35 Jerome Beya
35 - Jerome Beya
Height: 6-9
Weight: 225
Year: So.
Hometown: Kinshasa, D.R. of the Congo
Position: F
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

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.

Recent Games
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
Statistics category Overall Conf
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
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 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
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 0 0 2 -
Nov 10 at Murray State L, 78-72 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 4 -
Nov 14 Lipscomb L, 96-65 - 15 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 1 0 1 -
Nov 16 Midway W, 82-70 - 2 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 19 at Chattanooga L, 68-63 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 22 at Presbyterian W, 79-75 - 10 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 1 0 4 -
Nov 28 Western Carolina L, 69-65 - 19 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Nov 30 at North Alabama L, 86-71 - 8 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Dec 3 Alice Lloyd W, 108-82 - 14 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 1 0 -
Dec 10 at ETSU L, 73-72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 12 Bethel (Tenn.) W, 81-74 - 12 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 16 North Alabama W, 70-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 at Evansville L, 82-51 - 2 0 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 6 at Southern Indiana W, 73-59 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 13 Southeast Missouri W, 70-59 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
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 0 -
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 0 -
Feb 10 at Lindenwood W, 62-53 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
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 1 -
Feb 24 Eastern Illinois W, 75-67 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 29 at UT Martin L, 80-69 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Little Rock L, 81-43 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 32 9 8.7 0.9-1.4 65.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 50.0 1.9
2023-24 20 - 6.0 0.4-0.7 61.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 75.0 0.9
Total 52 9 7.7 0.7-1.1 64.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 58.3 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 gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 32 9 8.7 4.2-6.4 65.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.2 50.0 9.0
2023-24 20 - 6.0 2.6-4.3 61.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.3 75.0 6.3
Total 52 9 7.7 3.7-5.7 64.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.2 58.3 8.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 32 9 8.7 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4
2023-24 20 - 6.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.1 - 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1
Total 52 9 7.7 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 32 9 277 20 22 42 60 3 6 16 0.4 7 13
2023-24 20 - 121 2 8 10 21 - 1 10 0.1 6 2
Total 52 9 398 22 30 52 81 3 7 26 0.3 13 15
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 32 9 8.7 2.9 3.2 6.1 8.7 0.4 0.9 2.3 0.4 1.0 1.9
2023-24 20 - 6.0 0.7 2.6 3.3 6.9 0.0 0.3 3.3 0.1 2.0 0.7
Total 52 9 7.7 2.2 3.0 5.2 8.1 0.3 0.7 2.6 0.3 1.3 1.5
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 20 - 6.0 0.4-0.7 61.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 75.0 0.9
Conference 8 - 3.1 0.2-0.5 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 50.0 0.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 8 - 8.6 0.5-1.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.2-0.2 100.0 1.3
Away 12 - 4.3 0.3-0.4 80.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 50.0 0.8
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 8 - 5.6 0.1-0.5 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.2-0.2 100.0 0.5
Losses 12 - 6.3 0.6-0.8 77.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 50.0 1.3
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November 8 - 8.5 0.8-1.1 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 1.5
December 4 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-0.5 100.0 0.5
January 4 - 2.3 0.2-0.5 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.5
February 4 - 4.0 0.2-0.5 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.2-0.5 50.0 0.8
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
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
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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
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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
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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
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 20 - 6.0 2.6-4.3 61.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.3 75.0 6.3
Conference 8 - 3.1 3.2-6.4 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-3.2 50.0 8.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 8 - 8.6 2.3-4.6 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.2-1.2 100.0 5.8
Away 12 - 4.3 3.1-3.8 80.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.5 50.0 6.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 8 - 5.6 0.9-3.6 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.8-1.8 100.0 3.6
Losses 12 - 6.3 3.7-4.7 77.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-1.1 50.0 7.9
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November 8 - 8.5 3.5-5.3 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 7.1
December 4 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 2.9-2.9 100.0 2.9
January 4 - 2.3 4.4-8.9 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 8.9
February 4 - 4.0 2.5-5.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-5.0 50.0 7.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 20 - 6.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.1 - 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1
Conference 8 - 3.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.8 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 - 8.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 - 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1
Away 12 - 4.3 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.3 - 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 8 - 5.6 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 - 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.1
Losses 12 - 6.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 - 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1
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November 8 - 8.5 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.6 - 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
December 4 - 7.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 - 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3
January 4 - 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3
February 4 - 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 20 - 121 2 8 10 21 - 1 10 0.1 6 2
Conference 8 - 25 0 1 1 6 - 0 0 - 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 - 69 2 3 5 6 - 1 4 0.3 3 1
Away 12 - 52 0 5 5 15 - 0 6 0.0 3 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 8 - 45 2 4 6 10 - 0 4 0.0 3 1
Losses 12 - 76 0 4 4 11 - 1 6 0.2 3 1
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November 8 - 68 1 5 6 13 - 1 8 0.1 2 0
December 4 - 28 1 2 3 2 - 0 2 0.0 1 1
January 4 - 9 0 0 0 4 - 0 0 - 1 1
February 4 - 16 0 1 1 2 - 0 0 - 2 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 20 - 6.0 0.7 2.6 3.3 6.9 0.0 0.3 3.3 0.1 2.0 0.7
Conference 8 - 3.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 1.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 - 8.6 1.2 1.7 2.9 3.5 0.0 0.6 2.3 0.3 1.7 0.6
Away 12 - 4.3 0.0 3.8 3.8 11.5 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 2.3 0.8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 8 - 5.6 1.8 3.6 5.3 8.9 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 2.7 0.9
Losses 12 - 6.3 0.0 2.1 2.1 5.8 0.0 0.5 3.2 0.2 1.6 0.5
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November 8 - 8.5 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.6 0.0 0.6 4.7 0.1 1.2 0.0
December 4 - 7.0 1.4 2.9 4.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 1.4 1.4
January 4 - 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 4.4
February 4 - 4.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 5.0 0.0