Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Baylor on October 10, 2025 at 2 p.m. (MST)
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Casey Benson
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 185
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tempe, Ariz.
- High School:
- Corona Del Sol
- Prev School:
- Oregon
Bio
Grand Canyon
2017-18 | Senior
Previous College
University of Oregon - Eugene, Ore.
- As a freshman in 2014-15, played in all 36 games and started nine. Was second on the team in assists (72), and finished the season with the best assist-to-turnover ratio (3.13-to-1) on the team.
- As a sophomore in 2015-16, started all 38 games for the Ducks, averaging six points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists. National leader with an impressive assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.88-to-1. Tied career high in triples with three on his way to an 11-point, eight-assist night in the Ducks’ Sweet 16 win over Duke.
- As a junior in 2016-17, finished second in Pac-12 history with a career 3.23-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Was just the second player in program history to reach the career 90-win mark, joining Johnathan Loyd (97). Came off the bench to score five points with three boards in the Final Four national semifinal against North Carolina, which was played in his home state.
- Named to the CoSIDA District 8 all-academic first team as a sophomore and the Pac-12 all-academic first team. Backed it up with a selection to the 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic second team as a junior.
High School
Corona del Sol High School - Tempe, Ariz.
- Named the 2014 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year and Arizona Republic Player of the Year.
- Led Corona Del Sol High School to three consecutive Division 1 Arizona State Championships including a 29-4 season as a senior in 2013-14.
- As a senior, put up an impressive 17.8 points per game to go along with 4.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game and shot 53.6 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from 3-point range.
- As a junior, averaged 20.7 points per game, connecting on 57 percent of shots within the arc. Capped off the season with a well-rounded Arizona State Championship game with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Finished his Corona del Sol career with 2,095 career points and as the school's all-time leader in assists.
- Earned a 3.93 GPA.
- Was given a scouting grade of 70 on ESPN.com and was a three-star recruit according to Rivals.
Bio
- Born on April 10, 1995.
- Parents are Tim and Judy Benson.
- Older brother, TJ, is currently a member of the coaching staff. TJ played basketball collegiately at Weber State and Grand Canyon.
- Older sister, Holly, played women's soccer collegiately at Oregon State and Grand Canyon.
- Biggest personal influences on sport are Steve Nash and Tim Tebow.
- Chose to transfer to GCU because "it was a great opportunity to play at GCU for my senior season for Coach Majerle and his staff. Couldn't have written it any better to come home for my senior year and play in front of family and friends and to have an opportunity to be a part of the first team in school history to go to the NCAA tournament."
- If he wasn't playing basketball, he'd be playing soccer or tennis.
- Favorite motivational quote is "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)
- Favorite TV show is The Office.
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