Beau Beech
| No. 9 – Long Island Nets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 1, 1994 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Ponte Vedra (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) |
| College | North Florida (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Long Island Nets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Beau Beech (born March 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the University of North Florida.
High school career
Beech attended Ponte Vedra High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. As a senior he averaged 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals, leading the Sharks to a district title and regional semifinal appearance while garnering first-team All-State honors.[1]
College career
After graduating high school, Beech joined North Florida where he started in 129 of 133 games while averaging 11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 28.7 minutes per game, all of this while shooting .423 from the field and .393 from three-point range. As a freshman, he was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team and as a junior and senior made All-Atlantic Sun First Team. He ended his career first in school history in games played, starts and steals with 147 and tied for first in three-pointers made with 302.[1][2]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Beech joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[3] On August 5, 2016, he signed with the Nets,[2] but was waived on October 18 after appearing in one preseason game.[4] On November 1, he was acquired by the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Nets. [5]
Personal life
Beech is the son of Bud and Joanne Beech and has one younger brother, Spencer, and two younger sisters, Olivia and Eve. His father is head basketball coach and dean of students at Ponte Vedra High.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "2 BeauBeech". UNFOspreys.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "Brooklyn Nets Sign Beau Beech, Yogi Ferrell, and Egidijus Mockevicius". NBA.com. August 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Beau Beech Playing for Brooklyn Nets in NBA Summer League". UNFOspreys.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Waive Beech, Budinger, Gutierrez and Mockevicius". NBA.com. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Long Island Nets Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.