Snapshot
- Team / role: Brooklyn Nets Exhibit 10/camp forward; projected Long Island spacing specialist.
- College baseline: 37 games, two starts, 22.5 MPG, 5.8 PTS and 3.9 REB in his final Illinois season. Illinois Athletics final statistics, accessed 2026-07-18
- Summer signal: made five threes and posted 15 points and eight rebounds against Milwaukee; a useful skill confirmation, not proof of an NBA rotation. NBA California Classic recap, 2026-07
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | .430 | .800 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Fantasy translation
- Redraft: no draft value; even an NBA call-up would initially be a three-point-only stream.
- Points: no present points-league value because his low-assist, low-stocks profile needs far more minutes than an Exhibit 10 projects.
- Dynasty: G League watchlist in extremely deep formats because 6-foot-9 shooting is a translatable role skill.
Role, floor and ceiling
Humrichous is competing for an open two-way slot rather than a nightly rotation place. Floor: camp waiver and Long Island. Ceiling: a two-way deal followed by spot minutes when Brooklyn needs frontcourt spacing.
Risk monitor
His final college season produced only 5.8 points despite 22.5 minutes, and the roster already contains several shooting forwards. The Exhibit 10 agreement gives Brooklyn a development mechanism, not a regular-season guarantee. Signing report, 2026-06
Career record
Pre-NBA: Six college seasons across three programs. Three years at Huntington (NAIA, Crossroads League), where his 2021-22 line was 11.9 points and 5.9 rebounds. Transferred up to Evansville (Missouri Valley) for 2023-24 and produced 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.6 minutes on .484/.414/.757 splits, earning MVC All-Newcomer honors. Two seasons at Illinois (Big Ten) in a reduced role: 7.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 25.8 minutes on .375/.343/.706 in 2024-25, then 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 22.5 minutes on .383/.361/.792 across 37 games with two starts in 2025-26, hitting 57 threes. Draft: undrafted (2026).
Humrichous has never appeared in an NBA game. His most recent competitive season is the 2025-26 Illinois line above — 37 games, 22.5 MPG, 5.8 PTS, 3.9 REB, 0.8 AST, .383 FG, .361 3P, .792 FT.
Durability: 24 games at Evansville in 2023-24 (all starts) against a full 35 and 37 in the two Illinois seasons; the cause of the 2023-24 absences is not verified.
Trajectory: The career arc is a shooting specialist who climbed from NAIA to the Big Ten and lost scoring volume at every step up — the 6-foot-9 frame and the 36 percent three-point rate are the only translatable assets, and Illinois used him as a floor-spacer rather than a producer. He is competing for a two-way slot, not a rotation spot, and the realistic 2026-27 outcome is Long Island. He becomes worth monitoring only if he converts to a two-way and Brooklyn suffers multiple frontcourt injuries at once, and even then he would be a three-point-only stream.
Career sources: Ben Humrichous — Wikipedia · Illinois Athletics roster page · Evansville Athletics roster page · SI: What the Nets are getting in Ben Humrichous
Open questions
- Does Humrichous beat Dion Brown and other camp invitees for the final two-way?
- Can he defend either forward spot at NBA speed?
- Does Summer League shooting carry into G League volume?