Malik Beasley

Malik Beasley
Beasley at the Jordan Brand Classic
No. 25 – Denver Nuggets
Position Guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1996-11-26) November 26, 1996
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school St. Francis (Alpharetta, Georgia)
College Florida State (2015–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Denver Nuggets
2016–2017 →Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC All-Freshman team (2016)

Malik Beasley (born November 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia,[1] and played one season of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.[2]

High school career

Beasley attended Saint Francis School. As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.6 blocks, earning the Class 1A Player of the Year of the state of Georgia and an All-State Class A First Team.[2] He attended school with Kobi Simmons.

College career

As a freshman at Florida State in 2015–16, Beasley averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29.8 minutes per game over 34 games.[3] He was subsequently named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-freshman team, and ranked eighth in the conference in free throw percentage (.813) and 10th in field-goal percentage (.471).[4]

On March 21, 2016, Beasley declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.[5][6][7]

Professional career

Denver Nuggets (2016–present)

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Beasley had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right leg.[8] Because of this, he did not participate in pre-draft workouts.[8][9] Despite having medical concerns entering the 2016 NBA draft, Beasley was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets.[10] On August 9, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets.[11] Beasley appeared in just two of the Nuggets' first seven games of the season, and managed under eight minutes of action and failed to score in those two games.[12] He had a breakthrough game on November 10, scoring 12 points in 15 minutes off the bench in a 125–101 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[13] During his rookie season, Beasley has had multiple assignments with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule.[14]

NBA Career Statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Denver 2317.2.452.321.800.7.5.3.03.6
2017–18 Denver 6209.4.410.341.6671.1.5.2.13.2
Career 8518.8.422.336.6981.0.5.3.13.3

Personal life

He is the son of Michael and Deena Beasley. His father played professional basketball in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sugiura, Ken (February 16, 2016). "Alpharetta's Malik Beasley shines for FSU". MyAJC.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Malik Beasley Bio". Seminoles.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Malik Beasley College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Malik Beasley now turns attention to getting ready for NBA draft". FoxSports.com. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Florida State freshman guard Malik Beasley to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Sonnone, Brendan (March 21, 2016). "Florida State's Malik Beasley declares for the 2016 NBA Draft". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ Deen, Safid (March 22, 2016). "FSU's Malik Beasley reflects on NBA decision". Tallahassee.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Nee, Chris (June 7, 2016). "Malik Beasley has surgery, limiting pre-draft workouts". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kyler, Steve (June 14, 2016). "NBA AM: Is Derrick Rose On His Way Out?". BasketballInsiders.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Select Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Nuggets Sign Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley". NBA.com. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Malik Beasley 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Curry leads Warriors to 125-101 rout of Nuggets". ESPN.com. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
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