Ben Defty
Team: Boston University Terriers
Position: F
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 33 regular season, 32 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 20.7 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 68.1% | - | 66.8% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 22 games, 509.7 minutes, 1935.4 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 22 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.45 | 970 | 509 | 1689 | +15 | +0.7 | +1.2 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
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 → | +0.45 (#970) | SE 1.23 | Poss 1689 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +0.45 (#970) | Off +0.28 | Def +0.17 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +0.78 (#2286) | PM/G +0.7 | PM/40 +1.2 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +2.36 (#334) | Pts For +2.36 | Prevent -1.72 | Net +0.64 | Min 888 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -1.72 (#6045) | Pts For +2.36 | Prevent -1.72 | Net +0.64 | Min 888 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +0.64 (#2039) | Pts For +2.36 | Prevent -1.72 | Net +0.64 | Min 888 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | -0.24 (#4688) | Reb For -0.24 | Prevent +1.14 | Net +0.90 | Min 888 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +1.14 (#116) | Reb For -0.24 | Prevent +1.14 | Net +0.90 | Min 888 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | -0.65 (#5702) | OReb For -0.65 | Prevent +0.28 | Net -0.36 | Min 888 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | +0.28 (#1948) | OReb For -0.65 | Prevent +0.28 | Net -0.36 | Min 888 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | -0.36 (#5705) | OReb For -0.65 | Prevent +0.28 | Net -0.36 | Min 888 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | +0.58 (#2175) | DReb For +0.58 | Prevent +0.80 | Net +1.38 | Min 888 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | +0.80 (#1711) | DReb For +0.58 | Prevent +0.80 | Net +1.38 | Min 888 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | +1.38 (#151) | DReb For +0.58 | Prevent +0.80 | Net +1.38 | Min 888 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | +0.90 (#763) | Reb For -0.24 | Prevent +1.14 | Net +0.90 | Min 888 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.53 (#643) | Ast For +0.53 | Prevent -0.26 | Net +0.26 | Min 888 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.26 (#5391) | Ast For +0.53 | Prevent -0.26 | Net +0.26 | Min 888 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +0.26 (#1717) | Ast For +0.53 | Prevent -0.26 | Net +0.26 | Min 888 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.73 (#227) | 3PM For +0.73 | Prevent -0.59 | Net +0.14 | Min 888 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.59 (#6220) | 3PM For +0.73 | Prevent -0.59 | Net +0.14 | Min 888 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +0.14 (#1851) | 3PM For +0.73 | Prevent -0.59 | Net +0.14 | Min 888 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -0.53 (#6111) | Stocks For -0.53 | Prevent -0.20 | Net -0.73 | Min 888 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | -0.20 (#5414) | Stocks For -0.53 | Prevent -0.20 | Net -0.73 | Min 888 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -0.73 (#6158) | Stocks For -0.53 | Prevent -0.20 | Net -0.73 | Min 888 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -0.12 (#4926) | TOV For -0.12 | Prevent -1.09 | Net -1.21 | Min 888 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -1.09 (#6374) | TOV For -0.12 | Prevent -1.09 | Net -1.21 | Min 888 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | -1.21 (#6349) | TOV For -0.12 | Prevent -1.09 | Net -1.21 | Min 888 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
197/284 FG (69.4%), 394 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 97 | 126 | 77.0 | 64.5 | +12.5 | 44.4 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 95 | 148 | 64.2 | 45.2 | +19.0 | 52.1 |
| Mid-range left | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 36.6 | +13.4 | 0.7 |
| Mid-range center | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 38.6 | +11.4 | 1.4 |
| Mid-range right | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 37.4 | +12.6 | 1.4 |
| 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: 33 regular season, 32 unknown phase. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Boston University Terriers | 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 Terriers | 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
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 33 regular season, 32 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | @ | Lehigh Mountain Hawk | L | 60-74 | 33 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18.0 | - |
| 2026-03-08 | @ | Navy Midshipmen | W | 73-72 | 25 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-03-05 | vs | American University | W | 75-73 | 33 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16.0 | - |
| 2026-02-28 | @ | American University | W | 68-65 | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8.0 | - |
| 2026-02-25 | vs | Holy Cross Crusaders | W | 78-63 | 32 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-02-22 | @ | Lehigh Mountain Hawk | L | 67-70 | 33 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-02-16 | vs | Colgate Raiders | W | 85-58 | 23 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-02-14 | vs | Bucknell Bison | W | 82-69 | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17.0 | - |
| 2026-02-11 | @ | Army Black Knights | W | 85-68 | 32 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19.0 | - |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Loyola Maryland Grey | W | 78-69 | 31 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19.0 | - |
| 2026-02-02 | @ | Holy Cross Crusaders | W | 72-64 | 33 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 23.0 | - |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | Bucknell Bison | L | 97-103 | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | +6.9 |
