Jermaine Beal
Jermaine Darnell Beal (born November 4, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He had a four-year college basketball career with Vanderbilt, where between 2006 and 2010 he became the winningest four-year player in school history and earned first-team All-SEC honors as a senior. He began his professional career in Poland, before having stints in the NBA Development League, Belgium, and Brazil. In 2013, he joined the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia and helped them win a championship in his first season behind his Grand Final MVP performance. After winning Club MVP honors in 2015, Beal helped the Wildcats win another title in 2016. After parting ways with the Wildcats, he won a championship in Belgium, had a short stint with the Brisbane Bullets, then won another championship, this time in Israel. His professional career ended in 2017.
Beal in March 2016 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | November 4, 1987
Listed height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas) |
College | Vanderbilt (2006–2010) |
NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–2017 |
Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
Coaching career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2010 | Trefl Sopot |
2010–2011 | Austin Toros |
2011 | Erie BayHawks |
2011–2012 | VOO Verviers-Pepinster |
2012–2013 | Minas |
2013–2016 | Perth Wildcats |
2014 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
2015 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
2016 | Telenet Oostende |
2016–2017 | Brisbane Bullets |
2017 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
As coach: | |
2018 | Pittsburgh Panthers (AVO) |
Career highlights and awards | |