V.J. Beachem
Another swingman, V.J. Beachem will bring his noted range shooting prowess to the Fox Valley by playing for the Herd this season.
The Herd acquired Beachem’s player rights in a deal with the South Bay Lakers in exchange for the rights to James Blackmon Jr. in mid-October. During his lone season with the Lakers’ affiliate, Beachem averaged 8.5 points on shooting splits of .437/.404/.875 and 2.3 rebounds in 19.8 minutes throughout his 36 appearances last year.
Before hitting the professional ranks, Beachem made his name as a prospect while at Notre Dame University where he spent all four years on the college level. While in South Bend, the Indiana native garnered some draft buzz as a potential late second round pick after both his junior and senior seasons, but that unfortunately did not come to fruition for the 23-year-old when he eventually made the jump.
As an aside, Beachem did come through Milwaukee for a draft workout during the pre-draft process before the 2017 NBA Draft.