Kailon Benton-Hamilton

14 Kailon Benton-Hamilton
Kailon Benton-Hamilton
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Hometown:
    Nashville, TN.
  • Position:
    SG
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Nickname:
    KBH
  • High School:
    Blackman High School
  • Previous College:
    Cumberland University
  • Instagram:
    _kailon__
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    10.8
  • fg %
    43.9
  • 3pt %
    36.0
  • ft %
    87.2
  • reb/g
    3.6
  • a/g
    2.3
Bio

Prior to Fisk: Prepped at Pearl-Cohn, and Blackman High Schools...Transfer from Cumberland University.

At Fisk (2024-25 Junior): Played in 25 games, starting six...High of 22 points. 

Personal: Born on June 5th, 2002, He is from Nashville, TN. Parents: Shannon Benton and Kenneth Hamilton.Tranisha Benton (Sister) Matthew Hamilton (Brother)Shane Benton(Brother)...Sneaky good at Mortal Kombat

Why Fisk: Close to home and a great opportunity to play in front of the home crowd and make some noise in the city.

Major: Kinesiology  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 11
Games started 9 4
Minutes 568 212
Minutes per game 21.0 19.3
FG 101-230 29-74
FG Pct 43.9 39.2
3PT 49-136 12-41
3PT Pct 36.0 29.3
FT 41-47 21-25
FT Pct 87.2 84.0
Off rebounds 19 8
Def rebounds 77 31
Total rebounds 96 39
Rebounds per game 3.6 3.5
Personal fouls 41 18
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 62 21
Turnovers 46 18
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 1.2
Steals 25 5
Blocks 2 0
Points 292 91
Points per game 10.8 8.3
Points per 40.0 min 20.6 17.2
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 10 at Simmons (KY) W, 75-58
Feb 14 Oakwood (AL) W, 107-75
Feb 16 Wilberforce (OH) W, 62-59
Feb 21 at Rust (MS) W, 88-61
Feb 24 vs. Virgin Islands W, 83-72
Feb 25 vs. Southern University at New Orleans (LA) L, 109-84
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 24 at Faulkner (AL) L, 99-97 1 30 7-21 33.3 3-14 21.4 0-0 - 17
Oct 25 vs. William Carey (MS) L, 83-65 1 24 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Oct 28 at Tennessee Southern L, 87-76 1 23 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 1 at Lindsey Wilson L, 99-73 - 17 3-6 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 2 vs. Campbellsville (KY) L, 83-61 - 7 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 3 at Tennessee State L, 101-50 1 9 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 8 Simmons (KY) W, 86-69 0 24 5-8 62.5 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 13
Nov 14 Wright State Lake Campus W, 97-69 1 31 8-13 61.5 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 21
Nov 20 Voorhees University L, 88-87 1 38 2-8 25.0 0-5 0.0 8-10 80.0 12
Nov 21 at Belmont University L, 96-49 - 10 0-6 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 Talladega (AL) L, 91-89 0 14 3-8 37.5 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Nov 24 at Montavello L, 94-70 - 26 7-10 70.0 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 19
Nov 26 at Union (Tenn.) L, 99-90 - 29 12-20 60.0 8-10 80.0 3-4 75.0 35
Dec 2 Crowley's Ridge (AR) W, 83-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Wilberforce (OH) L, 71-66 - 6 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 at Oakwood (AL) L, 74-69 - 30 5-11 45.5 4-9 44.4 3-3 100.0 17
Dec 18 Tennessee Southern L, 72-67 0 13 2-10 20.0 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 28 at Austin Peay L, 110-59 - 24 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Dec 30 at Alabama A&M - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 UHSP W, 132-80 1 29 4-9 44.4 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 8 Stillman W, 98-95 1 32 6-9 66.7 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 10 Rust (MS) W, 2-0 1 19 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Jan 15 at Voorhees University L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Talladega (AL) L, 104-77 - 19 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 9
