Justin Bean
No. 34 – Utah State Aggies | |
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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
League | Mountain West Conference |
Personal information | |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Southmoore (Moore, Oklahoma) |
College | Utah State (2018–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Justin B. Bean (born November 17) is an American college basketball player for the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).
High school career[]
Bean played basketball for Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.[1] As a junior, he averaged about 22 points and 11 rebounds per game, but tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice before the state playoffs. Bean returned in time for his senior season, averaging 16 points and nine rebounds per game.[2] Following his graduation, he served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Reno, Nevada.[3]
College career[]
Bean joined Utah State as a preferred walk-on, and redshirted his first season with the team.[2] He earned a scholarship in the middle of his freshman season.[4] As a freshman, Bean averaged 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[5] In his sophomore season, he averaged 11.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, earning Third Team All-Mountain West and All-Defensive Team recognition.[6] He became the first Utah State player to average a double-double since Mike Santos in the 1976–77 season.[4] As a junior, Bean averaged 11.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West.[7] On November 18, 2021, he posted a career-high 33 points and 16 rebounds in an 87–79 win against Penn in double overtime.[8] Bean was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West as a senior.[9]
Career statistics[]
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 | Bold | Career high |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Utah State | |||||||||||
2018–19 | Utah State | 29 | 0 | 12.1 | .512 | .167 | .763 | 3.8 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 4.1 |
2019–20 | Utah State | 34 | 34 | 29.7 | .518 | .276 | .806 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .7 | 11.9 |
2020–21 | Utah State | 29 | 29 | 27.1 | .518 | .238 | .829 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .3 | 11.4 |
Career | 92 | 63 | 23.3 | .517 | .247 | .806 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 9.3 |
Personal life[]
Bean's father, Gordon, played college basketball for Ricks College and Idaho State.[2] At Utah State, Bean signed a Name, Image and Likeness deal with TacoTime; the company had previously wanted to promote its bean burritos at Utah State home games, as the team featured Bean and .[10]
References[]
- ^ Morris, Robert (November 24, 2020). "Bad Bean a Risin'". Moore Monthly. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c Hunter, Jeff (December 26, 2019). "'That dude's just relentless': How Justin Bean became a reliable double-double producer for Utah State". Deseret News. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Wog, Debbie (September 16, 2015). "Local brothers serve two-year missions". Moore American. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Harrison, Shawn (March 4, 2020). "Bean has become a big part of USU's success". The Herald Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Kidd, Sydney (January 24, 2020). "Mean Bean, double-double machine". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Ireland, Kyle (August 4, 2020). "Utah State Forward Justin Bean Says Aggies 'Looking To Prove Something' In 2020-21 Season". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Judd, Brandon (October 8, 2021). "Are BYU's Alex Barcello, Utah State's Justin Bean among college basketball's least appreciated players?". Deseret News. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Justin Bean's career-best performance carries Utah State to a double-OT win over Penn". Deseret News. Associated Press. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Mountain West Reveals 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Toone, Trent (July 30, 2021). "Cool beans: How Utah State's Justin Bean scored an NIL deal to promote Taco Time burritos". Deseret News. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Oklahoma
- People from Moore, Oklahoma
- Small forwards
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Utah State Aggies men's basketball players
- American Mormon missionaries in the United States
- 21st-century Mormon missionaries
- Latter Day Saints from Oklahoma