Heading into his third year at UW, Ben Brust has cemented his reputation as one of the conference's most lethal outside threats. A dead-eye shooter with range well beyond the 3-point stripe, Brust equaled a UW record by knocking down seven 3-pointers in a game on two separate occasions last season and finished the year second on the team in both 3-point field goals (58) and shooting percentage (.389).
The junior guard played the role of sixth man for the Badgers in 2011-12, averaging 7.3 points and 21.3 minutes per game off the bench. Owning some of the fastest feet on the team, head coach Bo Ryan has said the guard comes off a screen as quick as any player he has ever coached. A committed student, Brust played in the prestigious 2010 Academic All-American Classic.
Brust has twice tied the school record by making 7 3-pointers in a game
Honors • 2013 consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten team honoree
Career • Owns 86 career games of experience (35 starts) • Recorded five double-doubles in 2012-13 and has scored 20 or more points in a game 5 times • Scored a total of 10 points in 45 mintues of action as a freshman, but reached double figures in 10 in 2011-12
2012-13 Season Has started all 35 games, posting five double-doubles ... consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten honoree ... Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (2/11) after averaging 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in wins over Iowa and No. 2 Michigan ... tied for fourth in the Big Ten with five double-doubles ... is one of two Badgers with at least five double-doubles in a season and the first since Jon Leuer tallied six in 2010-11 ... leads the team and ranks 22nd in the Big Ten in scoring (11.1) ... tallied the team-high in points 12 times ... ranks sixth in the Big Ten in 3-point field goals made per game (2.3) and eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.389) ... leads the team in made 3-point field goals (79) and set a UW single-season record for 3-pointers made ... led the team in scoring (10.9) during Big Ten play ... ranks fourth among all Badgers and 20th in the Big Ten in rebounding (5.1) ... second in assists and leads the team with a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio ... is the only player under 6-foot-4 among the Big Ten's top-20 rebounders ... led the team in rebounding in six games ... scored 12 points and added three rebounds and two steals against Indiana in the Big Ten tournament semifinal on March 16 ... tallied 14 points, including four 3-pointers and grabbed eight boards vs. Michigan in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinal against Michigan (March 15) ... posted fifth double-double of the season with 15 points, 11 rebounds against Ohio State (Feb. 17) ... hit buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send game to OT against Michigan on Feb. 9 ... ranks fifth in the conference in 3-point field goals made per game (2.3) and eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.395) ... ranks second among all Badgers in assists (71) and steals (26) ... leads UW in minutes played per game (33.7), charges drawn (10) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.08) ... played a career-high 45 minutes against Iowa (Feb. 6) ... tied a career-high six assists against Samford (Dec. 29) ... tallied a career-high three steals in a win over Nebraska-Omaha on Dec. 4 ... scored a season-high 22 points in a win over California on Dec. 2 ... recorded six made 3-pointers against Presbyterian (Nov. 20), coming one shy of personal career-best, finishing with 20 points, and tying a career-high with 12 boards ... recorded first career double-double in season-opening win over Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 11, posting a 14-point, 11-rebound performance.
2011-12 Season Appeared in all 36 games off bench, playing 6th-most minutes ... sixth-best scoring average among Big Ten reserves at 7.3 ppg ... increased scoring average by 6.6 points from last season ... averaged 1.6 treys per game to rank 13th in the Big Ten and finished 14th in conference in 3-point percentage at 38.9% ... fifth on the Badgers averaging 7.3 points per game ... hit 3-of-5 3-pointers to finish with 11 points and 4 rebounds in NCAA tournament win over Vanderbilt ... made 3 3-pointers in Sweet 16 loss to Syracuse, had 9 points ... team-high 13 points on 3-6 3-pointers against Indiana... team-high 13 points on 3-4 3-pointers in win at Purdue ... tied UW school record with 7 3-pointers made and finished with career-high 25 points against UNLV, second-most points by a UW player off the bench in Bo Ryan era ... hitting on 7-of-7 3-pointers against UNLV tied a Big Ten record for 3's made without a miss ... career-high 3 steals to go with 9 points at No. 5 North Carolina ... tied UW school record with 7 3-pointers and finished with 21 points against BYU, also had 4 rebounds ... first player in UW history to make at least 4 3-pointers in the first two games of the season (Brust went 4-for-8 from deep in each game) ... in first two games of season, became first non-starting Badger to post 14+ points in back-to-back games since 2008 ... hit 4 3-pointers in each of first two games, first player off the Badger bench to connect on 4+ 3-pointers in back-to-back games since 1999 ... hit four 3-pointers against Colgate, finishing with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists ... in season opener against Kennesaw State, scored 14 points, knocking down four 3-pointers
2010-11 Season Played in 15 games, averaging 3.0 minutes ... connected on a 3-pointer vs. Michigan State (2/6) ... hit first career 3-pointer vs. Manhattan ... played 6 minutes, recording 2 points and 1 rebounds vs. South Dakota ... season-high 7 minutes of action vs. North Dakota ... played 6 minutes in season-opener vs. Prairie View A&M, recording first career points (2)
High School A second-team all-state pick by the AP and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association ... averaged 24.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.1 steals per game during senior season, topping the 40-point mark on four occasions ... also took home all-conference and all-area merits ... earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior averaging 27.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals ... started as a sophomore, averaging 17 points and 5.0 rebounds, earning all-conference and all-area honors ... attended Hersey H.S. in Arlington Heights, Ill., as a freshman ... 2010 Academic All-American ... participated in the prestigious 2010 High School Academic All-American Classic in Azusa, Calif., in May 2010
Personal Born in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... parents are John and Barb ... has two older brothers, Jonathan and Stephen, and an older sister, Courtney ... Jonathan golfed at Augustana (Ill.) and Cedarville (Ohio) and Stephen played soccer at Bradley ... major is Life Sciences Communication