Jan 29 at Stillman L, 68-65 - 15 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 10 at Simmons (KY) W, 75-58 0 30 11-16 68.8 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 29
Feb 14 Oakwood (AL) W, 107-75 1 16 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 16 Wilberforce (OH) W, 62-59 0 12 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 21 at Rust (MS) W, 88-61 - 11 4-11 36.4 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
Feb 24 vs. Virgin Islands W, 83-72 - 22 4-9 44.4 0-3 0.0 12-13 92.3 20
Feb 25 vs. Southern University at New Orleans (LA) L, 109-84 - 17 1-7 14.3 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 24 at Faulkner (AL) L, 99-97 1 30 0 3 3 1 2 3 0
Oct 25 vs. William Carey (MS) L, 83-65 1 24 0 2 2 0 6 1 0
Oct 28 at Tennessee Southern L, 87-76 1 23 2 3 5 3 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Lindsey Wilson L, 99-73 - 17 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 2 vs. Campbellsville (KY) L, 83-61 - 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Tennessee State L, 101-50 1 9 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Nov 8 Simmons (KY) W, 86-69 0 24 0 2 2 3 1 0 0
Nov 14 Wright State Lake Campus W, 97-69 1 31 1 6 7 6 2 1 0
Nov 20 Voorhees University L, 88-87 1 38 2 5 7 2 4 1 0
Nov 21 at Belmont University L, 96-49 - 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 Talladega (AL) L, 91-89 0 14 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Nov 24 at Montavello L, 94-70 - 26 0 3 3 1 2 0 0
Nov 26 at Union (Tenn.) L, 99-90 - 29 0 4 4 1 3 2 0
Dec 2 Crowley's Ridge (AR) W, 83-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Wilberforce (OH) L, 71-66 - 6 0 5 5 1 0 1 0
Dec 13 at Oakwood (AL) L, 74-69 - 30 0 3 3 4 0 1 0
Dec 18 Tennessee Southern L, 72-67 0 13 2 1 3 0 3 0 0
Dec 28 at Austin Peay L, 110-59 - 24 0 3 3 3 3 3 0
Dec 30 at Alabama A&M - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 UHSP W, 132-80 1 29 2 4 6 14 0 3 1
Jan 8 Stillman W, 98-95 1 32 0 3 3 4 2 0 0
Jan 10 Rust (MS) W, 2-0 1 19 1 4 5 4 1 0 0
Jan 15 at Voorhees University L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Talladega (AL) L, 104-77 - 19 0 1 1 1 2 1 0
Jan 29 at Stillman L, 68-65 - 15 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 10 at Simmons (KY) W, 75-58 0 30 1 4 5 4 2 3 0
Feb 14 Oakwood (AL) W, 107-75 1 16 1 1 2 2 4 1 0
Feb 16 Wilberforce (OH) W, 62-59 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 21 at Rust (MS) W, 88-61 - 11 3 5 8 1 3 0 0
Feb 24 vs. Virgin Islands W, 83-72 - 22 2 5 7 2 3 2 1
Feb 25 vs. Southern University at New Orleans (LA) L, 109-84 - 17 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 24 at Faulkner (AL) L, 99-97 1 4 - 0.5
Oct 25 vs. William Carey (MS) L, 83-65 1 2 - 0.0
Oct 28 at Tennessee Southern L, 87-76 1 3 - -
Nov 1 at Lindsey Wilson L, 99-73 - 0 - -
Nov 2 vs. Campbellsville (KY) L, 83-61 - 0 - -
Nov 3 at Tennessee State L, 101-50 1 1 0 1.0
Nov 8 Simmons (KY) W, 86-69 0 1 - 3.0
Nov 14 Wright State Lake Campus W, 97-69 1 0 - 3.0
Nov 20 Voorhees University L, 88-87 1 1 - 0.5
Nov 21 at Belmont University L, 96-49 - 0 0 -
Nov 22 Talladega (AL) L, 91-89 0 3 - 1.0
Nov 24 at Montavello L, 94-70 - 0 0 0.5
Nov 26 at Union (Tenn.) L, 99-90 - 1 0 0.3
Dec 2 Crowley's Ridge (AR) W, 83-56 - - - -
Dec 6 at Wilberforce (OH) L, 71-66 - 1 - -
Dec 13 at Oakwood (AL) L, 74-69 - 4 - -
Dec 18 Tennessee Southern L, 72-67 0 1 - 0.0
Dec 28 at Austin Peay L, 110-59 - 1 0 1.0
Dec 30 at Alabama A&M - - - -
Jan 3 UHSP W, 132-80 1 1 - -
Jan 8 Stillman W, 98-95 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 10 Rust (MS) W, 2-0 1 2 - 4.0
Jan 15 at Voorhees University L, 1-0 - - - -
Jan 17 at Talladega (AL) L, 104-77 - 1 - 0.5
Jan 29 at Stillman L, 68-65 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 10 at Simmons (KY) W, 75-58 0 2 - 2.0
Feb 14 Oakwood (AL) W, 107-75 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 16 Wilberforce (OH) W, 62-59 0 0 - -
Feb 21 at Rust (MS) W, 88-61 - 0 - 0.3
Feb 24 vs. Virgin Islands W, 83-72 - 3 - 0.7
Feb 25 vs. Southern University at New Orleans (LA) L, 109-84 - 4 - 2.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 21.0 3.7-8.5 1.8-5.0 1.5-1.7 10.8
