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Bennett Vander Plas (born September 19, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the current Division I Academic All-American of the Year.[1] He previously played for the Ohio Bobcats.

Ben Vander Plas
No. 5 – Virginia Cavaliers
PositionPower forward
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-09-19) September 19, 1998 (age 24)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolRipon (Ripon, Wisconsin)
College
  • Ohio (2018–2022)
  • Virginia (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2022)
  • 2× Third-team All-MAC (2020, 2021)
  • MAC Freshman of the Year (2019)
  • MAC All-Freshman Team (2019)
  • Academic All-American of the Year (2022)
  • 2× Academic All-American (2021, 2022)

High school career


Vander Plas graduated from Ripon High School in Ripon, Wisconsin. Over is playimg career he averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 steals while playing for his father Dean Vander Plas.[2] He was a three-year team captain and earned First Team All-East Central Conference three times. After both his junior and senior year he earned conference player of the year and first team all-state. As a senior he led Ripon to an undefeated regular season and a state tournament appearance.[3] He played AAU basketball with the Wisconsin Playmakers. He was rated a 2-star recruit by Rivals and committed to Ohio University.[4]


College career



Ohio


Vander Plas redshirted during the 2017-18 season with a leg injury.[2] He averaged 8.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game during his freshman season[5] In spite of only starting one game he earned MAC Freshman of the Year honors.[6] He started all 31 games his sophomore year while averaging 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds a game.[7] He was named All-MAC Third Team for the first time.[8]

He averaged 12.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists his junior season and earned All-MAC Third Team for the second straight season.[9][3] He was named an Academic All-American after the season.[3] He scored 26 points in the MAC tournament semi-final against Toledo ad 9 points in the MAC Championship against Buffalo.[10][11] Ohio upset defending national champion Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[12] Vander Plas led Ohio with 17 points including 10 straight near the end of the fourth quarter which saw the Bobcats go from down one to ahead by seven.[13]

Vander Plas averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists for his senior season and notched only the fourth triple double in program history against Central Michigan.[14][15][16] He scored a career high 30 points in a home win against Miami.[17] He earned All-MAC First Team honors and was named Division I Academic All-American of the Year.[18][19] After five years at Ohio, Vander Plas had earned a bachelor's degree in communications, a master’s degree in sport administration, and a master's degree in management.[2][20] After the season he entered the transfer portal[21][22]


Virginia


On April 23, 2022, Vander Plas announced that he had committed to Virginia.[23]


Personal life


He is the son of Ripon High School basketball coach Dean Vander Plas who played with current Virginia head coach Tony Bennett at Wisconsin-Green Bay under Tony's father and then head coach Dick Bennett.[24] Vander Plas is named after the Bennett family.[25]


Career statistics


Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Ohio Redshirt
2018–19 Ohio 31123.2.407.309.7075.21.50.90.58.6
2019–20 Ohio 313133.0.492.299.5936.92.81.00.715.7
2020–21 Ohio 252533.8.432.347.7645.83.81.40.612.8
2021–22 Ohio 353535.3.457.338.7256.83.11.80.514.3
Career 1229231.4.453.325.6806.22.71.30.512.9

Source:[9]


References


  1. "NCAA Division I Basketball Awards". RealGM. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. "Transfer Ben Vander Plas Joins Cavaliers". Virginia Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. "BEN VANDER PLAS". Ohio Bobcats. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. "Ben Vander Plas". Verbal Commits. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. "Ben Vander Plas". Real GM. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. "Vander Plas named the MAC Freshman of the Year". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. "Ben Vander Plas". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  8. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  9. "Ben Vander Plas Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  10. "Ohio 87 Toledo 80". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  11. "Ohio 84 Buffalo 69". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  12. "Ohio vs. Virginia - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  13. "Ben Vander Plas — name inspired by Bennett family — plays starring role in Ohio upset of Tony's Virginia". NCAA. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  14. "Schmock's Threes and Vander Plas' Triple Double Lead Ohio to 76-50 victory over CMU". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  15. "VANDER PLAS LIFTS OHIO OVER CENTRAL MICHIGAN 76-50". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  16. "Vander Plas lifts Ohio over Central Michigan 76-50". ABC. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  17. "Vander Plas scores 30 to lead Ohio over Miami (OH) 91-78". ESPN. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  18. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  19. "2021-22 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball Teams Announced For All NCAA and NAIA Divisions". Academic All-America. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  20. "Virginia Basketball in the Running for Ohio Transfer Ben Vander Plas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  21. "Men's Basketball: Ben Vander Plas enters transfer portal". Ohio University Post. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  22. "Good Morning, Illini Nation: A look at Ohio transfer Ben Vander Plas' finalists". Champaign news Gazette. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  23. Newton, Matt (April 23, 2022). "Ohio Transfer Ben Vander Plas Commits to Virginia Basketball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  24. "What's in a name? Bennett facing Bennett in NCAA Tournament". NBC29. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  25. "Ben Vander Plas eager to start 'new chapter' playing basketball at UVA". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 10, 2022.




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