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Bennie Boatwright Jr. (born July 13, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.

Bennie Boatwright

Boatwright playing for the Trojans
No. 25 – Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Position	Power forward
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1996-07-13) July 13, 1996 (age 26) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Village Christian (Sun Valley, California)
College	USC (2015–2019)
NBA draft	2019 / Undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2021	Memphis Hustle
2021–2022	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2022	Indiana Pacers
2022–present	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-12 (2019)

Early life and high school career

Boatwright is the son of police officer Bennie Boatwright Sr., who was an All-CIF shooting guard at Lutheran High. Boatwright attended Village Christian School, where he was coached by Jon Shaw. As a senior, he averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds per game.[1] Boatwright led the team to a Southern Section 1AA championship, scoring 30 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the title game. He signed with USC.[2]

College career

Boatwright averaged 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and made 60 3-pointers as a freshman.[3] As a sophomore, he averaged a team-high 15.1 points and helped the Trojans to two wins in the NCAA tournament. He declared for the NBA draft but ultimately returned to school. His junior season was shortened as he missed the final nine games.[4] He averaged 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a junior.[5] In the offseason after his junior year, Boatwright underwent knee surgery.[6] As a senior, Boatwright averaged 18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[7] He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12.[8]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2019–2021)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Boatwright joined the Detroit Pistons' Summer League roster.[9]

On October 18, 2019, Boatwright signed with the Memphis Grizzlies,[7] but was waived on October 19.[10] He was named to the roster of the Grizzlies’ NBA G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle.[11] Boatwright missed his rookie season due to a knee injury.[12] On December 15, 2020, Boatwright signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[13] He was subsequently waived on December 19, and rejoined the Hustle.[14]

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2022)

On September 10, 2021, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants acquired the returning player rights of Boatwright from the Memphis Hustle.[15] However, he was waived on February 19, 2022, after suffering a season-ending injury.[16]

Indiana Pacers (2022)

On September 16, 2022, Boatwright signed with the Indiana Pacers.[17] He was then later waived.

Return to Fort Wayne (2022–present)

On September 26, 2022, Boatwright signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[18]

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
2015–16	USC	33	32	24.4	.394	.359	.738	5.2	1.0	.4	.8	11.5
2016–17	USC	19	18	27.6	.428	.364	.907	4.5	1.7	.4	.4	15.1
2017–18	USC	23	18	27.7	.415	.346	.726	6.4	2.0	.3	.8	13.6
2018–19	USC	31	28	33.5	.474	.429	.702	6.6	2.5	.7	.6	18.2
Career		106	96	28.3	.432	.380	.759	5.7	1.8	.5	.7	14.5

References

External links

• USC Trojans bio

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