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Tanoka Beard
Beard in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 2007
Personal information
Born
(1971-09-29) September 29, 1971 (age 52) Ogden, Utah
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High school
Bonneville (Washington Terrace, Utah)
College
Boise State (1989–1993)
NBA draft
1993: undrafted
Playing career
1993–2009
Position
Center / power forward
Number
6
Coaching career
2012–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1994
Lottomatica Roma
1994
Leche Río Breogán
1994–1995
Ülkerspor
1995–1996
Besançon BCD
1996–1998
Joventut Badalona
1998–1999
Real Madrid
1999–2000
Pamesa Valencia
2000–2001
Fenerbahçe
2001–2002
Joventut Badalona
2002
Lokomotiv MV
2003–2007
Žalgiris Kaunas
2007–2008
Hapoel Holon
2008
Guayama Wizards
2008
Fajardo Cariduros
2008–2009
Tartu Ülikool/Rock
As coach:
2012–2014
Layton Christian Academy (assistant)
2014–2018
American Preparatory Academy (assistant)
2018–2019
Layton Christian Academy (assistant)
2019–
Ben Lomond High
Career highlights and awards
As player:
All-EuroLeague Second Team (2005)
2× FIBA EuroStar (1998, 1999)
Spanish Cup winner (1997)
2× Spanish League MVP (1999, 2002)
5× Spanish League All-Star (1996–1999, 2001)
Turkish League champion (1995)
4× Lithuanian League champion (2003–2005, 2007)
Lithuanian Federation Cup winner (2007)
4× Lithuanian League MVP (2004–2007)
2× Lithuanian League Finals MVP (2004, 2007)
2× Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP (2004, 2005)
Baltic League champion (2005)
Baltic League MVP (2005)
Baltic League Final Four MVP (2005)
3× All-BSC First Team (1991–1993)
Beard's former Žalgiris #6 jersey (left)
Tanoka Dwight Beard (born September 29, 1971) is an American former[1] professional basketball player and coach.[2] During his career, he was able to play both the power forward and center positions. He earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2005, while leading the competition in rebounds, with an average of 10.6 per game. He won various European national domestic league championships and national domestic cup titles, in three different European countries.
^"Former pro basketball player strives to be role model for young athletes". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^"Week 11 MVP: Tanoka Beard, Zalgiris Kaunas". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
Tanoka Dwight Beard (born September 29, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. During his career, he was able to play both...
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award more than once: Darryl Middleton (3-time winner), Arvydas Sabonis, TanokaBeard, and Luis Scola (2-time winners). Additionally, only six Spanish players...
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