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Ben Sheppard

Ben Sheppard

23-Year-Old GuardG
Indiana Pacers
2024 Stats
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5.8
REB
2.0
AST
1.1
STL
0.3
BLK
0.3
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Current Season
#253
Overall Rank
#253
Last 30 Days
#233
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#70
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Overall
Height 6'6"
Weight 200
DOB 7/16/2001
College Belmont
Drafted 1st Rd, #26 in 2023
$Signed a two-year, $5.2 million contract with the Pacers in July of 2023. Pacers exercised $2.79 million team option for 2025-26 in October of 2024. Contract includes $5.03 million team option for 2026-27.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Ben Sheppard, a four-year player at Belmont, enters the NBA Draft after back-to-back seasons with First Team All-Conference honors. He became a full-time starter after his freshman campaign. Sheppard ranked in the Missouri Valley Conference top 10 for minutes played and three-point percentage in 2022-23. He was one of the most efficient scorers in the nation, ranking 228th overall in effective field-goal percentage. Sheppard's efficient scoring earned him an invitation to the NBA Combine last month. Sheppard is a 6-foot-6 guard/wing capable of playing on-ball and off-ball offensively. He plays at his own rhythm as a pick-and-roll ballhandler, displaying smooth scoring in the midrange and a strong drive to his right. Sheppard improved his scoring average and three-point shooting annually during all four of his campaigns at Belmont. Sheppard knocked down 48.7 percent of his three-point attempts off the dribble in 2022-23 and 41.5 percent of his three-point attempts overall. Sheppard brings effort defensively with length to bother many traditional guards. His overall offensive game isn't overly creative, but he is an NBA-caliber shooter. Sheppard set career highs with 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game as a senior. Continuing to round his game could unlock a rotational role for the 21-year-old. Sheppard is young for his class, and it wouldn't be surprising to see a team fall in love with his shooting and size somewhere in the top 40 picks of the draft.

Will start in Charlotte
GIndiana Pacers
November 8, 2024
Sheppard will get the start in Friday's matchup with the Hornets.
ANALYSIS
With Andrew Nembhard (knee) getting the late scratch, Sheppard will start at shooting guard. The 24-year-old has averaged 7.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists across 26.7 minutes in seven starts this season.
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How does Ben Sheppard compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
    An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
61.5%
 
Effective Field Goal %
61.5%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
75.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
0.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
2.5%
 
Defensive Rebound %
8.7%
 
Total Rebound %
5.7%
 
Assist %
7.5%
 
Steal %
0.4%
 
Block %
1.0%
 
Turnover %
6.3%
 
Usage %
11.9%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
10.6
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.6
 
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Goes for 20 points in loss
GIndiana Pacers
November 1, 2024
Sheppard totaled 20 points (7-12 FG, 6-11 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist in 33 minutes during Friday's 125-118 loss to the Pelicans.
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Team option picked up
GIndiana Pacers
October 18, 2024
The Pacers exercised Sheppard's third-year team option for the 2025-26 season Friday, Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com reports.
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Pops for 14 points Thursday
GIndiana Pacers
October 17, 2024
Sheppard tallied 14 points (5-10 FG, 2-6 3PT, 2-2 FT), three steals, one rebound and one assist in 28 minutes during Thursday's 121-116 preseason win over Charlotte.
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Starting Game 3
GIndiana Pacers
May 25, 2024
Sheppard will start Saturday's Game 3 against the Celtics, Tony East of SI.com reports.
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Drains three triples Wednesday
GIndiana Pacers
May 8, 2024
Sheppard chipped in 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3Pt) and one assist over 20 minutes during Wednesday's 130-121 loss to New York in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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