Corey Beck

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Corey Beck
Personal information
Born (1971-05-27) May 27, 1971 (age 53)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolFairley (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 1995: undrafted
Playing career1995–2001
Position Point guard
Number14, 15, 20
Career history
1995 Sioux Falls Skyforce
1995–1996 Charlotte Hornets
1996–1997Sioux Falls Skyforce
1997–1998 Charlotte Hornets
1998–1999Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999 Detroit Pistons
1999 Charlotte Hornets
1999–2000Sioux Falls Skyforce
2000 Žalgiris Kaunas
2000–2001 Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001 Toros de Aragua
2001 Roseto Basket
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 241
Assists 123
Rebounds 125
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Montevideo National team
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 St. Petersburg National team

Corey Laveon Beck (born May 27, 1971) is an American former basketball player. Beck played for the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons while in the NBA. He played college basketball for South Plains College and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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College career

Beck played collegiately for the University of Arkansas and was a major part of the mid-1990s Razorback teams that won one national championship in 1994 and reached the championship game the following year.

Professional career

He played for the Charlotte Hornets (1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99) and Detroit Pistons (1998–99) in the NBA for 88 games.

He was also under contract with the Chicago Bulls (October 1996), Vancouver Grizzlies (January 1999) and Minnesota Timberwolves (October 2000), but has not played in any NBA regular season games for them.

Beck played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1995 to 2000. [1] He was selected as the CBA Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Defensive Team in 1997. [1]

Following his NBA career, he played one season with the Memphis Houn'Dawgs of the ABA.

He also played professionally in Italy for Fila Biella (Serie A2, 2001) and Euro Roseto (Serie A, 2001). [2]

Personal life

In September 2007, Beck and a friend were shot in an attempted robbery in Memphis. Beck was shot in the hand and face and was listed in critical condition following the shooting, but later improved. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Corey Beck minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  2. Official Serie A page on Beck
  3. ESPN: Ex-Arkansas guard Beck recovering from gunshot