Crookston, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball program announced the signing of Ben Hoverson (G, 6-6, 210, Grand Forks, N.D.). The guard from Grand Forks will join three signees in this year's class: twins Mario and Myles Adams and North Dakota transfer Reid Grant.
 
"We are very pleased to add Ben to the Golden Eagle Basketball family.  He comes with college level experience as well as being from just down the road in Grand Forks," said head coach Bryan Beamish.
 
"He fits perfectly within the 6 standards we are building our culture on.  Ben gives us size and athleticism which will allow him to guard a variety of positions as well as a player that can stretch the floor on the offensive end."
 
Minnesota Crookston will be the third collegiate stop for Hoverson, having spent a year at Lake Region State in Devils Lake, N.D., and at Dakota State in Madison, S.D. Hoverson played high school basketball at Grand Forks Central.
 
The Golden Eagles are entering their second season under Beamish. UMN Crookston has a strong core returning for the 2023-24 season with five players who started more than half of Minnesota Crookston's contests returning. Junior guard Blaize Sagna led the Golden Eagles in 2022-23 with 15.9 points per game. Xzavier Jones returns after notching 13.4 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Chandler Meeks notched 7.8 points per game as a freshman last season. Hoverson will join a dynamic backcourt that includes Meeks and Sagna.
 
The student-athletes listed as having signed a National Letter of Intent or Offer of Admission to play men's basketball at the University of Minnesota Crookston have been verified by the Minnesota Crookston compliance office once they sign the National Letter of Intent or once the student-athlete has accepted an Offer of Admission for Minnesota Crookston.
 

Ben Hoverson (G, 6-6, 210, Grand Forks, N.D. / Grand Forks Central High School)
Hoverson will be a junior this season at Minnesota Crookston. Hoverson spent a year at Lake Region State and another year at Dakota State last season. Played in 27 games and started nine a year ago at DSU, averaging just under seven points a game and shot 33 percent from deep. Scored a season-high 29 points on 7-11 shooting from the three-point line against Viterbo College last season. Hoverson was also a dual-sport athlete at Dakota State, competing in track as well. In high school, he was named the Midco High School Boys Player of the Week after scoring 38 points against No. 1 Fargo Davies High School. He also holds the GFC school record for most blocks in a season with 55.
 
He is the son of Chad and Janet Hoverson of Grand Forks and Kate and Randy Heck of Cavalier, N.D. He plans on majoring in Exercise Science while at Minnesota Crookston.