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• Will serve as one of the team's tri-captains this season
• Looks to return to the starting lineup at center
• Will provide a strong low post presence
• A good rebounder on both ends of the floor
• Has strong offensive skills
• Has great intensity, focus and competitiveness

AS A JUNIOR IN 2011-2012:
• Played in 28 games on the season, starting 26 times
• Averaged 6.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocked shots per contest
• Ranked 12th in the Patriot League in blocked shots
• Led the team in blocked shots six times, in rebounding four times, in steals twice and in scoring once
• Scored in double-figures five times on the season
• Recorded 16 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots in the home victory over Colgate
• Totaled 14 points on six of seven shooting from the field in the home win over Navy
• Scored 14 points and pulled down two rebounds at Fairfield
• Posted 11 points and nine rebounds at American
• Had 10 points, three rebounds and two blocks in the win at Navy
• Scored nine points at Army
• Recorded nine points and four rebounds in the victory over New Hampshire
• Finished with nine points at Providence
• Totaled nine points and six rebounds in the victory over Boston College, while hitting three of four attempts from three-point range
• Posted eight points and five rebounds at No. 9 Connecticut
• Scored seven points in the victory over Army
• Had seven points and four rebounds in the home game with Lafayette
• Recorded six points and two rebounds in the win at Colgate
• Totaled six points and two rebounds at Columbia
• Posted six points and five rebounds at Maine
• Had six points and five rebounds in the win over Hartford
• Posted five points and five rebounds in the win at Dartmouth
• Totaled five points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots
• Scored five points against Harvard
• Recorded four points and four rebounds at Bucknell
• Had four points and six rebounds at the College of Charleston
• Totaled three points and five rebounds  in the win over Sacred Heart
• Pulled down eight rebounds in the victory over Lehigh

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010-2011:
• Played in seven games on the season, starting five times
• Missed the remainder of the year due to injury
• Averaged 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per game
• Led the team in steals three times
• Had four points and two steals at Massachusetts
• Totaled four points, five rebounds and two assists at New Hampshire

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009-2010:
• Saw action in 28 games off the bench
• Averaged 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds per contest
• Made all 10 of his free throw attempts on the year
• Led the team in blocked shots once
• Finished with six points and four rebounds in the victory over Bucknell
• Recored six points and three rebounds at Fairfield
• Totaled six points and a rebound at Nevada-Las Vegas
• Had four points and four rebounds at Western Michigan
• Pulled down four rebounds and handed out an assist at Stony Brook
• Totaled two points and three rebounds against Sacred Heart
• Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds at Rhode Island
• Recorded two points, one rebound and one blocked shot against Harvard in the first action of his collegiate career

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played for head coach John Lindsay at Ottawa Hills High School
• Served as team captain during his final two years
• Named second team All-State by the Associated Press as a senior
• Selected as the Toledo Area Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year in 2009, in addition to earning District 7 Player of the Year honors
• Named first team All-TAAC three times and first team All-District 7 twice
• Led the TAAC in both scoring (18.1 points per game) and rebounding (10.9 rebounds per game) as a junior
• Shot 69 percent from the floor and 86 percent from the free throw line in 2007-2008
• Led his team to back-to-back TAAC co-championships and three consecutive Sectional titles
• Scored over 1,000 career points
• Selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game and the Indiana vs. Ohio All-Star Game
• Also lettered in baseball, as a pitcher, first baseman and third baseman
• Played AAU ball for the Ohio Gators

PERSONAL:
• Son of William and Cindy Beans
• Mother played basketball at both the University of Toledo and Indiana University
• Has one brother (Geoff) and one sister (Stephanie)
• A Sociology major