Denae Beavers

Sport: Basketball
Class/Yr: Senior
Number: 23
Position: Guard
Major: Criminal Justice
Height: 5'8"
Hometown: Kokomo, Indiana
Previous School: Jefferson College
I like OVU because... it's a family environment and basketball.

2009-10: started in all 28 games as a junior...OVU's second leading scorer, (11.1)...knocked down 70 three-pointers last season...averaged 4.4 rebounds per game...shot .783% from the charity strip...scored a career-high 21 points, knocking down 5 of 10 three-pointers against Seton Hill University...hit six three-pointers against West Virginia State.

Jefferson College: As a sophomore helped Jefferson to a 34-1 record and NJCAA I National Championship Runners-Up...led team with (76) made three-pointers...averaged 7.2 points and 2.9 rebounds...As a freshman averagaed 6.0 points, while knocking down (47) three-pointers on the season...helped lead team to a 32-3 record...shot (10-16) from the three-point arc in the NJCAA I National Tournament.

High School: was a student-athlete at Taylor High School in Kokomo, Indiana...missed junior season with an knee injury...was the sixth man and team's Most Improved as a senior.