2014-15 (As a Senior): Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2014-15 academic year.
2013-14 (As a Junior): Appeared in 29 games with 21 starts as a junior … Averaged 7.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.7 steals per game … Shot 41.5 percent from the floor, 39.7 percent from 3-point range and 83.5 percent from the foul line … Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt in free throw shooting percentage … Set new career highs in points (211), rebounds (60), assists (25), steals (20) and minutes played (714) … Scored in double digits 10 times on the year … Hit multiple 3-pointers in eight games … Missed the first three games of the season with a hamstring injury before returning at Southern (Nov. 22), where he scored nine points on a 9-of-10 effort at the foul line and had a career-high three steals … Scored a career-high 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor and a 3-of-4 effort from 3-point range vs. Jacksonville State in the BVI Tropical Shootout (Dec. 20) … Scored 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the floor and a 6-of-8 effort at the foul line vs. Grambling (Dec. 30) … Scored in double figures in six of UALR’s final nine games, beginning with 11 points vs. WKU (Feb. 8) … Totaled 14 points thanks to a 6-of-7 effort at the foul line at ULM (Feb. 15) … Matched his career high with 18 points at Troy, going 4 of 8 from the floor, 2 of 5 from 3-point range and 8 of 8 from the foul line … Scored 11 points in the Trojans’ win over Arkansas State (March 1) … Totaled 11 points in UALR’s opening-round win over Troy.
2012-13 (As a Sophomore): Appeared in all 32 games with 14 starts as a sophomore … Averaged 6.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game while shooting 42.6 percent from three-point range (23-of-54) and 79.7 percent from the foul line (63 of 79) … Increased his scoring average to 7.1 points per game in conference games, while his field goal (39.4 percent), three-point (45.9 percent) and free throw (81.1 percent) shooting percentages all improved in league play … His conference-only free throw percentage ranked second in the Sun Belt … Reached double figures in scoring in eight games on the season … Scored a career-high 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range while grabbing a season-high matching five rebounds against ULM (Dec. 1) … Went 3 of 3 from the field, 2 of 2 from three point range and 2 of 2 from the foul line to score 10 points at No. 11-ranked Cincinnati (Dec. 6) … Scored 15 points of 4-of-6 shooting from the floor and 6-of-7 shooting from the foul line against South Alabama (Feb. 2) … Hit 4 of 6 shots from the floor for 12 points against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 16) … Scored 13 points, grabbed three rebounds and handed out two assists against Louisiana (Feb. 28) … Matched his career high of two steals on three separate occasions ... Named to Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for earning a GPA of 3.0-3.49.
2011-12 (As a Freshman): Appeared in all 31 games with six starts as a true freshman … Averaged 4.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game on the year, while shooting 85.0 percent from the free-throw line (51 of 60) and 42.9 percent from three-point range (18 of 42) … Saw his scoring average rise to 5.8 points per game in league play, thanks in part to a 12-of-22 effort from three-point range (54.5 percent) against conference opponents … Converted 34 of 40 free-throw attempts in league play to rank third in the Sun Belt with an .850 free-throw percentage … Scored in double figures six times, including a season-high 14 points against Denver (Jan. 28) by going 4 for 5 from the field and 2 for 2 from beyond the arc … Scored 13 points in the previous meeting with the Pioneers (Dec. 31) as he went 4 for 5 from the field, 3 for 3 from three-point range and 2 for 2 at the foul line … Chipped in nine points, three assists and a season-high six rebounds at Illinois State (Dec. 20) … Helped UALR to a 74-62 overtime win at Troy (Feb. 18) by totaling 12 points off a perfect 10-for-10 effort at the foul line … Made his first career start against SMU on Dec. 4, finishing with eight points over 31 minutes … Totaled 24 assists against 17 turnovers for a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.
At Frisco HS: A four-time All-District selection at Frisco High School … Averaged 23.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a senior to earn District 9-4A Most Valuable Player honors … Started all four years at Frisco, scoring 2,188 points during his prep career … Received Second Team All-District honors as a freshman, and followed that up by earning First Team All-District accolades each of the next three years … Named District 9-4A Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior after averaging 21.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game … Shot 55 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range (54-of-131) as a junior to help the Raccoons to a 25-9 record and a spot in the Texas high school playoffs … Helped lead Frisco to a 22-11 record and a second-straight berth in the state playoffs as a senior by shooting 50 percent from the field and 81 percent at the foul line … Received All-Region II honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and a spot on the All-Academic Team as a senior, in addition to his District 9-4A MVP award … Played for head coach Andy Steele … Rated a 3-star recruit by Rivals, and a 2-star recruit by ESPN.com with a score of 83 on its ratings scale … Ranked as a top-30 player in the state by TexasHoops.com … Played AAU ball for the Dallas Mustangs, one of the top teams in the state of Texas.
Personal: Full name is Benjamin Douglas Dillard … Born Oct. 16, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga. … Son of Dena and Sherman Dillard … Has one brother, Langston … His father, Sherman, is currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa and was formerly a head coach at Indiana State and James Madison … Majoring in business with an emphasis in marketing.
