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Fr. - G - St. Louis, Mo.
All-Big 12 First Team
Big 12 All-Rookie Team
National Player of the Year Candidate
National Freshman of the Year Candidate
All-America Candidate
At a Glance: Kansas guard Ben McLemore leads the Big 12 freshman class with a 15.9 scoring average, which is second overall in the conference. A two-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week and one-time Player of the Week honoree, McLemore leads the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 88.0 and also ranks among the league leaders in field goal percentage (eighth, 49.3), rebounding (tied for 20th, 5.4), three-point field goal percentage (third, 42.3), three-pointers made (eighth, 1.9) and blocked shots (14th, 0.8). KU's leading scorer, McLemore has seven games with 20 points or more this season, including a 30-point effort against Kansas State (2/11) and 33-point performance against Iowa State (1/9) in the Big 12 opener. He is the only freshman in KU history to have two 30-point games in conference play.
Kansas freshman record-wise, McLemore's:
...15.9 ppg would surpass the KU freshman record of 14.6 ppg held by Danny Manning in 1985.
...5.4 rebound average would rank eighth on the KU freshman list.
...52 three-pointers made in 2012-13 are for fourth on the KU freshman list.
...42.3 three-point field goal percentage is fifth on the KU freshman list.
...88.0 free throw percentage is first on the Kansas freshmen list.
McLemore's 33 points against Iowa State (1/9):
--Were the most by a Jayhawk since Marcus Morris tallied 33 points against Iowa State on Jan. 12, 2011.
--Are the most points scored in a game this season in the Big 12 Conference for all players.
--Were the most by a Kansas freshman since Danny Manning scored 35 points against Oklahoma State on March 2, 1985.
--Consisted of him connecting on 6-of-6 three-point field goal attempts, marking the best three-point field goal percentage since Rex Walters went 6-for-6 from beyond the arc against Ball State in 2003.
Prep Career in Brief: A five-star recruit who was ranked No. 17 nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 4 shooting guard... Described as an elite shooting guard, McLemore played for Wellston High School in St. Louis in 2009-10... When the school closed following the 2009-10 academic year, he then went to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., and later transferred to Christian Life Center in Humble, Texas. Following the 2009-10 season at Wellston, McLemore was named an all-metro selection by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a junior, averaging 28.3 points, 12.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.6 steals and 2.3 blocked shots on the season... He would go on to lead the Trojans to a third-place finish in the 2010 Class 2 State Tournament... Transferred to Christian Life Center in Texas and in six games he averaged 16 points and seven rebounds for the Jackrabbits.
McLemore Rises Above Adversity
LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD
McLemore, Withey Named to Robertson Watch List
BIG12SPORTS.COM
McLemore Rising on Big Board
ESPN.COM DRAFT INSIDER
Is McLemore Best Freshman in College Basketball?
BLEACHERREPORT.COM
Career night for Ben McLemore includes biggest shot of Kansas' season so far
THE DAGGER, YAHOO! SPORTS
McLemore Named Big 12 Player of the Week
BIG12SPORTS.COM
Ben McLemore impresses ex-KU assistant Matt Doherty
LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD
Withey and McLemore are the best inside-out combo in NCAA
BLEACHERREPORT.COM
Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 25 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and the beginning of January, are the frontrunners for college basketball's Wooden Award.
Kansas senior Jeff Withey and redshirt freshman Ben McLemore have been named to the 12-person Oscar Robertson Trophy National Player of the Year Midseason Watch List by the United States Basketball Writers Association of America (USBWA).
The USBWA also released its Wayman Tisdale Award National Freshman of the Year Watch List and McLemore was among the 12 players named. The St. Louis, Mo., guard is the only player named to both watch lists.
Kansas seniors Jeff Withey, Travis Releford and Elijah Johnson and redshirt freshman Ben McLemore highlight KU’s selections to the 2013 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball awards. The all-conference awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches who were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
Kansas seniors Jeff Withey, Travis Releford and Elijah Johnson and redshirt freshman Ben McLemore highlight KU’s selections to the 2013 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball awards. The all-conference awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches who were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
McLemore averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds as the Jayhawks defeated Richmond and won at No. 7 Ohio State. He started with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting versus the Spiders and answered that with a team-high 22 points and six rebounds at OSU. (12/24)
McLemore averaged 21.5 points and 3.5 rebounds as Kansas won its first two games in Big 12 play with a 97-89 overtime win over Iowa State and a 60-46 victory at Texas Tech. (1/14)
McLemore led the Jayhawks to victories over Baylor (61-44) and at Texas (64-59) as KU improved to 4-0 in conference play and extended it overall win streak to 15 games. He averaged 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in the two games. (1/21)