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Kent Benson

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Michael Kent Benson (born December 27, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a two-time All-American for the Indiana Hoosiers, winning the 1976 Helms Foundation Player of the Year and helping lead the Hoosiers to the 1976 NCAA championship with a perfect 32–0 record, with Benson being named the 1976 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Benson was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1977 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, playing 11 seasons in the NBA for Milwaukee (1977–1980), the Detroit Pistons (1980–1986), Utah Jazz (1986–1987) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kent Benson is the 940th most popular basketball player (down from 634th in 2024), the 17,701st most popular biography from United States (down from 15,389th in 2019) and the 508th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Kent Benson ranks 940 out of 1,757. Before him are James Donaldson, Danny Green, Will Perdue, Berni Rodríguez, Allan Houston, and Miroslav Berić. After him are Aleksey Savrasenko, Hüseyin Beşok, Pervis Ellison, Pat Summitt, Stefan Marković, and Bradley Beal.

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Among people born in 1954, Kent Benson ranks 745. Before him are David Wilkie, Rickey Green, Frank Gray, John Cygan, Ricky Skaggs, and Thomas DiLorenzo. After him are Gina McCarthy, Greta Van Susteren, Mo Brooks, Lindiwe Sisulu, Scott May, and Quinn Buckner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kent Benson ranks 17,708 out of 20,380. Before him are Josh Stamberg (1970), Terence T. Henricks (1952), Margaret Spellings (1957), Kel Mitchell (1978), Meredith Vieira (1953), and Michael B. Silver (1967). After him are Yelawolf (1979), Lee Isaac Chung (1978), Arden Cho (1985), Bill Demong (1980), Daniel T. Barry (1953), and Malik Yoba (1967).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Kent Benson ranks 508. Before him are Michael Redd (1979), Jerry Stackhouse (1974), Jalen Brunson (1996), Danny Green (1987), Will Perdue (1965), and Allan Houston (1971). After him are Pervis Ellison (1967), Pat Summitt (1952), Bradley Beal (1993), Frank Vogel (1973), Vin Baker (1971), and Reggie Theus (1957).

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