Jermaine Beal

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Jermaine Beal
No. 0 – Perth Wildcats
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1987-11-04) November 4, 1987
Dallas, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)
College Vanderbilt (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010 Trefl Sopot
2010–2011 Austin Toros
2011 Erie BayHawks
2011–2012 VOO Verviers-Pepinster
2012–2013 Minas
2013–present Perth Wildcats
Career highlights and awards
  • All-SEC First Team (2010)

Jermaine Darnell Beal (born November 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt University.

High school career

Beal attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. He averaged 21.5 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds as a senior for the Eagles, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Vanderbilt, Beal finished among the SEC's freshmen leaders in steals (fourth with 1.06 per game), free throw shooting (fifth at 80.0 percent) and assists (sixth with 1.79). In 34 games (2 starts), he averaged 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 16.8 minutes per game.[1][2]

In his sophomore season, he had totalled 158 assists, the most ever by a Vanderbilt sophomore. He was also named to the South Padre Invitational All-Tournament team for his play against Utah State and Bradley. In 34 games (33 starts), he averaged 7.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.[1][2]

In his junior season, he was named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in the final two games. In 31 games (all starts), he averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[1][2]

In his senior season, he was named to the 2010 All-SEC first team. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 14.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[1][2]

Professional career

2010–11 season

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Beal joined the Miami Heat for the 2010 NBA Summer League.[3]

In August 2010, Beal signed his first professional contract with Trefl Sopot of Poland.[4] In October 2010, he left Trefl after just 3 games. He then joined Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa of Israel but left before appearing in a game for them.

On December 5, 2010, Beal was acquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA D-League.[5] On February 28, 2011, he was traded to the Erie BayHawks.[6]

2011–12 season

In August 2011, Beal signed with VOO Verviers-Pepinster of Belgium for the 2011–12 season.[7] In 31 games, he averaged 11.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[5]

2012–13 season

In September 2012, Beal signed with Minas of Brazil for the 2012–13 season.[8] In 37 games, he averaged 16.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.[5]

2013–14 season

On September 2, 2013, Beal signed with the Perth Wildcats for the 2013–14 season.[9] On December 6, 2013, he equalled a club record with eight three-pointers in a 95-91 victory over the New Zealand Breakers.[10] In 21 games, he has averaged 15.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.[11]

Personal

Beal is the son of James and Rubye, and has an older brother, James Jr.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jermaine Beal Bio
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jermaine Beal Stats
  3. ↑ 2010 Heat Summer League Team
  4. ↑ Jermaine Beal inks with Trefl Sopot
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jermaine Beal Player Profile – RealGM
  6. ↑ BayHawks Acquire Guard in Three Team Deal
  7. ↑ VOO Verviers-Pepinster lands Jermaine Beal
  8. ↑ Jermaine Beal and Anthony Walton sign in Brazil
  9. ↑ Perth Wildcats sign Jermaine Beal
  10. ↑ Jermaine Beal's 30 points help Perth Wildcats avenge grand final loss to Breakers
  11. ↑ Player statistics for Jermaine Beal

External links

Perth Wildcats current roster
Head coach
Gleeson
Assistant coaches
Stewart · Tatalovich · Forde
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