Michael Kent Benson (born December 27, 1954) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player. Having had a prolific career during the 1970s and 1980s, he scored a career high of 38 points, playing college basketball and later spending 11 seasons in the NBA for four teams. Benson was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1977 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.\n', '

Kent Benson attended New Castle Chrysler High School, located in New Castle, Indiana. He was named "Indiana Mr. Basketball" in 1973. He scored 1,496 points and had 1,585 rebounds in 3 varsity seasons playing for Coach Cecil Tague.\n', '

Benson chose to attend Indiana University, located in Bloomington, Indiana, where he played college basketball for Coach Bobby Knight. As a freshman, Benson averaged 9.3 points per game, while shooting 50.4 percent. He helped lead Indiana to the CCAT Championship, and to a 23–5 record and a Big Ten title.\n', '

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