Davonte Beard

# 3 Davonte Beard

Guard, 6-2, 180, Sophomore

Akron, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary/Siena

Transferred from Siena College in Loudonville, NY (NCAA l) last December… has three years of eligibility remaining… one of the top mid-major targets in the country as a high school senior… recruited by St. Francis (Pa.), Boston College, George Washington, Duquesne, La Salle, Akron, Toledo, Southern Illinois, Cleveland State, and Northeastern, before deciding on Siena… 2011 SIENA : Averaged 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 22.7 minutes while shooting .357 from the field and .720 from the line in ten games, with one start… scored seven points, hitting 5-7 free throws, while also handing out four assists  in collegiate debut at home vs. Navy… scored eight points in a single game three times (Mount St. Mary’s, Georgia Tech and Vermont)… connected on 9-11 free throws in his first two games… collected three steals in Georgia Tech game… 2-4 from three-point at Vermont… played season-high 34 minutes at Vermont… only start came at Saint Peter’s College… HS: Lettered four years for Dru Joyce and the Irish at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary… started three years… tallied 13 points in state championship win over Thurgood Marshall… second-team AP All-State, first-team all-district… averaged 20.1 ppg and 5.4 rpg his senior year, and 10.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg as a junior… Irish won two state titles, three district titles and were two-time regional champions… PERSONAL: Born January 31, 1993 in Akron, Ohio...is the son of Elisha Beard… business major