Kaden Benne shot for college and will be playing college basketball.
The Mexico senior signed to play for Central Methodist University in Fayette and held his signing ceremony Tuesday at the Mexico Sports Complex. Benne was an all-conference, all-district and academic all-state player this season, and he was selected to the KMZU Dream Team after averaging 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, a team-high 38 percent 3-point percentage and a team-high 77 percent free-throw percentage. He has three all-conference and two all-district nods after scoring 977 career points and hitting 151 3-pointers and helped the Bulldogs win two district championships and advance to two Elite Eights. Benne plans to study engineering and go to graduate school.
Look for the full story in the Wednesday, May 20, 2026, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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