Ben Madgen

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Ben Madgen
Personal information
Born (1985-02-07) 7 February 1985 (age 39)
Williamstown, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolFaith Lutheran College
(Tanunda, South Australia)
CollegeAugusta (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2005–2020
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2005–2007Eastern Mavericks
2010–2011Eastern Mavericks
2010–2015Sydney Kings
2015–2016Verviers-Pepinster
2016–2017Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2017–2018Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2018–2019Crailsheim Merlins
2019–2020South East Melbourne Phoenix
Career highlights and awards

Ben Madgen (born 7 February 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.

Early life and career[edit]

Born in Williamstown, South Australia, Madgen played basketball at Faith Lutheran College[1] in Tanunda, South Australia and was a member of the 2002 state championship winning team.[2] In 2005, he debuted in the Central ABL for the Eastern Mavericks. For the 2005–06 NBL season, he was a member of the Adelaide 36ers as a development player, but did not play. He re-joined the Mavericks for the 2006 season and then had a short stint again with the Mavericks in 2007.[3] He also played for the Mavericks in 2010 and 2011.[3]

College career[edit]

Madgen played four years of college basketball for Augusta State University from 2006 to 2010. Upon completing his college career in 2010, he was the all-time leading scorer for the Jaguars and the Peach Belt Conference with 2,306 points.[4] On 3 March 2010, his No. 1 jersey was retired, becoming the only active Jaguars player to have his jersey retired.[5]

Professional career[edit]

Sydney Kings[edit]

Madgen signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2010–11 NBL season and won the NBL Rookie of the Year.[6][7] In 2012–13, Madgen was named the NBL Most Improved Player and earned All-NBL First Team honours.[8] He led the NBL in scoring in 2012–13 with 17.9 points per game.[9][10]

On 10 October 2013, Madgen was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.[11]

On 20 March 2014, Madgen re-signed with the Kings on a two-year deal.[12] On 15 May 2015, he exercised an option in his contract in order to leave the club and pursue playing opportunities in Europe.[13]

Belgium[edit]

On 14 August 2015, Madgen signed with VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster of Belgium for the 2015–16 season.[14] In 30 games, he averaged 19.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

Lithuania[edit]

On 18 August 2016, Madgen signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian League.[15] He helped Lietkabelis reach the LKL finals and the Lithuanian Cup final, losing in both to BC Žalgiris.

On 17 June 2017, Madgen signed with Lietuvos rytas, returning to Lithuania for a second stint.[16] Madgen once again played in the LKL finals and the Cup final, but once again lost both to Žalgiris.

Germany[edit]

In August 2018, Madgen signed with the Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga.[17] He was the leading scorer and rebounder for the Merlins.[18]

South East Melbourne Phoenix[edit]

On 19 February 2019, Madgen signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix, a franchise entering the NBL for the 2019–20 season.[19]

On 13 July 2020, Madgen announced his retirement from playing basketball to focus on his family.[20]

National team career[edit]

After being selected in the Boomers squad for the Sino-Australia Challenge against China in June 2013,[21] Madgen sustained a right ankle subtalar dislocation during training only a day after game one of the four-game series.[22]

Personal[edit]

Madgen is the son of Gene and Deborah Madgen, and has a brother, Jack, and two sisters, Carly and Tess. His brother Jack originally played basketball before switching to football.[23][24] His sister Tess also plays basketball.[25]

In May 2014, Madgen married Bria Kirk.[26]

In 2014, Madgen was studying a Master of Business Administration.[25]

In 2021, after receiving his second Pfizer vaccine, he was diagnosed with pericarditis.[18][27]

In March 2022, Madgen joined the Sydney Comets as their development manager[28] and was later appointed the club's CEO.[29][30] He remained in the CEO role as of January 2024.[31]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ben Madgen". aug.edu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ^ SA High School Winning Schools
  3. ^ a b "Ben Madgen". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ Gay, Chris (17 May 2010). "Augusta State's Madgen reflects on college career". chronicle.augusta.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Jaguars in the Pros". jaguarsroar.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  6. ^ NBL Rookie of the year – andthefoul.net
  7. ^ Co-captain Ben Madgen rising to Kings' challenge
  8. ^ "NBL Award Winners". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Madgen becomes latest signing for new SE Melbourne Phoenix". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022.
  10. ^ NBL leading scorer Ben Madgen joins Melbourne Phoenix
  11. ^ Sydney Kings 25th anniversary team honour heals the wounds for Shane
  12. ^ Sydney re-sign Madgen, Garlepp
  13. ^ MADGEN TO PURSUE EUROPE
  14. ^ Verviers-Pepinster signs Ben Madgen and Darrell Williams
  15. ^ Ben Madgen inks with KK Lietkabelis
  16. ^ "Lietuvos Rytas inks Ben Madgen". Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  17. ^ Ben Madgen moves to Germany, signs with Crailsheim Merlins
  18. ^ a b Chung, Frank (6 December 2021). "NBL star Ben Madgen diagnosed with pericarditis after Pfizer vaccine". news.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  19. ^ "South East Melbourne Sign Ben Madgen". NBL.com.au. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Ben Madgen Announces Retirement". NBL. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  21. ^ BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR SINO-AUSTRALIA CHALLENGE
  22. ^ Boomers star Ben Madgen out of China series with ankle injury
  23. ^ 14 Jack Madgen
  24. ^ Jack Madgen – collingwoodfc.com.au
  25. ^ a b Take 40: Ben Madgen
  26. ^ Kings wed their Queens
  27. ^ "Ben Madgen on Twitter". Twitter. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Ben Madgen Joins the Sydney Comets". sydneybasketball.com.au. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  29. ^ "FOUR CLUBS JOIN THE NBL1 EAST". NBL1.com.au. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  30. ^ "Madgen reignites Sydney hoops". NBL1.com.au. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  31. ^ "NBL champion returns home to Sydney". NBL1.com.au. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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