For the British bishop, see Michael Beasley (bishop).
Michael Beasley
Beasley with the New York Knicks in 2018
Free agent
Position
Power forward / small forward
Personal information
Born
(1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 35) Cheverly, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
College
Kansas State (2007–2008)
NBA draft
2008: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career
2008–present
Career history
2008–2010
Miami Heat
2010–2012
Minnesota Timberwolves
2012–2013
Phoenix Suns
2013–2014
Miami Heat
2014–2015
Shanghai Sharks
2015
Miami Heat
2015–2016
Shandong Golden Stars
2016
Houston Rockets
2016–2017
Milwaukee Bucks
2017–2018
New York Knicks
2018–2019
Los Angeles Lakers
2019
Guangdong Southern Tigers
2021
Cangrejeros de Santurce
2022
Shanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards
CBA champion (2019)
CBA Foreign MVP (2016)
2× CBA All-Star (2015, 2016)
2× CBA All-Star Game MVP (2015, 2016)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2009)
Consensus first-team All-American (2008)
USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2008)
Pete Newell Big Man Award (2008)
Big 12 Player of the Year (2008)
First-team All-Big 12 (2008)
NCAA rebounding leader (2008)
McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2007)
Second-team Parade All-American (2006)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
2007 Serbia
Team competition
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
2006 San Antonio
Team competition
Michael Paul Beasley Jr. (born January 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Kansas State University for one year before declaring for the NBA draft in 2008.[1] Beasley was the 2nd pick in the 2008 NBA draft and was selected by the Miami Heat. He is regarded as one of the best freshman college basketball players of the 2000s.[2] Though he is ambidextrous, he shoots left-handed.[3]
^"K-State Forward Michael Beasley Headed for NBA". Salem-News.com. April 15, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
^Magargee, Steve (April 19, 2010). "Best of the decade: The one-year players". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^Falgoust, J. Michael (March 8, 2011). "T'wolves' Michael Beasley working to change perceptions". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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