Romel Beck
Position: Guard
/ Forward
Height/Weight: 6-7 / 185
Birthdate: May 29, 1982 (Los Angeles,
Calif.)
High School: Etiwanda HS (Etiwanda, Calif.)
College: Nevada - Las
Vegas
College Highlights: Earned Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. Ranks as UNLV's eighth all-time career leader in three-point field goal percentage (.389), ninth in free throw percentage (.800), and tenth in three-point field goals made (116). Scored in double figures 44 times and surpassed the 20-point mark on 12 occasions. Started 48 of 59 career games at UNLV. Finished collegiate career at Nevada - Las Vegas after starting at Fullerton College in California and routing through Los Angeles City College. Sat out the 2001-02 season at Los Angeles City College as a transfer student.
Senior (2004-05): Averaged 13.6 points (ninth in the MWC) and 2.4 rebounds. Also ranked second in the league in three-point field goals made (59), fifth in free throw percentage (.828), and ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.828). Started 18 of 28 games. Scored in double figures 19 times and had five 20-point games. Paced the team in scoring 11 times. Registered season-high 25 points vs. Oklahoma State. Sank six threes on his way to 23 points vs. Florida Atlantic. Shot 8-for-12 from the field, including 5-for-8 from the three-point line, on his way to 21 points at California. Posted a double-double of 20 points and a career-high ten rebounds vs. Air Force. Registered 21 points at South Carolina in the first round of the post-season NIT.
Junior (2003-04): Averaged 14.2 points and 2.0 rebounds. Ranked second on the team in scoring, free throw percentage, and three-point field goal percentage. Started 30 of 31 games. Scored in double figures 25 times, and topped the 20-point mark on seven occasions. Led the team in scoring in eight games. Posted career-high 26 points twice, vs. Occidental and Wyoming. Sank 4-for-5 from beyond three-point range on his way to 25 points vs. San Diego State. Recorded 23 points vs. New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament.
Sophomore (2002-03): At Los Angeles CC, averaged 15 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Earned First Team All-South Coast Conference honors and made the state playoff all-tournament team. Helped LACC to a 36-2 record and a California state championship.
Freshman (2000-01): Played at Fullerton College.
Personal:
Majored in sociology.
