Jerome Beya

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Jerome Beya
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    225
  • Hometown:
    Kinshasa, D.R. of the Congo
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Previous School:
    Sunrise Christian Academy [KS]
  • gp
    32
  • pts/g
    1.9
  • fg %
    65.9
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    50.0
  • reb/g
    1.3
  • a/g
    0.2
Bio

High School: Beya competed for Naismith High School Boys Coach of the Year Luke Barnwell at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kan., the nation’s top-ranked high school team by USA Today, as a senior… led the team in blocks despite playing limited minutes off the bench… played at Teays Valley Christian School in Scott Depot, W.Va. for three years… rated a three-star recruit, by 247 Sports, Rivals, and ESPN.

Personal: Son of Diang Tshilubi and Tshiamanina Beya… born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on January 21, 2003… full name is Jerome Kutekemeny Beya.

Academic: Majoring in international business.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 32 17
Games started 9 6
Minutes 277 165
Minutes per game 8.7 9.7
FG 29-44 17-26
FG Pct 65.9 65.4
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 4-8 4-7
FT Pct 50.0 57.1
Off rebounds 20 10
Def rebounds 22 9
Total rebounds 42 19
Rebounds per game 1.3 1.1
Personal fouls 60 38
Disqualifications 3 2
Assists 6 1
Turnovers 16 7
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.1
Steals 7 5
Blocks 13 8
Points 62 38
Points per game 1.9 2.2
Points per 40 min 9.0 9.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 16 Lindenwood W, 77-68
Feb 18 UT Martin L, 100-91
Feb 23 at Southern Indiana W, 82-79
Feb 25 at Eastern Illinois W, 75-66
Mar 3 vs. UT Martin W, 78-63
Mar 4 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 89-82
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 27 Cumberland W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at #11 Tennessee L, 75-43 - 6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 10 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-48 - 14 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 14 at Marshall L, 91-65 - 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 17 Coppin State L, 90-85 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 ETSU W, 69-62 - 13 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 22 Truett McConnell W, 84-48 - 9 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 27 at Northern Kentucky L, 85-77 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 81-74 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 at Butler L, 80-66 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 at Troy L, 87-64 - 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Dec 14 at Lipscomb L, 64-63 1 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 17 Western Carolina L, 75-65 - 5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 20 Kentucky Christian W, 104-72 - 13 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 at SIUE L, 64-51 - 6 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 31 at Lindenwood L, 82-64 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 Eastern Illinois W, 70-49 - 9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 7 at UT Martin W, 84-80 - 7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 12 Morehead State W, 79-62 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 14 Tennessee State W, 71-63 1 17 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 19 at Little Rock W, 77-75 1 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 21 at Southeast Missouri L, 84-77 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 26 SIUE W, 80-68 - 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 Little Rock L, 91-89 - 10 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 2 at Morehead State L, 64-45 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 Southeast Missouri W, 82-80 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Southern Indiana W, 84-69 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 at Tennessee State L, 67-53 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 Lindenwood W, 77-68 1 16 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 18 UT Martin L, 100-91 1 21 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 23 at Southern Indiana W, 82-79 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 at Eastern Illinois W, 75-66 1 14 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Mar 3 vs. UT Martin W, 78-63 1 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 4 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 89-82 1 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 27 Cumberland W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at #11 Tennessee L, 75-43 - 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-48 - 14 1 4 5 0 3 1 0
Nov 14 at Marshall L, 91-65 - 10 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Nov 17 Coppin State L, 90-85 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 ETSU W, 69-62 - 13 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
Nov 22 Truett McConnell W, 84-48 - 9 2 2 4 0 0 0 2
Nov 27 at Northern Kentucky L, 85-77 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 81-74 - 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dec 3 at Butler L, 80-66 - 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 at Troy L, 87-64 - 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Dec 14 at Lipscomb L, 64-63 1 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Dec 17 Western Carolina L, 75-65 - 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 20 Kentucky Christian W, 104-72 - 13 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Dec 29 at SIUE L, 64-51 - 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Dec 31 at Lindenwood L, 82-64 - 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Jan 5 Eastern Illinois W, 70-49 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 7 at UT Martin W, 84-80 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 12 Morehead State W, 79-62 - 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Jan 14 Tennessee State W, 71-63 1 17 2 2 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 19 at Little Rock W, 77-75 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 21 at Southeast Missouri L, 84-77 - 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 26 SIUE W, 80-68 - 10 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Jan 28 Little Rock L, 91-89 - 10 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Feb 2 at Morehead State L, 64-45 - 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Feb 4 Southeast Missouri W, 82-80 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Southern Indiana W, 84-69 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at Tennessee State L, 67-53 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 16 Lindenwood W, 77-68 1 16 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Feb 18 UT Martin L, 100-91 1 21 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 at Southern Indiana W, 82-79 1 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Feb 25 at Eastern Illinois W, 75-66 1 14 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
