Ben Beran

[Walrus]

The Argus Leader is reporting that Ben Beran will not return for his senior season.


http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs...PORTS/60409004

[89rabbit]

Re: Ben Beran

I know the death of his father affected him deeply, as it would anyone.  He almost didn't come back for his Jr. season.  Best of luck to Ben.

Go State!  

[thebluehatman]

Re: Ben Beran

Returning players as of right now
Mackenzie Casey* G 6-0 160 So.
Jose Frias G 6-2 195 Jr.
Andy Kleinjan** G 6-3 170 Jr.
Matt Cadwell G 6-3 195 RSFr.
Blake Yackley F 6-5 185 Fr.
Cam Hornby G 6-0 180 Fr.
Steve Holdren* G/F 6-5 215 So.
Mark Engen F/C 6-10 200 Fr.
Robert Bilitz F/C 6-10 200 Fr.
Michael Loney* F 6-6 225 So.
and Maybe Mo.

Incoming
Thomas Bassett, 6-5, 240
Anthony Cordova, 6-7, 220
possibly more????

possibly 11 players deep not a lot of size. losing ben will affect the team deeply.

[filbert]

Re: Ben Beran

A tough decision for a young man to make . . . I suspect it may be the right one for him, though.

Thanks, and good luck, Ben . . .

[Charger13]

Re: Ben Beran

Returning players as of right now
Mackenzie Casey* G 6-0 160 So.
Jose Frias G 6-2 195 Jr.
Andy Kleinjan** G 6-3 170 Jr.
Matt Cadwell G 6-3 195 RSFr.
Blake Yackley F 6-5 185 Fr.
Cam Hornby G 6-0 180 Fr.
Steve Holdren* G/F 6-5 215 So.
Mark Engen F/C 6-10 200 Fr.
Robert Bilitz F/C 6-10 200 Fr.
Michael Loney* F 6-6 225 So.
and Maybe Mo.

Incoming
Thomas Bassett, 6-5, 240
Anthony Cordova, 6-7, 220
possibly more????

possibly 11 players deep not a lot of size. losing ben will affect the team deeply.

Is Gilbert for sure not returning? I know him and Mo are still on campus, but I have not heard their plans. I hope Nagy and Larson have known this for awhile and are hitting the Juco's hard.

[thebluehatman]

Re: Ben Beran

yah dre is pretty much a sure thing. he has kinda made it clear to some people that he doesn't want to come back to this scandal. mo is still a maybe about coming back.

[Jacked_Up]

Re: Ben Beran

Dang. This run of misfortune just never seems to stop for the mens basketball program. I certainly hope things work out and Gilbert and Berte come back. Meanwhile, Nagy and Larson have a lot of work to do to replace Beran.

[89rabbit]

Re: Ben Beran

Here is a longer story from the Argus:

http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs...06/1002/SPORTS


Go State!

[1bunnies]

Re: Ben Beran

I know the coaches have known about Ben for awhile. I found out in the middle of March from a reliable source, but did want to post until it became public knowledge. I wish Ben the best also.

[Rabbitlivinginverm]

Re: Ben Beran

I know the coaches have known about Ben for awhile. I found out in the middle of March from a reliable source, but did want to post until it became public knowledge. I wish Ben the best also.

There has been a lot of off the board talk about Ben of the past month or so.  Ben earned enough respect over the last 3 years to have an official announcement rather than message board gossip. I wish he was coming back but I also wish him luck in whatever he does.

[jackmd]

Re: Ben Beran

I know the coaches have known about Ben for awhile. I found out in the middle of March from a reliable source, but did want to post until it became public knowledge. I wish Ben the best also.

Best of luck to Ben and his family. He played without his heart in the game last year and just couldn't do it again this year. It is in the best interest of the team that Ben is ending his career at SDSU. Very talented player and an even better kid from a great family.

[thebluehatman]

Re: Ben Beran

big ben is an awesome guy i wouldn't wanna mess with him in a dark alley. he had a lot of struggles this year, and it's good he decided to put his education and family first. something we don't see a lot in the world of d1 athletics. so i guess that means we have another scholarship opening for the team :question :question lots of underclassmen on the team the next couple of years. have we went the NDSU way? anyways best of luck to ben and his future.

[bub94]

Re: Ben Beran

I was at lunch about 2 weeks ago and I heard Ben say he was not returning for next year. I wish he would have returned for his senior year, but I respect him for putting his education first. I wish him the best with the rest of his time at SDSU and in the future.

[JACKGUYII]

Re: Ben Beran

I'm syphathetic to Ben's situation, but I feel there is a bad trend of players not completing their committments to SDSU regardless what level we are playing at. SDSU does not have a history of revoking scholarships like some schools when we probably should have. Could be another long year with no experience in the backcourt.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Ben Beran

Good Luck to Ben, we will miss you.