BEN

KRIKKE



2024 STATS

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PPG

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RPG

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APG

HEIGHT

6-9

WEIGHT

245

POSITION

FORWARD

UNIVERSITY

Iowa

HOMETOWN

Edmonton, AB

BIRTHDATE

March 23, 2001

SOCIAL MEDIA

@benkrikke

YEARS PRO

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BIO

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE


NCAA D1: In 156 games averaged 13.2 points 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 27.4 minutes per game while playing for the Iowa and Valparaiso


2023-24: Averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists in 28.6  minutes per games in 34 games with Iowa…Started all 34 games … Named All-Big Ten honourable mention … Big Ten Player of the Week on Nov 20 … Co-recipient of the team’s Kenny Arnold Hawkeye Spirit Award. … Third on his team in scoring … Scored double digits in 26 games … Scored 24 points with 11 boards in first round of NIT Tournament win over Utah … 18 point 14 rebound (season high) double-double on Feb 20 vs Michigan State … Put up 19 points with 10 boards on Jan 6 vs Rutgers … Season high 25 points scored on Nov 17 vs Arkansas State


2022-23: Averaged 19.4  points, 5.9  rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 35.7  minutes per game in 32 games with Valparaiso… Led MVC in scoring with 19.4 points per game and second in field goal percentage (55.2%) … Named All-MVC First Team and MVC Most-Improved Team …Scored double digits in 30 out of 32 games … Had 34 points on Feb 19 vs UIC, also grabbing 10 rebounds for second double-double of the season ..,. Shot 11/12 from the free throw line scoring 27 points on Feb 5 vs Drake … 31 points on Dec 4 vs Murray State. 


2021-22:  Averaged 14.2  points, 4.5  rebounds, 1.6  assists, and 29.3  minutes per game in 29 games with Valparaiso … Named All-MVC Third Team for second straight year … started all 29 games he appeared in … Shot 53.9% from the floor … Had 12 games straight of double digit scoring efforts that was snapped in the last game of the season … Scored 20 points on Feb 12 vs Missouri State … Season best 9 rebounds came on Jan 30 vs Southern Illinois … Season high 26 points came on Nov 27 vs Trinity Christian 



2020-21:  Averaged 12.3  points, 4.2  rebounds, 1.0  assists, and 28.3  minutes per game in 28 games with Valparaiso... MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team, MVC Most-Improved Team and All-MVC Third Team, the only player in the conference to receive all three honors… Only player to start all 28 games for the team … Led team in scoring at 12.3 points per game … 15 points 5 rebounds on Feb 22 vs Souther Illinois …Set season high 25 points on Jan 24 vs Illinois State shooting 12/20 from the floor and only attempting 2 free throws …  Made first career start against a DI opponent on Nov 27 scoring 13 points 



2019-20:  Averaged 6.7  points, 2.9  rebounds, 0.7 assists, and 15.7  minutes per game in 33 games with Valparaiso... Began NCAA career with 33 appearances an done start in first season with Valparaiso … Scored 14 points on Feb 25 vs Missouri State … 17 and 8 on Feb 1 vs Illinois State … Season high 18 points came on Nov 27 vs Trinity Christian … Scored first NCAA point on Nov 9 vs Saint Louis …  Made NCAA debut on Nov 5 vs Toledo playing 9 minutes 


Personal 

Led Jasper Place H.S. to the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association provincial championship… earned a spot on the BioSteel All-Canadian game roster… was MVP of the Alberta Basketball All-Star Showcase, scoring 37 points… competed internationally for Team Canada at the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup in Argentina, averaging 9.9 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game while helping Canada to a fourth-place finish; was the only player from outside of Quebec or Ontario to make the roster. … son of Kent and Aurelie Krikke… enjoys hiking and seeing wildlife when home in Edmonton… enjoys watching the Edmonton Oilers play, giving him a piece of home… father is a physical education teacher and former college basketball player; he has run a basketball camp in Alberta for over 20 years… hobbies include fishing with his dad and cheering on the Toronto Raptors, his favorite pro team… never played ice hockey, but did compete in badminton, volleyball and various track & field events… enjoys mountain biking and chess, which he learned from his grandfather… graduated with a degree in business administration from Valparaiso… pursuing a master’s degree in finance.



STATISTICS

UNIVERSITY TOTAL

Year Team G MIN PTS FGM FGA FGP 3PTM 3PTA 3PTP FTM FTA FTP REB AST STL BLK PF TO
2023-24 Iowa 34 972 469 190 340 56.0% 7 17 40.0% 92 122 75.0% 163 48 31 10 82 37
2022-23 Valpo 32 1142 621 243 442 55.1% 61 61 100.0% 118 147 80.4% 189 67 16 29 74 70
2021-22 Valpo 29 1035 412 165 307 53.8% 3 26 11.1% 75 90 83.9% 131 46 23 23 70 44
2020-21 Valpo 28 1000 344 140 269 52.1% 8 31 27.3% 56 70 80.0% 118 28 17 22 64 36
2019-20 Valpo 33 1178 201 83 149 55.6% 13 40 33.3% 43 53 81.3% 96 23 13 17 46 26
Totals ALL 156 5328 2048 821 1506 54.5% 92 174 52.8% 385 482 79.7% 696 212 100 101 335 214

UNIVERSITY AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS FGM FGA FGP 3PTM 3PTA 3PTP FTM FTA FTP RPG APG SPG BPG PF TO
2023-24 Iowa 34 28.6 13.8 5.6 10 56.0% 0.2 0.5 40.0% 2.7 3.6 75.0% 4.8 1.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 1.1
2022-23 Valpo 32 35.7 19.4 7.6 13.8 55.1% 1.9 1.9 100.0% 3.7 4.6 80.4% 5.9 2.1 0.5 0.9 2.3 2.2
2021-22 Valpo 29 29.3 14.2 5.7 10.6 53.8% 0.1 0.9 11.1% 2.6 3.1 83.9% 4.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 2.4 1.5
2020-21 Valpo 28 28.3 12.3 5 9.6 52.1% 0.3 1.1 27.3% 2 2.5 80.0% 4.2 1 0.6 0.8 2.3 1.3
2019-20 Valpo 33 15.7 6.1 2.5 4.5 55.6% 0.4 1.2 33.3% 1.3 1.6 81.3% 2.9 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.8
Career ALL 156 34.2 13.1 5.3 9.7 54.5% 0.6 1.1 52.8% 2.5 3.1 79.7% 4.5 1.4 0.6 0.6 2.2 1.4
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