| Ben Burnham | |
| Number: | 13 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lbs: | 220 |
| League: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Team: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| High School: | Carmel Christian School (Matthews, North Carolina) |
| College: | Charleston (2021–2024) Virginia Tech (2024–present) |
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Ben Forrest Burnham (born April 3, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He previously played for the Charleston Cougars.
Burnham was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in Fort Mill, South Carolina. His grandfather and uncle both played basketball for South Carolina and his father, Roger, holds the all-time points record for a freshman at Virginia Wesleyan.[1] [2] He played high school basketball for Carmel Christian Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, and as a senior lead his team to second place in the state championship. He was selected for the NCISAA All-State Team in both his junior and senior seasons.[3] [4]
In his freshman season for the Charleston Cougars Burnham averaged 7.7 points per game on 47.3% shooting, earning him a spot on the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) all-rookie team.[5] In his sophomore year he averaged 8.8 points per game on 53 percent shooting, helping his team win the 2023 CAA tournament and qualify for the NCAA tournament.[6] Burnham scored a career-high 25 points against Stony Brook on February 25, 2023, a win which helped the 2022–23 Cougars clinch the regular season championship.[7] Burnham improved in his junior year, scoring 11.9 points per game and earning a spot on the All-CAA Third Team.[8] The 2023–24 Cougars went back-to-back in winning the CAA tournament and qualifying for the NCAA tournament, where Burnham put up 19 points against Final Four Team Alabama.[9] [10]
On April 4, 2024, Burnham announced that he would be transferring to the Virginia Tech Hokies for his senior season.[11] [12] [13]
| Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| 2021–22 | Charleston | 32 | 26 | 19.8 | .473 | .324 | .651 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.7 | |
| 2022–23 | Charleston | 35 | 0 | 16.8 | .530 | .446 | .720 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.8 | |
| 2023–24 | Charleston | 35 | 35 | 22.0 | .464 | .368 | .695 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 11.9 | |
| 2024–25 | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||
| Career | 102 | 61 | 19.5 | .486 | .382 | .691 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.5 | ||