 5 7 12 3 3 1 0
Conference 8 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0
Away 7 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 0
Neutral 3 - 2 2 4 2 1 1 0
Result                  
Wins 8 0 1 4 5 2 3 1 0
Losses 8 0 4 3 7 1 0 0 0
Month                  
November 7 0 3 4 7 3 2 1 0
December 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
January 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
February 3 - 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 16 3.1 4.3 7.4 1.8 1.8 0.6 0.0
Conference 8 3.5 5.2 8.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Away 7 2.9 4.3 7.1 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 4.7 4.7 9.4 4.7 2.4 2.4 0.0
Result                
Wins 8 1.1 4.3 5.4 2.2 3.2 1.1 0.0
Losses 8 5.7 4.3 10.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month                
November 7 2.9 3.9 6.8 2.9 2.0 1.0 0.0
December 3 4.4 4.4 8.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 3 5.7 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.0
February 3 0.0 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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Mt. Mercy vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Mt. Mercy vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Mt. Mercy vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Illinois Tech vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Illinois Tech vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Illinois Tech vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Illinois Tech vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Illinois Tech vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Illinois Tech vs. Wis.-Platteville

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North Central (Ill.) vs. Wis.-Platteville

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North Central (Ill.) vs. Wis.-Platteville

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North Central (Ill.) vs. Wis.-Platteville

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North Central (Ill.) vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Hope vs. Wis.-Platteville

12/10/2022 3:00 PM CST

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Concordia Wisconsin vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Concordia Wisconsin vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stout vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

2/1/2023 7:00 PM CST

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Wis.-Eau Claire vs. Wis.-Platteville

2/8/2023 7:00 PM CST

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Wis.-Eau Claire vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Eau Claire vs. Wis.-Platteville

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