Ben Altit
24 Ben Altit
  • Height:
    6-10
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Herzeliya, Israel
  • High School:
    Rothberg
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Bio

As a freshman
Appeared in all 30 contests, earning 17 starts in a strong rookie season ... Bryant's top shot blocker, leading the Bulldogs with 37 rejections, good for fifth in the NEC, while his 1.23 blocks per game ranked seventh overall and tops among all league rookies ... Put up at least one stuff in 18 contests, posting three or more blocks six times ... Rejected five on the road at Central Connecticut Jan. 19 and again at Robert Morris Feb. 16 ... Recorded 149 points and averaged 5.0 points per game, both good for fifth on the team ... Shot 39.1 percent (61-156) from the floor and went 15-of-22 from the line ... Averaged 2.6 rebounds per outing ... Strong on the offensive glass, pulling in 29 offensive boards, second most on the squad ... Led the team in rebounding with eight against Brown Jan. 23 ... Collected a career-best 14 points three times, all on the road and had four double-digit performances ... Averaged 19.6 minutes per game.

Before Bryant
Member of Israeli Junior National Team ... Played for club team Maccabi Tel-Aviv where he was a consistent starter, averaging 20 points per game and 10 rebounds per outing ... Led Maccabi to the 2011 Israel Cup title ... Attended Rothberg High School in Tel Aviv, where he averaged 27 ppg and 10 rpg ... Recorded a triple-double in league quarterfinal as a senior (28p, 11r, 10b) ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the High School Championship.

Personal
The son of Max Altit and Einat Ron, Ben Avi Albert Altit was born April 4, 1993 in Tel Aviv, Israel ... Has three brothers.

 

Career Highs
Points:
14 (three times, last at Wagner, 1/12/12)
Rebounds: 8 (at Brown, 1/23/12)
Assists: 2 (twice, last at Brown, 1/23/12)
Steals: 1 (eight times, last vs. Wagner, 2/23/12)
Blocks: 5 (twice, last at Robert Morris, 2/16/12)
Field Goals Made: 6 (twice, last at Wagner, 1/12/12)
Field Goals Attempted: 12 (at Arizona, 12/22/11)
3-Point FG Made: 2 (twice, last at Brown, 1/23/12)
3-Point FG Attempted: 8 (at Arizona, 12/22/11)
Free Throws Made: 3 (twice, last at Saint Francis (PA), 2/18/12)
Free Throws Attempted: 6 (at Quinnipiac, 12/3/11)
Minutes: 33 (at Arizona, 12/22/11)