Courtesy of UMES Athletics
PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland – After impacting a number of groups as a participant, coach, and coach, Lance Beckwith will be part of the College of Maryland Jap Shore males’s basketball program as an assistant coach. With the latest arrival of latest head coach Cleo Hill, Beckwith turns into the primary member of Hill’s new Division I HBCU employees.
Beckwith brings a wealth of basketball expertise to Maryland Jap Shore. He labored with Hill at Winston-Salem State as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2018 till Spring 2024. The Rams skilled an elite run of success through the interval that Beckwith was on campus. In 5 seasons at WSSU, the Rams gained 90 video games, took house a pair of Southern Division titles, gained two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Affiliation (CIAA) championships, and have been the victors of the 2022 Gary Miller Traditional, 2023 Chris Paul Invitational, and NBA All-Star x HBCU Traditional. For his or her excellence on the hardwood, Beckwith was acknowledged as a member of the Teaching Workers of the 12 months alongside the remainder of the Winston-Salem State coaches in each the 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 seasons.
Along with wins and accolades on the court docket, Beckwith has excelled at serving to student-athletes attain their full potential. With a particular give attention to creating guards, Beckwith has coached 12 gamers who’ve gone on to play basketball professionally. When it comes to participant accolades, two CIAA All-Rookie gamers, one CIAA Defensive MVP, six HBCU Boxtorow All-Individuals, and 5 straight seasons of CIAA First Group Choices have all developed underneath Beckwith’s tutelage at WSSU.
Earlier than becoming a member of the Rams’ teaching employees, Beckwith served as a basketball coach within the Raleigh-Durham space of North Carolina. Throughout his time as a coach, Beckwith had stints with Group United of the Elite Basketball Youth League (EYBL) and coached Group Wall within the Adidas Gauntlet. He additionally was the top coach of a 15U basketball group and an assistant coach of a 17U basketball group.
Along with his teaching background, Beckwith additionally excelled as a participant. He made historical past at Wake Tech Neighborhood School by being the primary athlete to signal a basketball scholarship. Beckwith continued his profession on the College of Central Missouri the place he led the Mules to a pair of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Affiliation (MIAA) common season championships and a MIAA Event crown. Throughout his profession, he amassed 1,329 factors with 546 rebounds and 344 assists. In highschool, he starred on the Phrase of God Christian Academy the place he gained a state title in 2008 and was a teammate of NBA level guard John Wall.
Beckwith graduated in 2013 from the College of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science diploma. He additionally holds a Grasp of the Arts diploma in Communications.
Off the court docket, he and his spouse, Chaquinta, are the proud dad and mom of a son, Lance Beckwith, Jr.
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