Jerome Beya

35 Jerome Beya
Jerome Beya
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    225
  • Hometown:
    Kinshasa, D.R. of the Congo
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    So.
  • Previous School:
    Sunrise Christian Academy [KS]
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    0.9
  • fg %
    61.5
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    0.5
  • a/g
    0.1
Bio

2022-23 (Freshman): Beya played in 32 of the team’s 33 games on the year, making nine starts while averaging 8.6 minutes per game… averaged 1.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks per game… shot a team-high 65.9 percent from the floor and finished 4-for-8 from the charity stripe… led the team with 16 dunks on the year… became the first player from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ever to suit up for the Golden Eagles, making his collegiate debut with two points and rebound in six minutes of action at #11 Tennessee (Nov. 7)… scored a season-high six points in four games… corralled a season-best five rebounds against Tennessee Wesleyan (Nov. 10) and again versus UT Martin (Mar. 3) in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament… blocked a season-high two shots three times.

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 20 8
Games started - -
Minutes 121 25
Minutes per game 6.0 3.1
FG 8-13 2-4
FG Pct 61.5 50.0
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 3-4 1-2
FT Pct 75.0 50.0
Off rebounds 2 0
Def rebounds 8 1
Total rebounds 10 1
Rebounds per game 0.5 0.1
Personal fouls 21 6
Disqualifications - -
Assists 1 0
Turnovers 10 0
Assist to turnover ratio 0.1 -
Steals 6 3
Blocks 2 1
Points 19 5
Points per game 0.9 0.6
Points per 40 min 6.3 8.0
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 Tennessee State W, 70-50
Feb 15 Western Illinois L, 62-55
Feb 22 SIUE L, 78-77
Feb 24 Eastern Illinois W, 75-67
Feb 29 at UT Martin L, 80-69
Mar 2 at Little Rock L, 81-43
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 26 UT Southern L, 74-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Austin Peay L, 82-43 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at #9 Tennessee L, 80-42 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 10 at Murray State L, 78-72 - 9 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 14 Lipscomb L, 96-65 - 15 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 16 Midway W, 82-70 - 2 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 19 at Chattanooga L, 68-63 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 at Presbyterian W, 79-75 - 10 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 28 Western Carolina L, 69-65 - 19 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 30 at North Alabama L, 86-71 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 Alice Lloyd W, 108-82 - 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 at ETSU L, 73-72 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 12 Bethel (Tenn.) W, 81-74 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 16 North Alabama W, 70-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 at Evansville L, 82-51 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 28 Little Rock L, 81-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 UT Martin L, 81-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Morehead State L, 82-57 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 6 at Southern Indiana W, 73-59 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 Southeast Missouri W, 70-59 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 at Tennessee State L, 85-53 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Eastern Illinois L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at SIUE L, 74-57 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 Southern Indiana L, 74-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Morehead State L, 67-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Southeast Missouri L, 88-69 - 10 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 10 at Lindenwood W, 62-53 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 13 Tennessee State W, 70-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Western Illinois L, 62-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 SIUE L, 78-77 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 24 Eastern Illinois W, 75-67 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 29 at UT Martin L, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Little Rock L, 81-43 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 26 UT Southern L, 74-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Austin Peay L, 82-43 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at #9 Tennessee L, 80-42 - 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 10 at Murray State L, 78-72 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Lipscomb L, 96-65 - 15 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Nov 16 Midway W, 82-70 - 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 at Chattanooga L, 68-63 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 at Presbyterian W, 79-75 - 10 0 2 2 0 2 1 0
Nov 28 Western Carolina L, 69-65 - 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 at North Alabama L, 86-71 - 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Dec 3 Alice Lloyd W, 108-82 - 14 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Dec 10 at ETSU L, 73-72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 12 Bethel (Tenn.) W, 81-74 - 12 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 16 North Alabama W, 70-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 at Evansville L, 82-51 - 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 Little Rock L, 81-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 UT Martin L, 81-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Morehead State L, 82-57 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 at Southern Indiana W, 73-59 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 13 Southeast Missouri W, 70-59 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 18 at Tennessee State L, 85-53 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Eastern Illinois L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at SIUE L, 74-57 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 1 Southern Indiana L, 74-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Morehead State L, 67-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Southeast Missouri L, 88-69 - 10 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Feb 10 at Lindenwood W, 62-53 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 13 Tennessee State W, 70-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Western Illinois L, 62-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 SIUE L, 78-77 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 Eastern Illinois W, 75-67 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 29 at UT Martin L, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Little Rock L, 81-43 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 26 UT Southern L, 74-70 - - - -
