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Notre Dame Basketball: Twitter-Based Power Rankings

By Pat Sullivan

Jan 2, 2016; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey (M) talks to his team during a stoppage in play against the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers won 77-66. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey (M) talks to his team during a stoppage in play against the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers won 77-66. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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12. V.J. Beachem

Jan 7, 2016; Chestnut Hill, MA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward V.J. Beachem (3) drives against Boston College Eagles guard Jerome Robinson (1) during the second half at Silvio O. Conte Forum. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2016; Chestnut Hill, MA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward V.J. Beachem (3) drives against Boston College Eagles guard Jerome Robinson (1) during the second half at Silvio O. Conte Forum. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

Quick Facts: V.J. Beachem is a starting wing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, averaging 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1 steal per game this season. The junior from Fort Wayne, Indiana also leads the team in three point percentage (45.7%).

Beachem has been one of the more impressive and consistent players this season for ND (on offense), and has clearly been working hard to improve his game beyond just serving as a streaky threat from the outside. This is 100% supported by Beachem’s personal Twitter brand, which he does not uphold with much gusto or intensive tweeting, suggesting he has been spending all of his time on basketball.

Here were a couple things from Beachem’s pTb, however, that I did enjoy:

This first tweet comes from one of V.J.’s friends, who posts a picture of V.J. and D.J. (teammate Demetrius Jackson) at a football game, wearing leis for some reason. However, it is immediately clear that V.J. does not know how to properly wear a lei, opting to place his around his head. He also does not smile for the picture, which is pointed out by his friend, who tells us that he doesn’t like to smile.

So what can we glean from this?

Beachem likes to buck fashion trends and hates to have fun.

And yet, he also gives us this…

Beachem is a fan of the rapper 2 Chainz, as proven by his 2012 exclamation that he was happy some of his followers like 2 Chainz. With no other tweets to show a change of heart, we are forced to assume this tweet still stands, and that Beachem is still a monstrous 2 Chainz fan. Definitely cool to see.

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