Gerald Beverly

Gerald Leon Beverly (born November 18, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B3 League. He played college basketball for the Daemen Wildcats.

Gerald Beverly
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1993-11-18) November 18, 1993
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolGates Chili (Rochester, New York)
CollegeDaemen (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Telekom Baskets Bonn
2016–2017Canton Charge
2017–2018Canton Charge
2018Liège Basket
2018–2019Basket Brescia Leonessa
2019Pallalcesto Amatori Udine
2020–2022Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2022-2023Iwate Big Bulls
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× ECC Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
  • 2× First-team All-ECC (2014, 2015)

College career

Beverly played four seasons at Daemen College. In 120 career games for the Wildcats, he averaged 15.0 points on .667 shooting with 8.4 rebounds in 25.3 minutes per game.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Beverly signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga,[2] appearing in eight games for them.[1]

On October 30, Beverly was selected by the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the third round of the 2016 NBA Development League draft,[3][4] but was waived on November 10.[5] Six days later, he was acquired by the Canton Charge[1] making his debut two days later in a 127–121 loss to the Grand Rapids Drive, recording 10 points, nine rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 25 minutes off the bench.[6]

On August 29, 2017, Beverly signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2017–18 season.[7] However, he was later waived by Rishon LeZion on October 2 after appearing in one game.[8]

On March 28, 2018, Liège Basket of the EuroMillions Basketball League announced they had signed Beverly for the remainder of the season.[9]

On July 12, 2018, Beverly signed a deal with the Italian club Basket Brescia Leonessa.[10]

References
  1. Wyatt, Sean (November 16, 2016). "Charge Add Gerald Beverly". NBA.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. "Telekom Baskets Bonn – Team 2015/2016 – Gerald Beverly" (in German). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. "2016 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  4. Primeaux, Ryan (October 30, 2016). "D-Fenders Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  5. Primeaux, Ryan (November 30, 2016). "D-Fenders Set Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  6. "Crawford Leads Drive To Double-OT Win Over Charge". NBA.com. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  7. "Maccabi Rishon LeZion signs Gerald Beverley". Sportando.com. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  8. "הערב: הכתומים והצהובים בקרב על הגמר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  9. "Gerald Beverly signs with Liege Basket". Sportando.basketball. March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  10. "Leonessa Brescia officially signs Gerald Beverly". Sportando.basketball. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.


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