My Take
Michael Beasley is one of those players who makes you genuinely wonder what could have been. Going second overall in the 2008 draft right behind Derrick Rose, with that effortless 6'10" scoring ability and silky footwork, he looked like a future All-Star in the making. At Kansas State he was absolutely dominant — Big 12 Player of the Year, national freshman of the year — and the Heat took a real swing on him. But the NBA never quite clicked the way his raw talent suggested it should, and his career became a decade-long tour of seven teams chasing moments of brilliance that came in flashes rather than sustained runs. Still, he kept finding ways back onto rosters into his early 30s, which honestly says something about how gifted he was. A fascinating what-if of his generation.
Overview
Michael Paul Beasley Jr. (born January 9, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for seven teams, most notably the Miami Heat. He played one year of college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats before declaring for the 2008 NBA draft. Beasley was selected as the second overall pick in the draft by the Miami Heat.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Beasley
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ビーズリー
- Reading
- まいける・びーずりー
- Born
- January 9, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 208 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bowie High School
- University
- Kansas State University
Awards & achievements
- 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year
- 2008 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.