Ben Drayton III bio
11/24/2008 5:04:00 AM | General
2010-11 (Junior) - Selected to All-SoCon Coaches Team and All-SoCon Media Third Team ... Started all 32 games for the Eagles and averaged 37.0 minutes per game to rank second in the SoCon ... Scored a team-high 15.8 points per game to rank third in the league ... Picked as Georgia Southern Offensive Player of the Year ... Posted career-high scoring at Wofford (2-12) with 31 points ... Joined the 1,000 point club at Chattanooga with 24 points and eclipsed the milestone in the waning minutes of the first half ... Scored over 20 points on three occasions and led the Eagles in scoring in 18 games ... One of the league's leading assist-men, Drayton had 4.6 assists per game to rank third in the league ... Made 60 steals on the year to rank third in the league and second on the GSU squad with 1.9 steals per game...Played all 45 minutes of the overtime contest against Auburn (12-29) ... Scored a double-double at Davidson with 16 points and 10 assists.
2009-10 (Sophomore) - Played in 30 games with six starts, including five starts in the last six games ... Played 24.3 minutes per game, averaging 9.4 points and 2.1 rebounds with 2.2 assists ... Scored at least 10 points 13 times, including a season-high 21 points against Troy (11-29) ... Scored 18 points against Elon (2-25) and 17 against Coastal Carolina (12-29) ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against South Carolina (11-16) ... Sank six field goals five times ... Handed out six assists against Reinhardt (11-13) and Coastal Carolina ... Shot 42.1 percent from the field, and 32.6 percent from three-point range ... Shot 73.2 percent from the free-throw line.
2008-09 (Freshman) - Selected to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team ... One of three to play in all 30 games, starting 22 ... Team leader in field goal (47.4), free throw (72.4) and three-point field goal percentage (48.9) ... Eclipsed Wendell Charles' single-season three-point field goal percentage record with 48.9 ... Added his name to the freshman class record book eight times ... Posted career-highs of 26 points and nine rebounds at Elon (2/26) ... Dished out a season-high eight assists at Wofford (2/14) ... Shared team-high honors scoring 21 points against UNC Greensboro (2/7) with seven assists in a season-high 39 minutes ... Tallied 22 points in the Appalachian State game (2/2) ... Topped previous best scoring 21 points in the win at UNC Greensboro (1/15) ... Earned first career start vs. Samford (12/6) and shot 2-for-3 from 3-point land...
HIGH SCHOOL - Attended Camden County High School ... Led state of Georgia in scoring average his senior season with 30.6 ppg ... Coastal Area Player of the Year and all-state first team ... Also averaged 8.6 assists and 5.0 rebounds per outing his final season ... Played for AAU team LBF Stars from Jacksonville, Fla. and went to Division II national championship and scored 22 points in title game.
PERSONAL - Full name is Benjamin Drayton III ... Born March 28, 1990 in Kingsville, Texas ... Son of Benjamin Drayton, Jr. and Sophia M. Drayton ... Has a brother, Landon ... Majoring in Sport Management.
