Michael Beasley

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Michael Beasley
No. 30 – Miami Heat
PositionForward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 35)
Frederick, Maryland
Nationality United States
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolNotre Dame Preparatory School,
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
CollegeKansas State
NBA draft2008: 2nd overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career2008–present
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Paul Beasley (born January 9 1989, in Frederick, Maryland) is an American basketball player for the Miami Heat. Beasley stands 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m)*,Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). plays both forward positions, and shoots his jump shot left-handed. He is also ambidextrous. Beasley played basketball for Kansas State University for one year before declaring for the NBA draft on April 14, 2008.[1] Beasley's parents are Fatima Smith and Michael Beasley Sr. He has two brothers, Leroy and Malik, and two younger sisters, Mychaela and Tiffany.

High school

Rivals.com rated Beasley first in the class of 2007 high school basketball prospects.[2]

Beasley spent his earliest years in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to Prince George's County, Maryland. While growing up in Maryland, Beasley played for one the country's most successful AAU youth teams at the time, the PG Jaguars. Beasley won multiple national championships with this team alongside future fellow blue-chip recruits Kevin Durant (University of Texas) and Chris Braswell (Georgetown University). Beasley later moved on to play AAU ball for DC Assault's 17 & Under team, playing alongside such players as former KSU teammate Ron Anderson, Nolan Smith (Duke University), Chris Wright (Georgetown University), Austin Freeman (Georgetown University), and Julian Vaughn (Florida State University). During this time Beasley also attended a number of high schools including Bowie High School (Bowie, Maryland), National Christian Academy (Fort Washington, Maryland), The Pendleton School (a section of the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida), Riverdale Baptist School (Upper Marlboro, Maryland), Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia), and Notre Dame Preparatory School (Fitchburg, Massachusetts).

He was named as a 2006 USA Men's U18 National Team member on June 26, 2006. Beasley averaged team highs of 13.8 ppg. and 8.3 rpg at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio, Texas. He ranked fifth in rebounds per game (8.3 rpg) among all 2006 tournament leaders, and he ranks third all-time in the USA Men's U18 record book, along with Shawn Arnwine of James Madison High School.


High school notes and honors

• Compiled an astounding record of 138-5 as a high school player: 30-0 at National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland as a freshman, 33-1 at Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland as a sophomore, 40-1 at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia as a junior and 35-3 at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Massachusetts as a senior.[3]

• Attended Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) in 2005-06 where he averaged 20.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg and 4.5 bpg for the #2-ranked team in USA Today's Super 25.

There are two different stats for his junior year that conflict

• As a junior in 2005-06 averaged 47.1 ppg., 19.4 rpg., and 7.5 bpg.

• Recorded 21 double-doubles in 2005-06.

• Attended Rose Baptist (Md.) in 2004-05, averaged 45 ppg., 13 rpg., and 4.0 bpg.

• Plays for the AAU PG Jaguars (Through 15U), D.C. Assault (15U-2007).

• His DC Assault won the Las Vegas 16U championship.

• Participated in the ABCD camp.

• As a junior, was named to the EA Sports All-America first team (one of just four juniors on the 20-man first team) Parade Magazine All-America second team, USA Today All-America third team and one of just three non seniors named to one of the first three Slam Magazine All-America teams.

• Named Co-MVP along with Eric Gordon at the adidas Superstar Camp in summer of 2006

• Named to Slam Magazine's annual High-School All American 1st team along with Derrick Rose, Kyle Singler, O. J. Mayo, Kevin Love and Eric Gordon.

• Named to the 2004-05 Washington Post All-Met first team as a Sophomore.

• Named to 2006-07 McDonalds All-American team.

• Named to the American team for the 2007 Nike Hoops Summit.

• Named to the East team for the 2007 Jordan Classic.

• Named 2006-07 McDonalds All-American game MVP.

• He is featured playing as a high-schooler at Rucker Park in the 2008 movie Gunnin' For That #1 Spot.

