Benson Named Player of the Week

Article Date

November 14, 2005

Oklahoma Baptist University's Frank Benson has been named Sooner Athletic Conference Basketball Player of the Week, for the week of Nov. 7-13.

Benson, a 6-5 senior forward from Houston, Texas, averaged 38 points and 7.5 rebounds for the week. He scored 49 points in OBU's win over East Central in a game in which he was one point and one free throw (21-26) shy of two school records. The Bison defeated ECU 85-79 and Central Bible 85-56. He shot 73 percent from the field, including 3-of-3 from long range.