O K L AHOMA BEAU GERBER
45
u QUICKLY Regarded by Coach Capel as one of his favorite all-time players ... Respected by teammates and staff for his relentless work ethic ... A blue-collar player who spends most of his time in the paint ... Can bench press 185 pounds 14 times ... Has gained 17 pounds since his arrival on campus in 2006.
u 2008-09 (JUNIOR) Competed in 13 games and totaled 26 minutes ... Scored eight points and recorded nine rebounds and two assists ... Shot .600 from the field (3-for-5) and made both of his free throw attempts ... Scored two points in each of four games ... Grabbed a season-high two rebounds in second game of season against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 17).
u 2007-08 (SOPHOMORE)
SENIOR FORWARD
THE PLAYERS
6-8 • 230 Winfield, Kan. Winfield HS
Played a total of 33 minutes in 15 games ... Averaged 2.2 minutes per contest and registered two points and five rebounds ... Season high of six minutes came Feb. 6 against then-No. 12 Texas when Longar Longar sat out due to injury ... Registered his lone field goal March 1 in 64-37 win over Texas A&M ... Grabbed a season-high two rebounds Jan. 7 versus Mount St. Mary’s.
u PERSONAL
u 2006-07 (FRESHMAN)
Birthplace Wichita, Kan.
Played a total of 38 minutes in 11 games ... Scored 12 points (1.1 average) and grabbed 12 rebounds ... Was 3-for-3 from free throw line and scored a career-high five points in two minutes of action against Kansas in Big 12 Championship quarterfinals (March 9) ... Netted three points in five minutes against Longwood (Jan. 30) ... Pulled down a career-high three rebounds on three occasions ... Played 10 minutes in season opener against Norfolk State (Nov. 10), twice as many as his next highest total ... Saw first-half action against Nebraska (Jan. 17).
Parents Lynn and Dennis Gerber Major Mechanical Engineering
u CAREER HIGHS Points 5 vs. Kansas (3/9/07) Rebounds 3 (three times)
u HIGH SCHOOL
Blocked Shots None
Earned first-team Class 5A All-State honors as a senior and second-team acclaim as a junior ... Averaged 16.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game as a senior ... Posted career highs of 29 points and 17 rebounds versus Liberal High School his senior season ... Team finished 13-9 his senior year ... Led Winfield to state tournament each of his last two seasons ... Member of Principal’s Honor Roll ... Coached by Rob Fields.
Steals 1 vs. Morehead State (11/21/07)
u MISCELLANEOUS
Assists 2 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/5/09) Turnovers 2 (twice)
Field Goals 1 (eight times) Field Goal Attempts 3 (three times)
Younger sister also attends OU ... Joined the program as a walk-on but is now on scholarship ... Chose Oklahoma over Kansas State and Dartmouth ... Posted a 3.94 GPA in high school and scored a 32 on the ACT ... Is an avid guitar player.
3-Point Field Goals None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None Free Throws 3 vs. Kansas (3/9/07) Free Throw Attempts 3 vs. Kansas (3/9/07) Minutes Played 10 vs. Norfolk State (11/10/06)
u GERBER’S CAREER STATS Year
G-GS
MP-Avg.
Career
39-0
97-2.5
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
40 OKLAHOMA MEN’S BASKETBALL | 2009-10
11-0 15-0 13-0
38-3.5 33-2.2 26-2.0
FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct.
4-10 .400 1-4 .250 3-5 .600
0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000
FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B
4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
4-8-12 1-4-5 4-5-9
S TP Avg.
8-19 .421
0-0 .000
6-10 .600
9-17-26
1 22
1.1 0.3 0.7
5-0 0 3-0 0 6-0 2
0.7 14-0
2
3 2 3
0 0 12 1.1 0 1 2 0.1 0 0 8 0.6
8
0
0.6