| 2026-01-28 | vs | Navy Midshipmen | L | 50-58 | 32 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 | +1.7 |
| 2026-01-24 | @ | Colgate Raiders | L | 79-80 | 29 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13.0 | +0.2 |
| 2026-01-21 | vs | Lafayette Leopards | W | 77-73 | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16.0 | +8.1 |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | Loyola Maryland Grey | L | 57-74 | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21.0 | -3.6 |
| 2026-01-14 | vs | Lehigh Mountain Hawk | L | 91-93 | 37 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 23.0 | +2.1 |
| 2026-01-10 | vs | Army Black Knights | W | 100-91 | 28 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13.0 | +18.6 |
| 2026-01-07 | @ | Lafayette Leopards | W | 83-67 | 17 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13.0 | +4.0 |
| 2026-01-03 | vs | American University | L | 62-64 | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17.0 | -6.8 |
| 2025-12-31 | @ | Navy Midshipmen | L | 77-82 | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | -2.9 |
| 2025-12-21 | vs | UMass Lowell River H | W | 88-76 | 30 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16.0 | - |
| 2025-12-13 | @ | Dartmouth Big Green | L | 64-77 | 30 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15.0 | -13.3 |
| 2025-12-10 | vs | Maine Black Bears | L | 59-69 | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17.0 | -6.8 |
| 2025-12-06 | @ | New Hampshire Wildca | L | 82-88 | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7.0 | -10.2 |
| 2025-11-29 | @ | Northern Kentucky No | L | 65-74 | 29 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15.0 | - |
| 2025-11-25 | @ | Penn State Nittany L | L | 87-96 | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13.0 | - |
| 2025-11-22 | vs | Harvard Crimson | W | 75-74 | 34 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10.0 | +1.2 |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | Columbia Lions | L | 49-54 | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15.0 | -0.9 |
| 2025-11-15 | vs | Merrimack Warriors | L | 79-91 | 30 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17.0 | - |
| 2025-11-12 | vs | Brown Bears | W | 90-77 | 32 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19.0 | +18.6 |
| 2025-11-07 | @ | Northwestern Wildcat | L | 52-76 | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | -20.5 |
| 2025-11-03 | @ | Northeastern Huskies | W | 76-75 | 31 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 23.0 | +1.8 |
| 2025-03-06 | vs | Navy Midshipmen | L | 78-86 | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11.0 | -0.1 |
| 2025-03-01 | vs | Lafayette Leopards | W | 66-64 | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10.0 | +7.4 |
| 2025-02-26 | @ | Lehigh Mountain Hawk | W | 79-68 | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6.0 | +2.4 |
| 2025-02-22 | @ | American University | L | 44-48 | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | -1.6 |
| 2025-02-19 | vs | Loyola Maryland Grey | W | 68-66 | 22 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11.0 | -0.0 |
| 2025-02-15 | vs | Colgate Raiders | W | 93-91 | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 20.0 | +14.6 |
| 2025-02-12 | @ | Bucknell Bison | L | 60-76 | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7.0 | -1.6 |
| 2025-02-08 | @ | Holy Cross Crusaders | L | 52-72 | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | +0.7 |
| 2025-02-05 | vs | Navy Midshipmen | W | 87-65 | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.0 | +17.0 |
| 2025-02-01 | @ | Loyola Maryland Grey | L | 67-69 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 2025-01-27 | vs | Holy Cross Crusaders | W | 69-59 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 2025-01-25 | vs | Bucknell Bison | W | 85-82 | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | +3.3 |
| 2025-01-22 | @ | Navy Midshipmen | L | 47-62 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 2025-01-18 | @ | Army Black Knights | L | 62-68 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -9.0 |
| 2025-01-15 | vs | Lehigh Mountain Hawk | W | 63-58 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| 2025-01-11 | @ | Colgate Raiders | L | 50-87 | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | -1.8 |
| 2025-01-08 | vs | American University | W | 60-54 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | +0.0 |
| 2025-01-05 | vs | Army Black Knights | W | 71-63 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.0 | -3.9 |
| 2025-01-02 | @ | Lafayette Leopards | L | 46-60 | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| 2024-12-29 | @ | Maine Black Bears | W | 59-56 | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.0 | -7.2 |
| 2024-12-21 | @ | UMass Lowell River H | L | 71-83 | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | - |
| 2024-12-13 | @ | Merrimack Warriors | L | 61-64 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3.0 | - |
| 2024-12-09 | vs | Thomas College Terri | W | 113-75 | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9.0 | +17.8 |
| 2024-12-07 | vs | UAlbany Great Danes | W | 80-74 | 14 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10.0 | -5.0 |
| 2024-12-01 | vs | Sacred Heart Pioneer | L | 65-73 | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.7 |
| 2024-11-24 | @ | Howard Bison | W | 69-62 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | +2.9 |
| 2024-11-23 | @ | UMBC Retrievers | W | 75-71 | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| 2024-11-19 | vs | Wagner Seahawks | L | 58-60 | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-11-16 | vs | Dartmouth Big Green | W | 78-50 | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7.0 | - |
| 2024-11-11 | @ | UCLA Bruins | L | 40-71 | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | +3.9 |
| 2024-11-08 | @ | San Diego Toreros | L | 60-74 | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| 2024-11-04 | vs | Northeastern Huskies | L | 72-80 | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 | +1.8 |