Jerry Beck (basketball)

Jerry Beck

Personal information
Born	(1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 Danville, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	George Washington (Danville, Virginia)
College	Middle Tennessee (1978–1982)
NBA draft	1982: 4th round, 89th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	1982–2001
Position	Small forward / power forward
Career history
1983–1985	Leiden
1986–1987	EBBC Den Bosch
1987–1988	Hatrans Haaksbergen
1988–1991	DAS Delft
1993–1994; 1996–1999	Den Helder
Career highlights and awards
2× Eredivisie champion (1987, 1998) Eredivisie MVP (1984) Eredivisie All-Star (1984) 2× First-Team All-Eredivisie (1984, 1985) 2× OVC Player of the Year (1981, 1982) 3× First-team All-OVC (1980–1982)

Jerry Beck (born November 13, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. During the 1980s and 1990s, he played in the Netherlands but is better known for his collegiate career at Middle Tennessee State University. Between 1978–79 and 1981–82, Beck scored 1,401 points, grabbed 782 rebounds and was twice named the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. In addition, Beck was selected three straight years to the All-OVC First Team.

A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) multi-position player who primarily switched between small forward and power forward, Beck led the Blue Raiders to the school's first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982. In a first round match-up against perennial title contender Kentucky, he recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead MT to arguably its biggest win in school history. They defeated the Wildcats, 50–44, thereby spoiling a much-anticipated second round match-up between Kentucky and Louisville. The Blue Raiders lost to Louisville by 25 points the following game.

Years later, in a Murfreesboro Post column that ranked the top ten men's basketball players in MT history, they selected Beck as the #1 greatest player. Following college, the Milwaukee Bucks selected him in the fourth round (89th overall) in the 1982 NBA draft, although Beck decided to play internationally in the Netherlands. He played in the Netherlands until age 42, at which point he retired and became a permanent resident in Amsterdam.

References

1. "1982 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
2. "Blue Raiders to Induct Five into Hall of Fame". GoBlueRaiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. September 5, 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
3. "OVC Men's Basketball History". CollegeHoops.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
4. Ezell, Josh. "Upset of Kentucky Highlights Top 10 List". murfreesboropost.com. Murfreesboro Post. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
5. Ezell, Josh. "Post Ranks Top 10 MTSU Men's Hoopsters". murfreesboropost.com. Murfreesboro Post. Retrieved October 7, 2011.