Nov 1 at Austin Peay L, 82-43 - - - -
Nov 6 at #9 Tennessee L, 80-42 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 10 at Murray State L, 78-72 - 4 - -
Nov 14 Lipscomb L, 96-65 - 1 - 0.5
Nov 16 Midway W, 82-70 - 0 - -
Nov 19 at Chattanooga L, 68-63 - 0 - -
Nov 22 at Presbyterian W, 79-75 - 4 - 0.0
Nov 28 Western Carolina L, 69-65 - 1 - -
Nov 30 at North Alabama L, 86-71 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 3 Alice Lloyd W, 108-82 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 10 at ETSU L, 73-72 - 0 - -
Dec 12 Bethel (Tenn.) W, 81-74 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 16 North Alabama W, 70-67 - - - -
Dec 20 at Evansville L, 82-51 - 0 - -
Dec 28 Little Rock L, 81-75 - - - -
Dec 30 UT Martin L, 81-73 - - - -
Jan 4 at Morehead State L, 82-57 - 1 - -
Jan 6 at Southern Indiana W, 73-59 - 2 - -
Jan 13 Southeast Missouri W, 70-59 - 1 - -
Jan 18 at Tennessee State L, 85-53 - - - -
Jan 25 at Eastern Illinois L, 68-59 - - - -
Jan 27 at SIUE L, 74-57 - 0 - -
Feb 1 Southern Indiana L, 74-71 - - - -
Feb 3 Morehead State L, 67-60 - - - -
Feb 8 at Southeast Missouri L, 88-69 - 0 - -
Feb 10 at Lindenwood W, 62-53 - 1 - -
Feb 13 Tennessee State W, 70-50 - - - -
Feb 15 Western Illinois L, 62-55 - - - -
Feb 22 SIUE L, 78-77 - 1 - -
Feb 24 Eastern Illinois W, 75-67 - 0 - -
Feb 29 at UT Martin L, 80-69 - - - -
Mar 2 at Little Rock L, 81-43 - - - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic 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
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic 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
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic 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
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic 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
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic 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
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic 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
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 20 6.0 0.4-0.7 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 0.9
Conference 8 3.1 0.2-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 0.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 8.6 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.2 1.3
Away 12 4.3 0.3-0.4 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 0.8
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 8 5.6 0.1-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.2 0.5
Losses 12 6.3 0.6-0.8 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 1.3
Month
November 8 8.5 0.8-1.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.5
December 4 7.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.5 0.5
January 4 2.3 0.2-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.5
February 4 4.0 0.2-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 0.8
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 20 - 121 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 19
Conference 8 - 25 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 8 - 69 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Away 12 - 52 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 8 - 45 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Losses 12 - 76 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 15
Month
November 8 - 68 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
December 4 - 28 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
January 4 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
February 4 - 16 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 20 121 6.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 8 25 3.1 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 8 69 8.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 12 52 4.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 8 45 5.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 12 76 6.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 8 68 8.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 4 28 7.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 4 9 2.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 4 16 4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 20 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1
Conference 8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1
Away 12 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.1
Losses 12 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1
Month
November 8 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.0
December 4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3
January 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
February 4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 20 - 2 8 10 1 10 6 2
Conference 8 - 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - 2 3 5 1 4 3 1
Away 12 - 0 5 5 0 6 3 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - 2 4 6 0 4 3 1
Losses 12 - 0 4 4 1 6 3 1
Month
November 8 - 1 5 6 1 8 2 0
December 4 - 1 2 3 0 2 1 1
January 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
February 4 - 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 12 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 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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