Missouri State

Honors

• MVC Honor Roll: 2023
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2023

2022-23 (Freshman)
Played in 27 games with a start as a true freshman ... Led team in scoring once and in rebounding twice ... Had an impressive .534 FG percentage on the season ... Posted 4 rebounds vs. Southern Illinois (3/3/23) in MVC Tournament quarterfinals ... Tallied team-high 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in win at Indiana State (2/26/23) ... Posted 8 points, 5 rebounds in home win over Murray State (2/21/23) .. Had 5 points on 2-of-2 FG and 1-of-1 FT vs. UNI at home (2/18/23) ... Logged a season-high 12 rebounds in 26-minute appearance at Bradley (2/15/23) ... Recorded a key first-half block in win at Evansville (2/12/23) ... Had a pivotal first-half layup in home win over Belmont (2/8/23) ... Registered 9 points on 3-of-4 FG and 3-of-4 FT vs. Evansville (1/4/23) ... Played 13 minutes in first career start at Oral Roberts (12/17/22) with 2 points, 1 rebound ... Snagged 5 rebounds in just 10 minutes vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (12/10/22) with a block ... Posted 7 points on 3-of-4 FG with 2 dunks vs. Bradley (12/3/22) at home ... Had 8 points, 8 rebounds at UIC (11/30/22) in 15-minute appearance with 2 assists ... Was 3-of-4 from the field vs. Ball State (11/26/22) for 6 points and 4 rebounds ... Played in first road game of the season at BYU (11/16/22) ... Posted 8 points in 12 minutes off the bench vs. Missouri S&T (11/9/22) behind 4-of-5 FG and 3 rebounds in his Missouri State debut ... ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2023 semester.

High School
Named conference and regional player of the year in Southern Illinois after posting a league-record 658 points for coach Tim Holloway at Mt. Vernon (Ill.) Township High in 2021-22 ... Averaged 21.9 points and just under 11 rebounds per game while converting 61.3 percent from the field (68.4 percent from two-point range) ... Team advanced to regional round and finished with a 22-10 record ... As a junior, Benson was named South 7 Conference Player of the Year after leading Rams to back-to-back league titles ... Averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in 2020-21 ... Earned all-conference honors for the second straight season ... The Chicago Sun Times ranked Benson as the No. 7 prospect in Illinois and top power forward in the state.

Personal
Alrius Nicholas Benson Jr. was born 11/24/03 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Nick  and Lynn Benson of Mt. Vernon, Ill. ... Has two sisters, Ary and Asia ... Undecided on academic major.