Anthony Beane

Jerome Anthony Beane Jr. (born May 6, 1994) is an American-Indonesian professional basketball player for the Pelita Jaya Bakrie of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis.^[1]

Anthony Beane Jr.

No. 8 – Pelita Jaya
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	IBL
Personal information
Born	(1994-05-06) May 6, 1994 (age 31) Sikeston, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality	Indonesian / American
Listed height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
High school	Normal Community (Normal, Illinois)
College	Southern Illinois (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Lukoil Academic
2017–2018	Legia Warsaw
2018–2019	Ventspils
2019–2020	Spirou
2020	Virtus Roma
2020–2022	Varese
2023	Indonesia Patriots
2023–present	Pelita Jaya
Career highlights
IBL champion (2024) IBL Finals MVP (2024) Polish League Top Scorer (2018) Bulgarian League champion (2017) First-team All-MVC (2016)

College career

Beane played college basketball at Southern Illinois University, with the Southern Illinois Salukis, from 2012 to 2016.

Professional career

Beane played with Lukoil Academic, of the Bulgarian League.^[2] With Academic, he won the Bulgarian League championship, in 2017.

On August 11, 2020, Beane signed with Virtus Roma in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.^[3]

After Virtus Roma's withdrawal from the Serie A due to financial problems,^[4] Beane, like all the Roma players, was made free agent. On December 14, 2020, he has signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[5]

In January 2023, Beane was reportedly tapped as the import of the Indonesian Patriots for their season campaign. In his first game with the Patriots, he recorded 28 points and 6 rebounds in a 61–63 losing campaign over the Satria Muda.^[6]