Mar 3 vs. UT Martin W, 78-63 1 8 2 3 5 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 89-82 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 27 Cumberland W, 80-69 - - - -
Nov 7 at #11 Tennessee L, 75-43 - 1 - -
Nov 10 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-48 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 14 at Marshall L, 91-65 - 2 - 0.5
Nov 17 Coppin State L, 90-85 - 0 - -
Nov 20 ETSU W, 69-62 - 3 - -
Nov 22 Truett McConnell W, 84-48 - 2 - -
Nov 27 at Northern Kentucky L, 85-77 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 81-74 - 1 - 1.0
Dec 3 at Butler L, 80-66 - 1 - -
Dec 10 at Troy L, 87-64 - 5 1 0.5
Dec 14 at Lipscomb L, 64-63 1 2 - -
Dec 17 Western Carolina L, 75-65 - 1 - -
Dec 20 Kentucky Christian W, 104-72 - 1 - -
Dec 29 at SIUE L, 64-51 - 1 - -
Dec 31 at Lindenwood L, 82-64 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 5 Eastern Illinois W, 70-49 - 1 - -
Jan 7 at UT Martin W, 84-80 - 1 - -
Jan 12 Morehead State W, 79-62 - 4 - -
Jan 14 Tennessee State W, 71-63 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 19 at Little Rock W, 77-75 1 0 - -
Jan 21 at Southeast Missouri L, 84-77 - 5 1 0.0
Jan 26 SIUE W, 80-68 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 28 Little Rock L, 91-89 - 3 - -
Feb 2 at Morehead State L, 64-45 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 4 Southeast Missouri W, 82-80 - - - -
Feb 9 Southern Indiana W, 84-69 - 0 - -
Feb 11 at Tennessee State L, 67-53 - 1 - -
Feb 16 Lindenwood W, 77-68 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 18 UT Martin L, 100-91 1 5 1 -
Feb 23 at Southern Indiana W, 82-79 1 3 - -
Feb 25 at Eastern Illinois W, 75-66 1 2 - -
Mar 3 vs. UT Martin W, 78-63 1 1 - -
Mar 4 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 89-82 1 0 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 32 8.7 0.9-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 1.9
2023-24 20 6.0 0.4-0.7 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 0.9
Total 52 7.7 0.7-1.1 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 1.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 32 9 277 29-44 65.9 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 62
2023-24 20 - 121 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 19
Total 52 9 398 37-57 64.9 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 81
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 32 277 8.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 20 121 6.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 52 398 7.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 32 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4
2023-24 20 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1
Total 52 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 32 9 20 22 42 6 16 7 13
2023-24 20 - 2 8 10 1 10 6 2
Total 52 9 22 30 52 7 26 13 15
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 52 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 32 8.7 0.9-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 1.9
Conference 17 9.7 1.0-1.5 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.4 2.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 10.3 1.3-1.9 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 2.6
Away 15 7.4 0.6-0.9 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.3 1.4
Neutral 2 5.5 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.0
Result
Wins 15 10.7 1.3-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.3 2.8
Losses 17 6.8 0.5-0.8 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 1.2
Month
November 8 7.5 1.1-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.3
December 7 7.7 0.6-1.1 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.4 1.4
January 8 9.6 1.1-1.6 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 2.5
February 7 10.7 0.9-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.1 1.7
March 2 5.5 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 32 9 277 29-44 65.9 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 62
Conference 17 6 165 17-26 65.4 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 38
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 3 155 19-28 67.9 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 39
Away 15 4 111 9-14 64.3 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 21
Neutral 2 2 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Result
Wins 15 6 161 20-30 66.7 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 42
Losses 17 3 116 9-14 64.3 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 20
Month
November 8 - 60 9-11 81.8 0-0 - 0-0 - 18
December 7 1 54 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 10
January 8 2 77 9-13 69.2 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 20
February 7 4 75 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 12
March 2 2 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 32 277 8.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 17 165 9.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 155 10.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 15 111 7.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 15 161 10.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 17 116 6.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 8 60 7.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 7 54 7.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 77 9.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 75 10.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 32 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4
Conference 17 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4
Away 15 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.5
Neutral 2 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Result
Wins 15 0.9 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4
Losses 17 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4
Month
November 8 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.3
December 7 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.7
January 8 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4
February 7 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4
March 2 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 32 9 20 22 42 6 16 7 13
Conference 17 6 10 9 19 1 7 5 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 3 12 15 27 3 7 4 6
Away 15 4 6 4 10 3 9 2 7
Neutral 2 2 2 3 5 0 0 1 0
Result
Wins 15 6 13 16 29 2 6 4 6
Losses 17 3 7 6 13 4 10 3 7
Month
November 8 - 6 6 12 3 7 1 2
December 7 1 4 5 9 2 3 0 5
January 8 2 4 3 7 0 3 3 3
February 7 4 4 5 9 1 3 2 3
March 2 2 2 3 5 0 0 1 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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  • January 16, 2023
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