Ben Sheppard plays for the Indiana Pacers. On the depth chart he's listed as #3 at shooting guard. Ben Sheppard is out. He's expected back on 2027-01-02. In the 2026-27 season he has played 1 game, 0 as a starter, averaging 12.2 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (100 %). In the 2025-26 season he averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Jordan Poole, Herbert Jones, and Jeremiah Fears, who score 0.0 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Jordan Poole.
Next game
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Out: won't play.
Injury update
28 Oct.: El entrenador jefe Rick Carlise ha confirmado que Sheppard estará de baja «varios meses» tras someterse a una operación para reparar una rotura de menisco en la rodilla izquierda, según informa Tony East, de Forbes.com.
On the depth chart
- Shooting Guard 3rd
Positions he can play: Shooting Guard / Small Forward
See the full Pacers depth chart →On-court role
2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.
- Games
- 1
- Min/game
- 12.2
- Starts
- 0
Minutes by position
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Shooting Guard100 %
Stats
Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 9.4 |
| 2025-26 | 65 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 43.4 | 36.2 | 76.5 | 56.1 | 13.1 |
Game log
His latest games of the 2026-27 season.
Best games of the season: 3 pts @ Pelicans (Oct 21) · 1 reb @ Pelicans (Oct 21)
Injury history
Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.
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Out Since Oct 25 (20 days) 10 games missed Expected return: Jan 2
28 Oct.: El entrenador jefe Rick Carlise ha confirmado que Sheppard estará de baja «varios meses» tras someterse a una operación para reparar una rotura de menisco en la rodilla izquierda, según informa Tony East, de Forbes.com.
Compare with another player
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Who guards whom
2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Who he guards
- Possessions
- 25
- Pts/100 poss.
- 0.0
- FG%
- 0%
Opponents he guarded most in 1 game:
| Opponent | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole | 8 | 0 | 0/0 |
| Herbert Jones | 3 | 0 | 0/0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 3 | 0 | 0/0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 3 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 3 | 0 | 0/0 |
Who guards him
- Possessions
- 26
- Pts/100 poss.
- 30.8
- FG%
- 0%
Defenders who guarded him most in 1 game:
| Defender | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole | 10 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 3 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 3 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 3 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 3 | 0 | 0/0 |