Ben Purser
Purser with the Perry Lakes Hawks in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 February 1990 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Christ Church Grammar School (Perth, Western Australia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Augusta (2010–2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard / Forward | ||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2023 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
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Ben Purser (born 24 February 1990) is an Australian former basketball player. He spent 16 seasons with the Perry Lakes Hawks of the NBL1 West, making his debut in 2008 and playing through until his retirement in 2023. As team captain, he led the Hawks to two championships: the first in 2018 in the State Basketball League (SBL), where he was named grand final MVP, and the second in 2021 during the inaugural NBL1 West season. He earned All-SBL First Team honours in 2018 and was selected to the SBL All-Defensive Five every year from 2016 to 2019. Additionally, he was recognised as the league's Most Improved Player in 2009.
Between 2010 and 2013, Purser played a season of college basketball in the United States for Augusta State University and had a two-year stint with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player. He appeared in 24 NBL games between 2011 and 2013.