University of West Florida

**1ST IN UWF HISTORY IN CAREER ASSISTS (502)**
**1ST IN UWF HISTORY IN CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS (1,144)**
**1ST IN UWF HISTORY IN CAREER STEALS (157)**
**8TH IN UWF HISTORY WITH A .376 THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE**
**2ND IN UWF HISTORY IN CAREER POINTS (1,245)**
**3RD IN UWF HISTORY IN FREE THROW ATTEMPTS (395)**
**3RD IN UWF HISTORY IN MADE FREE THROWS (277)**

2018-19 (Sr.): Became UWF's all-time leader in assists, field goal attempts and steals... Moved into the top three in career points, free throw attempts and made free throws... Averaged 34.6 minutes, 12.6 points and 3.8 assists per game... also posted 3.5 rebounds per game... scored in double figures 19 times... Posted career-best 6 steals vs. LaGrange (12/30)... Scored season-high 23 vs. Christian Brothers (11/29)... Had 14 games of at least four assists

2017-18 (Jr.): Started all 32 games for the GSC champion Argos... averaged 5.4 assists per game, tied for the fifth-best mark in program history... Averaged 10.6 points per game... Shot a career-best .429 from beyond the arc... Scored a season-high 20 on Feb. 27 vs. Montevallo... Ranked second in the GSC with 5.4 assists per game... Ranked third in the conference with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5... Averaged 1.5 steals per game, ranking second on the team and seventh in the GSC... Ranked 11th in the GSC with 34.7 minutes per game... Scored in double figures 17 times and recorded at least six assists in 13 different games... Recorded double-digit assists in three different games, including 12 in a double-double vs. Montevallo Feb. 27...

2016-17 (So.): Appeared in 29 of 32 games, making 29 starts... Averaged 10.6 points per game on .349 shooting from the field... Scored 20+ points in three straight games Nov. 30-Dec. 15 vs. Spring Hill, Valdosta State and Union... Narrowly missed matching his career-high in back-to-back 22 point performances vs. Valdosta State and Union... Scored in double figures in 16 different games... Picked up at least six assists in ten different games... Finished fifth in the GSC with 4.5 assists per game... was seventh in the conference with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.8... finished second on the team and 13th in the conference with 1.2 steals per game... 20th in the conference with 30.9 minutes averaged per contest

3x GSC Freshman of the Week 

2015-2016 (Fr.): Benson started 16 games as a true freshman, and saw action in 23… Led the Argonauts in assists with 92, averaging 4.0 per game… Was third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game… Third on the team with 87 field goals made, averaging 3.8 per game… Second on the team with 29 steals, averaging 1.3 per game… Had a career high 23 points at North Alabama 1/21/16... Ranked third in GSC in assists per game with 4.0, eighth in conference in assist-to-turnover ratio and 11th in steals per game. 

High School: Played at HomeLife Academy for head coach Andres Shannon... Averaged 18 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Fun facts: Lists his father as his biggest role model... Says he admires his mother more than anyone else... Lists his favorite animal as a cheetah... Says if he could change one thing about himself, he'd be nine inches taller... Says that if he could spend the day with one historical figure, it would be Malcolm X... Favorite movie star is Denzel Washington... Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones... Favorite food is hot wings... Says if he could have any talent, it would be singing... Favorite video game is NBA 2K... Favorite midnight snack is gummy bears... Favorite NBA player is Russell Westbrook... Lists his lifetime ambition as being successful in whatever he does and being close to God.

Personal: Full name is Rashaan DeAndre Benson... Nickname is Shaan... Born in Memphis, Tenn.... Parents are Andre and Candi Benson... Has two brothers, Andre and Brandon, and one sister, Dominique.