Ben Sheppard
Guard · Indiana Pacers · #26
Ben Sheppard: season analysis
Ben Sheppard is a 25-year-old guard for the Indiana Pacers, wearing number 26. Listed at 6-foot-6 and 190 pounds, Sheppard has 4 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Belmont.
In 2026-27, Sheppard is averaging 3.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists in 12.0 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 1 games. The shooting line reads 33.3% from the field, 50.0% from three-point range.
Compared with 2025-26 (7.1 points in 21.4 minutes per game), scoring is down by 4.1 points per game and playing time down by 9.4 minutes.
Before this season, Sheppard played 3 NBA seasons and 185 games, averaging 5.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 7.1 points per game.
Injury report: Sheppard is listed as out.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Ben Sheppard on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-10-28
Profile
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #26 |
| Age | 25 |
| Born | July 16, 2001 · Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Height | 6' 6" (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 190 lbs (86 kg) |
| College | Belmont |
| NBA experience | 4 years |
| Salary | $5,031,668 (2026-27) |
Pacers teammates
Kobe BrownG · #24
Johnny FurphyG · #12
Tyrese HaliburtonG · #0
Jay HuffC · #32
Quenton JacksonG · #29
T.J. McConnellG · #9
Larry Nance Jr.F · #22
Andrew NembhardG · #2
Aaron NesmithG · #23
Kelly Oubre Jr.G · #10
Pascal SiakamF · #43
Jalen SlawsonF · #18
Braden SmithG · #3
Obi ToppinF · #1
Jarace WalkerF · #5
Ivica ZubacC · #40
Last 1 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | @ NOP | W 123-120 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | indiana pacers | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0-3.0 | 1.0-2.0 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2025-26 | indiana pacers | 65 | 20 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 43.4 | 36.2 | 76.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.6-6.0 | 1.3-3.6 | 0.6-0.8 |
| 2024-25 | indiana pacers | 63 | 9 | 19.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 41.8 | 34.2 | 88.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.9-4.6 | 1.1-3.2 | 0.4-0.4 |
| 2023-24 | indiana pacers | 57 | 1 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 39.3 | 31.4 | 88.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6-4.0 | 0.9-2.7 | 0.4-0.5 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.