Diamon Beckford

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Hometown:
Upper Darby, Pa.
Prev School:
Kirkwood C.C.
High School:
Upper Darby

Getting to Know Diamon

Greatest basketball memory:
Breaking my high school scoring record

Pre-game rituals:
Pray

People I admire the most:
My parents

One place I have always wanted to visit is:
France

Favorite sport other than basketball:
Volleyball

When I was 5 years old, I started playing basketball because:
I wanted to be like Mike!

I wear my jersey number because:
That's my dad's number

I chose Kent State because:
The tradition

Achievement you are most proud of:
Scoring 1000 points and grabbing 1000 rebounds

The one thing that creeps me out the most:
Spiders

Best part about this past summer:
Home-cooked meals

Hobbies and outside interests:
Shopping

THIS OR THAT?

Salt or Pepper
Breakfast or Dinner
Facebook or Twitter
Drama or Comedy
Summer or Winter
Procrastinate or Do it now
Opinion or Fact
Flying or Driving
Gatorade or Water
Blue or Gold
Mild or Spicy
Mountains or Ocean

2010-11 – KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• In one season at Kirkwood Community College, was a second-team All-American selection after leading the Eagles to a 25-7 record
• Averaged 12.8 points per game in 32 games
• Also averaged 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game
• Shot 45 percent from the field, including 44 percent from three-point range
• Against North Iowa Area C.C., poured in career-high 30 points, aided by 8-of-10 shooting from three-point range

2009-10 – UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
• In one season at UNH, saw action in 29 games
• Against Harvard Nov. 24, scored a career-high eight points and pulled down five rebounds

• Against nationally-ranked Maryland Nov. 16, had seven points, seven rebounds and one block
• Scored five points to go with three rebounds against Louisville Dec. 22

HIGH SCHOOL & AAU NOTES
• Was a four-year letterwinner at Upper Darby High School
• For her prep career, totalled 1,653 points and over 1,000 rebounds, surpassing the 1,000 point plateau as a junior

• Was a three-time All-Delco first-team member was a third-team all-southeastern Pennsylvania selection her junior year
• Played AAU basketball for the DVBA Comets, who finished third in 2007 at the AAU Nationals
• Named First Team Central League four times and was selected Central League MVP in 2009
• All-State Second Team performer in 2008-09 and to the All-State 3rd Team in 2006-07

PERSONAL

• Is the daughter of Vince and Marcia Lawrence
• Her younger siblings are Dior and Skye
• Intended major is communications