NBA Draft Scouting Report: Illinois' Ben Humrichous

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Ben Humrichous

Forward | Illinois

Height: 6'9" | Weight: 225 lbs

2025 Draft Age: 22.91

Nov 25, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini forward Ben Humrichous (3) drives the ball against Little Rock Trojans forward Caleb Pennyfeather (10) during the second half at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images | Ron Johnson-Imagn Images

Prospect Profile

After starting his collegiate career at the NAIA level for several years, Humrichous then made the leap to the Division I level last season at Evansville before making his way to Illinois for one final campaign. He’s a great story who has put in the work to develop his game to the point in which he is getting NBA interest.

Humrichous is an offensive-minded player who can score in a variety of ways, but is without a doubt known for his shooting stroke. He boasts such a smooth perimeter jumper and he has the size to get shots off over defenders. The Illinois transfer is comfortable handling the ball and enjoys creating advantages against smaller defenders. He’s an underrated passer but doesn’t get to show it off much, given he almost always plays within himself and allows others to make plays for his team. Humrichous is overall very skilled and processes the game well for a forward.

While the shooting will surely translate at the next level, the defensive side of the court is where he will have to sell NBA teams. Humrichous lacks lateral quickness and is still somewhat slender in build. He’s too slow to guard wings, but not strong enough to defend bigs. He has shown some flashes of being reliable on that end, but needs to do it more consistently to convince scouts he can do it against the elite athletes at the NBA level. He simply needs to develop into a good team defender who isn’t a liability and that will be enough to get him on the floor with his shooting.

Humrichous is a bit older relative to many other draft prospects given he will be 23 as a rookie next season. He has the archetype of several players currently in the NBA who bring value as jumbo shooters, which is so valuable in today’s game.

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Potential Second-Round Pick in 2025 NBA Draft.

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