Kansas State Wildcats

Beasley began his freshman year at Kansas State in the fall of 2007. In the 2007-2008 regular season, Beasley was one of the most dominant players in the country. Beasley’s 26.2 points and nation-leading 12.4 rebounds were the most by a Big 12 player in any season. His 866 total points and 408 rebounds ranked third and second among all freshmen in NCAA history. He also led the nation in double-doubles (28), 40-point games (three), 30-point games (13), 20-point, 10-rebound games (23) and 30-point, 10-rebound games (13). His 28 double-doubles broke the freshman double-double record previously held by Carmelo Anthony. Anthony had 22 double-doubles in his only season at Syracuse in 2002-03. On Feb. 23, 2008, Beasley scored a Big 12-record 44 points in a 86-92 loss at Baylor.Beasley became known as an unstoppable force when shooting, finishing the season shooting 53.7 percent from the field (282 of 525). He also finished the season shooting 39.5 percent from 3-point range.

Beasley holds 30 Kansas State career, single-season and freshman records as well as 17 Big 12 Conference single-game and single-season marks. With his 33-point, 14-rebound effort against Colorado on March 4, he eclipsed Mitch Richmond’s (768; 1987-88) school single-season points record, while he broke the Big 12 record for double-doubles in a season with his 26th on the year. He is just the 27th player in NCAA Division I history to post 26 or more double-doubles in a season and the first since Utah’s Andrew Bogut (26) did it in 2004-05.

Beasley guided the Wildcats to a 20-10 record and a 10-6 Big 12 Conference record. Some of they key conference victories were a win at Oklahoma and, a home victory against Texas A&M, and a victory against then-unbeaten #2 Kansas, marking the first time in over four years that Kansas State defeated a Top 10 team at home (Kansas State beat #10 Texas, 58-48 on March 6, 2004), the first time K-State beat Kansas in Manhattan since 1983 and the first-ever victory against the Jayhawks in Bramlage Coliseum. The win partially backed up a boast he had made before the season about K-State's prospects against the Jayhawks:

We're going to beat Kansas at home. We're going to beat them in their house. We're going to beat them in Africa. Wherever we play, we're going to beat them.[4]

On March 1, 2008, his boast did not come completely true, as Kansas won the return match in Lawrence, 88-74 despite 39 points and 11 rebounds from Beasley. He became just the second player in school history to score 30 or more points in three consecutive games.

On March 4, 2008, in a win over Colorado, his fourth straight 30-point game allowed him to break Mitch Richmond’s 20-year-old school record for points in a season (768). He set another Big 12 record by breaking former Kansas player Drew Gooden’s record for most double-doubles in a season.

Awards and honors

Michael Beasley became just the second player in school history to earn first team All-America honors from The Associated Press. The Washington, D.C., native joins Bob Boozer as the only players in Kansas State history to earn first team All-America honors from The Associated Press. Boozer, the school’s only consensus first team All-American, was named to the first team after his outstanding 1959 season. Overall, Beasley is just the fifth player in school history to earn recognition to any of organization’s three All-America teams, joining Rolando Blackman (third team – 1980); Bob Boozer (second team – 1958; first team – 1959), Mike Evans (third team – 1978) and Dick Knostman (third team – 1952; second team – 1953).

Beasley was selected to the 10-member 2008 John R. Wooden Award All-America team as well as one of five finalists for the prestigious John R. Wooden Player of the Year Award, which was awarded to Tyler Hansbrough on April 11 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Beasley became the second consecutive standout freshman (after Kevin Durant last year) to win both Big 12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year accolades.

Beasley becomes the fourth player in school history to be honored as the league’s Player of the Year and the first since the inception of the Big 12. He joins Lon Kruger (1973 and 1974), Mike Evans (1977 and 1978) and Rolando Blackman (1980) as Wildcats to be named to conference Player of the Year. He is the first player to earn the distinction of league Freshman of the Year and the 12th overall to be selected as either Freshman or Newcomer of the Year since 1970. Six freshmen (Bob Zender – 1970; Steve Mitchell – 1971; Lon Kruger – 1972; Mike Evans – 1975; Curtis Redding – 1977 and Ed Nealy – 1979) in school history have been named Newcomer of the Year

Freshman Michael Beasley earned his second major National Player of the Year honor as he was selected to the honor by Rivals.com. He was also named the organization’s National Freshman of the Year and to its All-America first team.

