Tanoka Beard
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | September 29, 1971 Ogden, Utah |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bonneville (Washington Terrace, Utah) |
| College | Boise State (1989–1993) |
| NBA draft | 1993 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 1993–2009 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 6 |
| Career history | |
| 1993–1994 | Lottomatica Roma |
| 1994 | Leche Río Breogán |
| 1994–1995 | Ülkerspor |
| 1995–1996 | Besançon BCD |
| 1996–1998 | Joventut Badalona |
| 1998–1999 | Real Madrid |
| 1999–2000 | Pamesa Valencia |
| 2000–2001 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2001–2002 | Joventut Badalona |
| 2002 | Lokomotiv MV |
| 2003–2007 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2008 | Guayama Wizards |
| 2008 | Fajardo Cariduros |
| 2008–2009 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tanoka Dwight Beard (born September 29, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. During his career, he was able to play both the power forward and center positions. He also earned the All-Euroleague Second Team selection in 2005, while leading the competition in rebounds with 10.6 per game. He has won various championships and cups from different European basketball leagues.
He has been named twice ACB Most Valuable Player in 1999 and 2002. He also holds the Euroleague record since the 2000–01 season in Performance Index Rating in a single game, with 63.
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Championships[edit]
- 1994–95 Turkish National Championship (Ülkerspor)
- 1996–97 Spanish National Cup (Joventut Badalona)
- 2002–03 Lithuanian National Championship (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2003–04 Lithuanian National Championship (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2004–05 Lithuanian National Championship (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2004–05 Baltic League Championship (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2006–07 Lithuanian National Championship (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2006–07 Lithuanian National Cup (Žalgiris Kaunas)
Personal achievements and awards[edit]
- 1998–99 Spanish League MVP (Real Madrid)
- 2001–02 Spanish League MVP (Joventut Badalona)
- 2003–04 Lithuanian League MVP (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2004–05 Baltic League Player of the Year (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2004–05 Baltic League Final Four MVP (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2004–05 All-Euroleague Second Team (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2004–05 Lithuanian League Player of the Year (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2006–07 Lithuanian League Player of the Year (Žalgiris Kaunas)
Euroleague career statistics[edit]
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.
| Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2002–03 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 3 | 2 | 30.0 | .629 | .000 | .875 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .3 | 17.0 | 27.3 |
| 2003–04 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 20 | 10 | 26.0 | .561 | .000 | .696 | 7.6 | .7 | 1.1 | .8 | 14.6 | 17.4 |
| 2004–05 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 20 | 20 | 32.5 | .578 | .333 | .771 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .4 | 18.0 | 21.9 |
| 2005–06 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 14 | 13 | 27.8 | .429 | .130 | .781 | 8.1 | 2.1 | .9 | .3 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| 2006–07 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 14 | 14 | 31.0 | .547 | .214 | .667 | 9.9 | 1.6 | .9 | .6 | 14.5 | 18.3 |
| 2007–08 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 2 | 0 | 19.7 | .308 | .000 | .500 | 4.0 | .5 | 1.5 | .5 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Career | 73 | 59 | 29.1 | .536 | .188 | .730 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .5 | 15.2 | 18.5 |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Basketpedya.com Profile
- Player Profile at LATINBASKET.com
- Player Profile at bbl.net
- Player Profile at basket.ee
- Tanoka Beard at twitter.com
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Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Estonia
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players from Utah
- American men's basketball players
- BC Žalgiris players
- Besançon BCD players
- Boise State Broncos men's basketball players
- CB Breogán players
- Centers (basketball)
- Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
- Hapoel Holon players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga players
- Liga ACB players
- Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Tartu Ülikool/Rock players
- Ülkerspor basketball players
- Valencia BC players