Ben Sheppard Invited to 2023 NBA Combine

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball student-athlete Ben Sheppard has been invited to the 2023 NBA Combine, as first reported by Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report.
 
The 2023 NBA Combine will take place May 15-21 in Chicago.
 
Live coverage of the 2023 NBA Combine will be on the ESPN family of networks and NBA TV.
 
Sheppard added to his reputation as one of the most complete players in college basketball. The 6-6 guard, who was a finalist for the Lou Henson National Player of the Year award, posted 29 double figure scoring games, including 12 games with 20 or more points.
 
The first player in the conference named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week three times this season, Sheppard was the only player this season named All-MVC First Team and MVC All-Defensive Team.
 
Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team, Sheppard ranked among conference leaders in 16 statistical categories, including second in field goals made, third in total points and points per game and fourth in 3-point field goals made.
 
The Atlanta, Georgia native stood among select company in college basketball as players with at least 1,500 points, 450 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 steals.
 
A two-time first team all-conference and NABC All-District selection, Sheppard joined program legends Ian Clark and Kerron Johnson to earn first team all-conference honors in consecutive seasons in two different conferences.
 
Sheppard joined NBA Champion Clark, Cleveland Cavalier guard Dylan Windler and J.J. Mann as the only Belmont players of the NCAA Division I era to score 600 or more points in a season.
 
Sheppard was also runner-up for the Larry Bird Trophy - given to the MVC Player of Year.

Among his notable performances, Sheppard scored a career-high 41 points at Tennessee Tech, a conference season-high 35 points at Murray State Feb. 1 and 33 points vs. Middle Tennessee Dec. 10.

He made the game-winning shot at Bradley Jan. 21, game-winning free throws vs. Indiana State Feb. 22, and scored eight points in 100-seconds to give Belmont the lead late against Indiana State in the MVC quarterfinal round.

Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (Gonzaga, Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 13 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, Oregon) and 19 or game games in 18 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, San Diego State). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of existence