Michael Paul Beasley Jr. (born January 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA. He stands 6 foot 10 inches with shoes, with an 84-inch (7 foot) wingspan, plays both forward positions, and shoots his jump shot left-handed, though he is also ambidextrous. Beasley played college basketball for Kansas State University for one year before declaring for the NBA draft on April 14, 2008.
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Michael Paul Beasley Jr. (born January 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA. He stands 6 foot 10 inches with shoes, with an 84-inch (7 foot) wingspan, plays both forward positions, and shoots his jump shot left-handed, though he is also ambidextrous. Beasley played college basketball for Kansas State University for one year before declaring for the NBA draft on April 14, 2008.
Rivals.com rated Beasley first in the class of 2007 high school basketball prospects.
Beasley was born in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland. While growing up in Maryland, Beasley played for one the country's most successful AAU youth teams at the time, the PG Jaguars. Beasley won multiple national championships with this team alongside future fellow blue-chip recruits Kevin Durant (Texas) and Chris Braswell (UNC Charlotte). Beasley later moved on to play AAU ball for DC Assault's 17 & Under team, playing alongside such players as former KSU teammate Ron...
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