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Ben Sheppard

Ben Sheppard

SG · #26 · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Indiana Pacers

Dated team records (2)

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2025-26 per game · 65 games
7.1 PTS 3.0 REB 1.8 AST 56.1% TS
Indiana Pacers roster

Ben Sheppard is a 25-year-old shooting guard, listed at 6′6″ (198 cm). Ben Sheppard is listed with the Indiana Pacers in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 65 games with 56.1% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $3.26M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2027.

2025-26 season statistics

7.1PTS per game#322 of 582
3.0REB per game#301 of 582
1.8AST per game#270 of 582
0.6STL per game#318 of 582
0.1BLK per game#476 of 582
0.6TO per game#394 of 582
21.4MIN per game#259 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
65168–38743.4%84–23236.2%39–5176.5%54.3%56.1%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
8.813.2%110.7120.9-2682.7800459

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

13PointsOct 7, 2026 vs MIN
5ReboundsOct 7, 2026 vs MIN
0AssistsOct 7, 2026 vs MIN
33-pointersOct 7, 2026 vs MIN
2StealsOct 7, 2026 vs MIN
0BlocksOct 7, 2026 vs MIN

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 7 preseasonvs MINW 123–11222:0413502014-93-52-2+6

View all 1 logged games in 2026-27

2026-27 full game log

1 stored games · Page 1 of 1.

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

2026-27 games, newest first
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 7 preseasonvs MINW 123–11222:0413502014-93-52-2+6

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Ben Sheppard took 60% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 28% at the rim, 7% elsewhere in the paint and 6% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the corner three (40.0%, +1.2 points above average).

1/2 (50%)4/6 (67%)1/1 (100%)3/14 (21%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/7 (14%)1/7 (14%)3/3 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/4 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/8 (63%)4/7 (57%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)8/17 (47%)4/5 (80%)26/33 (79%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)7/15 (47%)8/14 (57%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)3/7 (43%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/4 (75%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/4 (75%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/5 (0%)4/7 (57%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)6/14 (43%)4/10 (40%)1/2 (50%)3/3 (100%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 168–387 (43.4%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area65–10760.7 (-6.4)67.227.6%
In the paint (non-RA)11–2642.3 (-2.2)44.56.7%
Mid-range8–2236.4 (-5.4)41.85.7%
Corner 334–8540.0 (+1.2)38.822.0%
Above the break 350–14734.0 (-1.2)35.238.0%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Corner 3: 93rd of 199 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 7.1 per game32
Rebounds 3.0 per game36
Assists 1.8 per game44
Steals 0.6 per game33
Blocks 0.1 per game8
3-pointers made 1.3 per game58
True shooting 56.135
Usage 13.212
PER 8.87
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 0.6 per game79

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Sion James (5.4 / 3.5 / 2.0) · Bogdan Bogdanović (7.4 / 2.6 / 2.2) · Terance Mann (7.2 / 3.2 / 3.0) · Jalen Pickett (5.2 / 2.3 / 2.3) · Kenrich Williams (6.5 / 3.3 / 1.4) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Ben Sheppard average?
Ben Sheppard averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 65 games.
What is Ben Sheppard's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Ben Sheppard shot 43.4% from the field, 36.2% from three (84 of 232) and 76.5% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 56.1%.
How old is Ben Sheppard?
Ben Sheppard is 25 years old. He was born on July 16, 2001.
How tall is Ben Sheppard?
Ben Sheppard is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall and plays SG, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Ben Sheppard from?
Ben Sheppard is from the United States and played at Belmont before the NBA.
What team does Ben Sheppard play for?
Ben Sheppard is listed with the Indiana Pacers in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Ben Sheppard wear?
The NBA directory lists Ben Sheppard at No. 26 for the Indiana Pacers. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Ben Sheppard's next game?
Ben Sheppard and the Indiana Pacers next play the Atlanta Hawks at home on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Ben Sheppard play on Christmas Day?
No. The Indiana Pacers are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Ben Sheppard make?
Ben Sheppard has a listed salary figure of $3.26M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2027.
How does Ben Sheppard rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Ben Sheppard was ahead of 32% in points per game, 36% in rebounds and 44% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$3.26M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2027
Nationality
USA

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Ben Sheppard

Ben Sheppard FULL 2022-23 Belmont Season Highlights | 18.8 PPG (605 TOTAL PTS) 41.3 3P% & 47.5 FG%

Sheppard feels like a real sleeper in this class, being a jumbo guard with shooting touch and the length to defend at a high level.

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Ben Sheppard Every Play vs OKC | 2025 NBA Finals Game 2 Highlights

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Career at a glance

Ben Sheppard played 3 NBA regular seasons between 2023 and 2026, appearing in 185 games and averaging 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He spent his whole career with Indiana (2023–26, 185 games). His best scoring season was 2025–26 with Indiana: 7.1 points per game over 65 games.

In the playoffs he appeared in 2 postseason runs (38 games, 4.1 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 1,000 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Ben Sheppard

Benjamin Lee Sheppard (born July 16, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins before being selected by the Pacers in the first round of the 2023 NBA draft.

Born
July 16, 2001 (age 25) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Position
Shooting guard
High school
Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Georgia)
College
Belmont (2019–2023)
NBA draft
2023: 1st round, 26th overall pick
Playing career
2023–present

Career highlights and awards

  • First-team All-MVC (2023)
  • First-team All-OVC (2022)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24Indiana57114.3.393.314.8851.6.9.6.04.4
2024–25Indiana63919.5.418.342.8892.81.3.6.25.3
2025–26Indiana652021.4.434.362.7653.01.8.6.17.1
Career1853018.6.419.342.8272.51.4.6.15.6
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024Indiana17219.7.437.380.7783.01.0.5.15.2
2025Indiana21014.0.471.3951.0001.9.4.4.03.2
Career38216.5.451.386.8462.4.7.4.14.1
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20Belmont32010.8.386.279.6672.2.6.4.12.9
2020–21Belmont272627.7.473.328.6894.42.21.0.110.5
2021–22Belmont333331.4.496.371.7193.91.61.2.216.2
2022–23Belmont323234.4.475.415.6845.22.91.4.218.8
Career1249126.0.475.370.6963.91.81.0.112.2

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 6″
Weight
190 lb
Position
SG
Jersey
26
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
Belmont
Draft year
2023
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 26

How acquired: #26 Pick in 2023 Draft. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

7.1Points per game
3Rebounds per game
1.8Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Roster observations

These dates show when our saved NBA directory observations listed this player with a team. They are not signing, trade or contract dates, and this is not a complete career history.

Roster refresh overdue. This saved assignment may have changed.

TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Indiana PacersNone recordedNBA directory

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