In addition to earning Player of the Year accolades from both CBS Sports.com and Rivals.com, Beasley was recently named one of four finalists for the 2008 Naismith Player of the Year Award, which was awarded to Tyler Hansbrough, presented by AT&T and the Atlanta Tipoff Club.

He, along with fellow finalists Memphis’ Chris Douglas-Roberts, North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough and UCLA’s Kevin Love, traveled to the Final Four on April 6, 2008, where the trophy was presented at the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Guardians of the Game awards program. He also was one of 10 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year award and one of 25 for the John R. Wooden Award, which was also claimed by Tyler Hansbrough.

In addition to his National Player of the Year awards, Beasley has been named National Freshman of the Year by four organizations, including CBS Sports.com, Rivals.com, The Sporting News and U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). He has also been selected a first team All-American by numerous outlets, including CBS Sports.com, Dick Vitale, ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News and U.S. Basketball Writers Association. In addition, he was chosen as a first team Freshman All-American by CBS Sports.com and Rivals.com, while teammate Bill Walker was announced to CBS Sports.com’s Freshman All-America third team.[5]

Post-season information

Beasley led the Wildcats to a 10-6 record in conference play, earning a number 3 seed in the 2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wildcats faced the #6 seed Texas A&M Aggies and lost 77-71. Beasley had 25 points and 9 rebounds, one board short of a double-double. He shot 10-21 from the field and 1-4 from behind the three-point line. He also registered three blocks.

The Wildcats earned a berth in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as the #11 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat the #6 seed USC Trojans. Beasley had 23 points and 11 rebounds for his 27th double-double of the year. However, they lost 72-55 to #3 Wisconsin in the second round of the tournament. Beasley was held to 23 points and added 13 rebounds against the Badgers his 28th and final double-double.

On April 14, 2008, Beasley announced that he would enter the NBA Draft and thus forgo his last 3 years of eligibility.

NBA Career

Miami Heat

On June 26, 2008, Michael Beasley was selected 2nd overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Beasley signed with the Heat on July 2, 2008.[6] In his NBA Summer League debut, Beasley scored 28 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to go along with 2 assists. He led the summer league in scoring.

On September 3, 2008, at the NBA's Rookie Transition Program, Beasley was involved in an incident along with fellow rookies Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur. Police responded to the hotel room of Chalmers and Arthur following a fire alarm at 2 a.m. and claimed that the room smelled strongly of burning marijuana but none was found and no charges were filed. Chalmers and Arthur were excused from the camp[7] because of the incident and were later fined $20,000 each for missing the rookie camp, but were not fined or suspended for any drug-related violations. Both later denied any involvement with marijuana.[8] Originally, ESPN reported that Beasley was also present in the room[9], but was not asked the leave camp. The story was later updated and any mention of Beasley was removed from the article.[10] On September 18, 2008 Beasley was fined $50,000 by the league for his involvment in the incident even though the details of his involvement were not disclosed.[11]

In his first preseason game Beasley scored 16 points against the Detroit Pistons.[12] He Also scored 21 points in the preseason match up against the New Jersey Nets in Europe.

Michael Beasley is not a very nice person to be with.

References

  1. ^ "Beasley to declare for NBA Draft". 2008-04-14.
  2. ^ "Rivals.com Rivals150 2007". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  3. ^ Michael Beasley Biography
  4. ^ Stats LLC (2008-01-30). "Kansas-Kansas St. Preview". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-03-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Beasley earns another Player of the Year award - Kansas State University Wildcats Official Athletics Site
  6. ^ Heat Sign Beasley
  7. ^ Chris Broussard, Chalmers, Arthur caught with marijuana at rookie camp, September 3, 2008
  8. ^ [1], 2008
  9. ^ Report: Arthur, Chalmers Sent Home from Rookie Camp
  10. ^ [2]
  11. ^ Beasley fined $50,000 for involvement in Rookie Transition Program incident
  12. ^ Beasley's Preseason Debut

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