The Warriors are signing former Virginia point guard Reece Beekman to a two-way contract, sources inform Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter).
Last season, the 6’3″ senior posted averages of 14.3 points, 6.2 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 0.5 blocks per night while starting all of his 34 games.
The 22-year-old was twice named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year across his past two seasons with the Cavaliers, and was a three-time ACC All-Defensive Teamer overall. He was named to the All-ACC Second-Team in 2024 and the All-ACC Third-Team in 2023.
However, Beekman’s jump shot could use some work. For his entire collegiate career, he averaged shooting splits of .429/.319/.767. Only once did he connect on at least 35% of his triple tries, as a junior in 2022/23. That year, Beekman shot 35.1% from long range on a fairly modest 2.4 attempts per game.
After not making a pick on day one of the draft, the Warriors selected Boston College center Quinten Post at No. 52 on day two before heading to the undrafted free agent market and reaching a deal with Beekman.
Another stupid Guard
He made the Dean’s list for three consecutive years in high school, he can’t be that stupid.
I actually like this new Warriors front office finally bringing in a defense-first guard, something we have never had even one time.