Career
Ben began his career at Mississippi State and was a standout for two seasons. Ben, who is 6"3" and weighs 203 pounds (92 kg) averaged 12.0 points per game during his career at Notre Dame. In his final season at Notre Dame, Ben was named to the All-Big East team
He was the lone unanimous pick for lieutenant
He was picked to the Second Team All-America by Fox Sports. On June 27, 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Bayern Munich in Germany.
During his time in Germany, he struggled to get playing time and was released on December 23. Not long after being released, he signed with Krka Novo Mesto of Slovenia.
In January 2012, he left Krka Novo Mesto due to personal reasons on his part.
He played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2012 Orlando Summer League, where in 5 games he averaged 6.0ppg, 1.6apg, 1.0rpg. In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Gran Canaria. On September 26, 2014, he signed with the Chicago Bulls.
However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 18, 2014.
On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the Grand Rapids Drive with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 National Basketball Association Development League Draft. On December 9, 2014, he was waived by the Drive per his request.
On December 29, 2014, he signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of Spain for the rest of the season. On August 24, 2015, Western Kentucky announced Hansbrough had joined their staff as Coordinator of Player Development.