Ben Defty
Team: Boston University
Position: F
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 66 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 20.6 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 67.4% | - | 66.8% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 28 games, 800.7 minutes, 2722.7 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Model outputs use a separate game sample from the counting statistics. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 28 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.21 | 34 | 800 | 2722 | +113 | +4.0 | +5.6 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +5.21 (#34) | SE 2.61 | Poss 2723 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +5.21 (#34) | Off +2.60 | Def +2.60 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +4.15 (#869) | PM/G +4.0 | PM/40 +5.6 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +4.48 (#1207) | Pts For +4.48 | Prevent -5.97 | Net -1.48 | Min 971 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -5.97 (#4181) | Pts For +4.48 | Prevent -5.97 | Net -1.48 | Min 971 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -1.48 (#3252) | Pts For +4.48 | Prevent -5.97 | Net -1.48 | Min 971 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | -3.13 (#3984) | OReb% -3.13 | DReb% -0.09 | Min 971 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | -0.09 (#2961) | OReb% -3.13 | DReb% -0.09 | Min 971 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.06 (#2449) | Ast For +0.06 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 971 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.12 (#2864) | Ast For +0.06 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 971 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -0.07 (#2809) | Ast For +0.06 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 971 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +2.07 (#537) | 3PM For +2.07 | Prevent -1.07 | Net +1.00 | Min 971 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -1.07 (#3905) | 3PM For +2.07 | Prevent -1.07 | Net +1.00 | Min 971 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +1.00 (#1442) | 3PM For +2.07 | Prevent -1.07 | Net +1.00 | Min 971 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -2.03 (#4127) | Stocks For -2.03 | Prevent -2.00 | Net -4.03 | Min 971 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | -2.00 (#4333) | Stocks For -2.03 | Prevent -2.00 | Net -4.03 | Min 971 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -4.03 (#4441) | Stocks For -2.03 | Prevent -2.00 | Net -4.03 | Min 971 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -1.17 (#3963) | TOV For -1.17 | Prevent -3.90 | Net -5.06 | Min 971 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -3.90 (#4522) | TOV For -1.17 | Prevent -3.90 | Net -5.06 | Min 971 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | -5.06 (#4531) | TOV For -1.17 | Prevent -3.90 | Net -5.06 | Min 971 |
Shot Chart — 2026-2027
0/4 FG (0.0%), 0 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average (latest season on file)
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 64.5 | -64.5 | 25.0 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 45.2 | -45.2 | 50.0 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 36.6 | -36.6 | 25.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 0 | - | 37.4 | - | 0.0 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.5 | - | 0.0 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.9 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 0 | 0 | - | 34.1 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 center | 0 | 0 | - | 32.8 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 right | 0 | 0 | - | 33.6 | - | 0.0 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 66 regular season. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | NCAAM | Arizona State | 1 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -3.0 | 0.0% | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Boston University | 33 | 29.4 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 15.0 | 69.4% | - | 67.1% | 70.7 | 69.4 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Boston University | 32 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 64.2% | - | 66.0% | 66.3 | 64.2 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2026-2027
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 66 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 1 of 66 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | vs | East Tennessee State | W | 75-65 | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.0 | - |