2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Gold, Ben
Jersey Number 12
Ben Gold
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wellington, New Zealand
- High School:
- NBA Global Academy
Bio
Honors and Awards
2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (3/3/2025)
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Summer (2025): Competed for his native New Zealand at the FIBA Asia Cup in August in Saudi Arabia … Made six appearances for the Tall Blacks and averaged 4.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per outing in 17.9 minutes per game … Scored personal-tourney high 14 points against Chinese Taipei and grabbed 11 boards against the Philippines.
2024-25 Season Notes (Jr.): Finished with career-best 17 points against Providence (2/25/25) on 7-of-9 shooting and added six boards … Scored double figures (10 points) for first time in seven games against SHU (2/18/25) … Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Xavier (1/18/25), including eight at the offensive end … Matched career highs in points (14) and 3-pointers made (4) at DePaul (1/14/25) … Chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and two assists at Xavier (12/21/24) … Scored 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting from behind 3-point line vs. Georgia (11/23/24).
2023-24 Season Notes (So.): Grabbed career-high eight rebounds in opener vs. Southern (Nov. 28)... 6-of-11 from deep in back-to-back wins over DePaul (Jan. 24) and Seton Hall (Jan. 27)... Made first career start in 57th appearance at Villanoca (Jan. 30)... Chipped in nine points and four rebounds in 16 minutes at Butler (Feb. 13)... Finished with eight points, five rebounds and two steals against Xavier (Feb. 25)... Contributed six points, three assists, three blocks (career best) and two rebounds vs. Providence (Feb. 28th)... Played career-best 37 minutes and made second-career start at Creighton (Mar. 2).
2022-23 -Season Notes (Fr.): Scored 11 points in 17 minutes against CMU (Nov. 10) for his first collegiate points ... Netted season-high 12 points in 16 minutes at UConn (Feb. 7), finishing 4-of-5 from the floor ... Chipped in nine points, career-best four rebounds and two blocked shots in 17 minutes against DePaul (Feb. 25).
Summer (2022): Competed for Basketball New Zealand in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers … Finished with 13 points and seven rebounds in a win over Saudi Arabia … He contributed 15 points, eight rebounds, and two blocked shots in a victory over Jordan to close out his summer campaign with the Tall Blacks..
Winter (2022): Competed for Basketball New Zealand at the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers in Manila, Philippines … Represented his country at the U15, U16 and U17 levels, including the FIBA U15 Oceania Championships in 2018.
High School: Selected to the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia … The academy’s first product from New Zealand to sign with a NCAA Division I program … Finished with 22 points and eight rebounds in just 25 minutes at the showcase in a matchup against NBA Academy Africa … Led Wellington Basketball to the U17 Aon National Championship in 2018 … Named to the all-tourney team in 2019.
Personal: Born April 26 … Son of Sharon and Rob Gold … Majoring in Corporate communication and minoring in Marketing.
2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (3/3/2025)
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Summer (2025): Competed for his native New Zealand at the FIBA Asia Cup in August in Saudi Arabia … Made six appearances for the Tall Blacks and averaged 4.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per outing in 17.9 minutes per game … Scored personal-tourney high 14 points against Chinese Taipei and grabbed 11 boards against the Philippines.
2024-25 Season Notes (Jr.): Finished with career-best 17 points against Providence (2/25/25) on 7-of-9 shooting and added six boards … Scored double figures (10 points) for first time in seven games against SHU (2/18/25) … Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Xavier (1/18/25), including eight at the offensive end … Matched career highs in points (14) and 3-pointers made (4) at DePaul (1/14/25) … Chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and two assists at Xavier (12/21/24) … Scored 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting from behind 3-point line vs. Georgia (11/23/24).
2023-24 Season Notes (So.): Grabbed career-high eight rebounds in opener vs. Southern (Nov. 28)... 6-of-11 from deep in back-to-back wins over DePaul (Jan. 24) and Seton Hall (Jan. 27)... Made first career start in 57th appearance at Villanoca (Jan. 30)... Chipped in nine points and four rebounds in 16 minutes at Butler (Feb. 13)... Finished with eight points, five rebounds and two steals against Xavier (Feb. 25)... Contributed six points, three assists, three blocks (career best) and two rebounds vs. Providence (Feb. 28th)... Played career-best 37 minutes and made second-career start at Creighton (Mar. 2).
2022-23 -Season Notes (Fr.): Scored 11 points in 17 minutes against CMU (Nov. 10) for his first collegiate points ... Netted season-high 12 points in 16 minutes at UConn (Feb. 7), finishing 4-of-5 from the floor ... Chipped in nine points, career-best four rebounds and two blocked shots in 17 minutes against DePaul (Feb. 25).
Summer (2022): Competed for Basketball New Zealand in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers … Finished with 13 points and seven rebounds in a win over Saudi Arabia … He contributed 15 points, eight rebounds, and two blocked shots in a victory over Jordan to close out his summer campaign with the Tall Blacks..
Winter (2022): Competed for Basketball New Zealand at the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers in Manila, Philippines … Represented his country at the U15, U16 and U17 levels, including the FIBA U15 Oceania Championships in 2018.
High School: Selected to the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia … The academy’s first product from New Zealand to sign with a NCAA Division I program … Finished with 22 points and eight rebounds in just 25 minutes at the showcase in a matchup against NBA Academy Africa … Led Wellington Basketball to the U17 Aon National Championship in 2018 … Named to the all-tourney team in 2019.
Personal: Born April 26 … Son of Sharon and Rob Gold … Majoring in Corporate communication and minoring in Marketing.
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