Corey Beck
Personal information
Born (1971-05-27) May 27, 1971
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolFairley (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1995–2001
PositionPoint guard
Number14, 15, 20
Career history
1995Sioux Falls Skyforce
1995–1996Charlotte Hornets
1996–1997Sioux Falls Skyforce
1997–1998Charlotte Hornets
1998–1999Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999Detroit Pistons
1999Charlotte Hornets
1999–2000Sioux Falls Skyforce
2000Žalgiris Kaunas
2000–2001Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001Toros de Aragua
2001Roseto Basket
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points241
Assists123
Rebounds125
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Montevideo National team
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 St. Petersburg National team

Corey Laveon Beck (born May 27, 1971) is a retired American 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.

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.

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).[1]

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.[2]

References

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