2008-09: Started six of 26 games played…fourth in three-pointers made with 28…averaged 5.9 points, 1,8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 20.5 minutes…collected three blocks…had 11 steals…shot 41.6 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from three-point territory and 67.4 from the charity stripe…scored in double figures four times including two career highs of 20-points…first in steals in four contests…led KWC in scoring twice…tops in assists and blocks once…Panthers won four time when he started…made a perfect three-of-three from the three-point line against Drury…produced a season-high five free throws and six assists against King…grabbed a season-high six rebounds at Wisconsin-Parkside…played a season high 39 minutes versus Saint Francis.
2007-08: Played in 32 games, started one…averaged 6.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 19.8 minutes…shot 46.5 percent from the field, 41.9 percent from three-point land and 71.6 percent from the foul line…fourth in three-pointers with 26 and blocked shots with 11…had 30 assists and four steals…scored in double-figures seven times…led KWC in scoring with 17 at Wisconsin-Parkside plus handed out four assists…led the Panthers in blocked shots six times…pulled down eight rebounds at Lewis…played 37 minutes against Quincy in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.
Junior College: 2007: Completed his Associate of Arts degree at McHenry County College. 2006: Honorable mention All-America selection at McHenry County (Jr.) College in Crystal Lake, Ill…led Fighting Scots in scoring with 21.9 points and rebounding with 7.8 boards per game as a sophomore…first in field goal shooting at 59.0 percent…named first-team all-conference and all-region…helped McHenry to a school record 26 wins…finished second in assists with 2.1 and steals with 1.9 per contest…shot 74.7 percent from the free throw line and 24.1 percent from three-point territory. 2005: First in scoring with 16.9 points per game and field goal percentage at 59.7 as a freshman…second in rebounding with 5.5 caroms per contest…selected first-team all-conference and all-region…shot 71.9 percent from the charity stripe and 27.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Two-year career: Amassed 1,166 points (19.4 ppg), 398 rebounds (6.6 rpg), 106 assists, 90 steals, 59.3 field goal percentage, 25.5 three-point percentage and 73.5 free throw percentage in 60 games played…coached by Steve Ryan.
High School: Honorable mention all-state at Louisville Iroquois…twice named all-district and all-region…led the Raiders with 19.8 points and 10.1 rebounds in 26 games as a senior in 2004…shot 44.8 percent from the field and 70.2 percent from the free throw line…scored in double-figures in every game…collected career highs of 29 points and 18 rebounds…scored over 1,200 points in three seasons…helped Iroquois to the 2003 State Sweet 16 Tournament and the Sixth Region title as a junior with a 25-9 record…averaged team-best 6.5 rebounds and a third-best 12.6 points per game as a junior…also first in field goal shooting at 51.3 percent and blocks with 78…played in 33 games and collected 46 steals and 24 assists…coached by Jimmy Just.
Personal: Born Melvin Rodney Beasley, Jr. on February 26, 1986 in Louisville…son of Melvin, Sr., and Joanne Beasley…has two sisters, Nikki and Melissa…fitness and sports management major.
Career Highs
Points: 20, twice
Field Goals: 6, twice
3 Field Goals: 5, twice
Free Throws: 6 vs. Metro State, 11-3-07
Rebounds: 8 at Lewis, 2-16-08
Assists: 4 at Wisconsin-Parkside, 2-14-08
Blocks: 1, five times
Steals: 2, four times
Minutes: 39 vs. Saint Francis, 11-28-08
2008-09 Season
Points: 20, twice
Field Goals: 6, twice
3 Field Goals: 5, twice
Free Throws: 5 vs. King, 11-30-08
Rebounds: 6 at Wisconsin-Parkside, 12-4-08
Assists: 6 vs. King, 11-30-08
Blocks: 1, three times
Steals: 2, three times
Minutes: 39 vs. Saint Francis, 11-28-08