Conference 11 19.3 2.6-6.7 1.1-3.7 1.9-2.3 8.3
Exhibition 1 9.0 1.0-3.0 1.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 3.0
Location
Home 10 22.8 3.6-7.8 1.7-4.6 1.4-1.7 10.3
Away 13 20.8 4.3-9.8 2.2-5.8 1.2-1.3 12.0
Neutral 4 17.5 2.2-6.0 0.8-3.5 3.0-3.2 8.3
Result
Wins 10 22.6 4.8-8.8 1.9-4.7 1.9-2.2 13.4
Losses 17 20.1 3.1-8.4 1.8-5.2 1.3-1.5 9.3
Month
October 3 25.7 3.7-10.7 1.7-7.0 0.7-0.7 9.7
November 9 21.8 4.6-9.0 2.7-5.8 1.3-1.7 13.1
December 4 18.3 2.5-8.2 1.8-5.2 1.2-1.2 8.0
January 5 22.8 3.4-7.0 1.2-3.2 1.2-1.2 9.2
February 6 18.0 3.7-8.2 1.2-4.3 2.7-3.2 11.2
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 9 568 101-230 43.9 49-136 36.0 41-47 87.2 292
Conference 11 4 212 29-74 39.2 12-41 29.3 21-25 84.0 91
Exhibition 1 1 9 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Location
Home 10 6 228 36-78 46.2 17-46 37.0 14-17 82.4 103
Away 13 2 270 56-128 43.8 29-76 38.2 15-17 88.2 156
Neutral 4 1 70 9-24 37.5 3-14 21.4 12-13 92.3 33
Result
Wins 10 5 226 48-88 54.5 19-47 40.4 19-22 86.4 134
Losses 17 4 342 53-142 37.3 30-89 33.7 22-25 88.0 158
Month
October 3 3 77 11-32 34.4 5-21 23.8 2-2 100.0 29
November 9 2 196 41-81 50.6 24-52 46.2 12-15 80.0 118
December 4 0 73 10-33 30.3 7-21 33.3 5-5 100.0 32
January 5 3 114 17-35 48.6 6-16 37.5 6-6 100.0 46
February 6 1 108 22-49 44.9 7-26 26.9 16-19 84.2 67
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 568 21.0 7.1-16.2 3.5-9.6 36.0 2.9-3.3 20.6
Conference 11 212 19.3 5.5-14.0 2.3-7.7 29.3 4.0-4.7 17.2
Exhibition 1 9 9.0 4.4-13.3 4.4-13.3 33.3 0.0-0.0 13.3
Location
Home 10 228 22.8 6.3-13.7 3.0-8.1 37.0 2.5-3.0 18.1
Away 13 270 20.8 8.3-19.0 4.3-11.3 38.2 2.2-2.5 23.1
Neutral 4 70 17.5 5.1-13.7 1.7-8.0 21.4 6.9-7.4 18.9
Result
Wins 10 226 22.6 8.5-15.6 3.4-8.3 40.4 3.4-3.9 23.7
Losses 17 342 20.1 6.2-16.6 3.5-10.4 33.7 2.6-2.9 18.5
Month
October 3 77 25.7 5.7-16.6 2.6-10.9 23.8 1.0-1.0 15.1
November 9 196 21.8 8.4-16.5 4.9-10.6 46.2 2.4-3.1 24.1
December 4 73 18.3 5.5-18.1 3.8-11.5 33.3 2.7-2.7 17.5
January 5 114 22.8 6.0-12.3 2.1-5.6 37.5 2.1-2.1 16.1
February 6 108 18.0 8.1-18.1 2.6-9.6 26.9 5.9-7.0 24.8
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 1.7 0.9 0.1
Conference 11 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.0
Exhibition 1 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.7 1.8 0.6 0.1
Away 13 0.5 2.9 3.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.0
Neutral 4 0.8 2.8 3.5 1.0 2.5 1.0 0.3
Result
Wins 10 1.1 3.4 4.5 4.1 1.8 1.0 0.2
Losses 17 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.2 1.6 0.9 0.0
Month
October 3 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.3 2.7 1.3 0.0
November 9 0.3 2.9 3.2 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
December 4 0.5 3.0 3.5 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.0
January 5 0.8 2.8 3.6 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.2
February 6 1.3 2.8 4.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.2
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 9 19 77 96 62 46 25 2
Conference 11 4 8 31 39 21 18 5 0
Exhibition 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Location
Home 10 6 9 28 37 37 18 6 1
Away 13 2 7 38 45 21 18 15 0
Neutral 4 1 3 11 14 4 10 4 1
Result
Wins 10 5 11 34 45 41 18 10 2
Losses 17 4 8 43 51 21 28 15 0
Month
October 3 3 2 8 10 4 8 4 0
November 9 2 3 26 29 15 13 5 0
December 4 0 2 12 14 8 6 5 0
January 5 3 4 14 18 23 6 4 1
February 6 1 8 17 25 12 13 7 1
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 1.3 5.4 6.8 4.4 3.2 1.8 0.1
Conference 11 1.5 5.8 7.4 4.0 3.4 0.9 0.0
Exhibition 1 4.4 0.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 1.6 4.9 6.5 6.5 3.2 1.1 0.2
Away 13 1.0 5.6 6.7 3.1 2.7 2.2 0.0
Neutral 4 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.3 5.7 2.3 0.6
Result
Wins 10 1.9 6.0 8.0 7.3 3.2 1.8 0.4
Losses 17 0.9 5.0 6.0 2.5 3.3 1.8 0.0
Month
October 3 1.0 4.2 5.2 2.1 4.2 2.1 0.0
November 9 0.6 5.3 5.9 3.1 2.7 1.0 0.0
December 4 1.1 6.6 7.7 4.4 3.3 2.7 0.0
January 5 1.4 4.9 6.3 8.1 2.1 1.4 0.4
February 6 3.0 6.3 9.3 4.4 4.8 2.6 0.4
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