Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley
	Beasley with the New York Knicks in 2018
Free agent
Position	Power forward / small forward
Personal information
Born	January 9, 1989 (age 35); Cheverly, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Notre Dame Prep; (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
College	Kansas State (2007–2008)
NBA draft	2008: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2010	Miami Heat
2010–2012	Minnesota Timberwolves
2012–2013	Phoenix Suns
2013–2014	Miami Heat
2014–2015	Shanghai Sharks
2015	Miami Heat
2015–2016	Shandong Golden Stars
2016	Houston Rockets
2016–2017	Milwaukee Bucks
2017–2018	New York Knicks
2018–2019	Los Angeles Lakers
2019	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2021	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2022	Shanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards
	CBA champion (2019); CBA Foreign MVP (2016); 2× CBA All-Star (2015, 2016); 2× CBA All-Star Game MVP (2015, 2016); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2009); Consensus first-team All-American (2008); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2008); Pete Newell Big Man Award (2008); Big 12 Player of the Year (2008); First-team All-Big 12 (2008); NCAA rebounding leader (2008); McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2007); Second-team Parade All-American (2006);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Michael Paul Beasley Jr. (born January 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Kansas State University for one year before declaring for the NBA draft in 2008.^[1] Beasley was the 2nd pick in the 2008 NBA draft and was selected by the Miami Heat. He is regarded as one of the best freshman college basketball players of the 2000s.^[2] Though he is ambidextrous, he shoots left-handed.^[3]

^ "K-State Forward Michael Beasley Headed for NBA". Salem-News.com. April 15, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
^ Magargee, Steve (April 19, 2010). "Best of the decade: The one-year players". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ Falgoust, J. Michael (March 8, 2011). "T'wolves' Michael Beasley working to change perceptions". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.