Gerald Beverly

Gerald Beverly

Free agent
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-18) November 18, 1993 (age 31) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Gates Chili (Rochester, New York)
College	Daemen (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2016–2017	Canton Charge
2017–2018	Canton Charge
2018	Liège Basket
2018–2019	Basket Brescia Leonessa
2019–2020	APU Udine
2020–2022	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2022–2023	Iwate Big Bulls
2023–2024	Urania Milano
2024	Iwate Big Bulls
Career highlights and awards
2× ECC Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2015) 2× First-team All-ECC (2014, 2015)

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

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]

On November 12, 2020, Beverly signed with the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League.[11]

On June 9, 2021, Beverly re-signed with the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League.[12]

On May 20, 2022, Beverly signed with the Iwate Big Bulls of the B3 League.[13]

On July 27, 2023, Beverly signed with the Urania Milano of the Serie A2.[14]

On May 22, 2024, Beverly signed with the Iwate Big Bulls of the B3 League.[15] On December 20, his contract was terminated.[16]

References

1. Wyatt, Sean (November 16, 2016). "Charge Add Gerald Beverly". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. 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. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. 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.
11. "【新規】ジェラルド・ビバリー選手契約締結のお知らせ". ライジングゼファー福岡. November 12, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
12. "【継続】ジェラルド・ビバリー選手契約締結のお知らせ". ライジングゼファー福岡. June 9, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
13. "【チーム情報】ジェラルド・ビバリー選手契約合意のお知らせ". 岩手ビッグブルズ. May 20, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
14. "Urania chiude con il botto, la Wegreenit Milano firma Gerald Beverly". Urania Milano. July 27, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
15. "【チーム情報】ジェラルド・ビバリー選手 契約合意のお知らせ". 岩手ビッグブルズ. May 22, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
16. "【チーム情報】ジェラルド・ビバリー選手 契約解除のお知らせ". 岩手ビッグブルズ. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

External links

• Eurocup Profile
• Gerald Beverly – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (archived) (in German)
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Daemen Wildcats bio
• NBL G league player profile
• REALGM.com profile
• Gerald Beverly international stats at Basketball-Reference.com