Patrick Beverley (born July 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009 NBA draft, and then traded to the Miami Heat for a future 2011 second round draft pick and an undisclosed amount of cash. In 2007, Beverley appeared in the movie Hoop Reality, the sequel to Hoop Dreams, with Arthur Agee. He also appeared in the 2004 MTV Nike Battlegrounds series, and played for the Chicago team at age 16. He played college basketball at the University of Arkansas. In the 2008–09 season, he played in the Ukrainian Second Division with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In 2009–10, he played in the Greek Basket League with Olympiacos Piraeus.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com while at Chicago's Marshall High School, Beverley was listed as the No. 10 point guard and the No. 65 player in the nation in 2006.

During his freshman season at Arkansas, Beverley ranked first on his team in scoring (13.9 ppg), steals (1.7 spg), three-point percentage (.386) and free-throw percentage (.812). He also ranked second on his team in assists (3.1 apg) and third in rebounding (4.5 rpg). He started 34 of 35 games, scoring in double figures 24 times, and scoring more than 20 points five times. He scored a career-high 29 points in his collegiate debut in a 92–52 win over against Southeast Missouri State, also adding five rebounds, four assists, and four steals, while shooting 11-for-13 from the field and 6-for-7 from three point range. He had a career-high seven assists against Texas, while also adding eight rebounds and 19 points. Beverley was named SEC Freshman of the Year while being named second team ALL-SEC and first team freshman All-American.

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