Ben Brust Bio | Wiki
Ben Brust is a former American professional basketball player. He last played for the Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Ben played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was part of the 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers Final Four team.
He finished his UW career as the most prolific long-range shooter in UW history. Ben exited Madison with a school record of 235 3-pointers and finished 27th in Badgers history with 1,048 career points. He is a two-time All-Big Ten award winner. He received the 2013 and 2014 honorable mention All-Big Ten and a Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on February 11, 2013.
Ben Brust Age
Ben was born on October 3, 1991, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. He is 30 years old.
Ben Brust Height
He is a man of above-average stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in (Approx. 1.83 m).
Ben Brust Family
He was born and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois by his parents Barb and John Brust. Ben has three siblings Stephen, Jonathan, and Courtney. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.
Ben Brust Wife
Ben is a young man who enjoys his life and career, but he keeps his marital status. Therefore, it is not known whether he is married, single, or dating.
Ben Brust High School
He attended John Hersey High School during his freshman year in 2006–07. Later, Ben transferred to Mundelein High School for his sophomore, junior, and senior years. As a senior, he averaged 24.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 3.1 steals per game during senior season, topping the 40-point mark on four occasions. Originally, Ben committed to the University of Iowa, but after a coaching change, he reopened his options to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Ben Brust College
He started his collegiate career playing under Bo Ryan’s Wisconsin Badgers in 2010. During the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, Ben came off the bench. In his sophomore year in 2011–12, he averaged the 6th most minutes and the 5th most points per game on the team. Additionally, he also averaged 1.6 three-pointers game per game, ranking 13th in the Big Ten.
During the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons, Beb began all of the Badgers’ games. In his junior year in 2012–13, he led the team in minutes and assist-to-turnover ratio with 2.0. In his senior year in 2013–14, Ben averaged 13 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 89 total three-pointers through the team’s first 35 games.
Ben Brust Lithuanian Basketball League
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Ben joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2014 NBA Summer League. He signed a one-year deal with Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian Basketball League on October 11, 2014.
In 39 Lithuanian League games, Ben averaged 6.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He also averaged 8.1 points, 1.2 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in 14 Baltic League games.
Ben Brust Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Bucks named Ben as the team’s radio analyst for home games on WTMJ Radio and the statewide BMO Bucks Radio Network. He joined Bucks’s new play-by-play announcer Dave Koehn in the radio booth at Fiserv Forum in October 2021. Koehn and Ben made their Bucks radio debut together in the team’s season opener against the Brooklyn Nets.
Ben Brust Radio Show | Grg Scalzo
Ben currently co-hosts local sports talk radio show, “Scalzo and Brust,” from 4-6 p.m. each weekday on 94.5 FM ESPN Milwaukee and 100.5 FM ESPN Madison. He has also served as a television color analyst and studio analyst for college basketball games on the Big Ten Network since 2017.
Ben Brust Salary
He works for Milwaukee Bucks and 94.5 FM ESPN Milwaukee, therefore, he earns a decent income. Ben’s average salary is $82,455 per year.
Ben Brust Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Ben’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is Ben Brust
Ben is a former American professional basketball player. He last played for the Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Currently, he serves as a sportscaster for the Big Ten Network.