A three star commit from Chicago, Beard opted for prep school at Hargrave Prep during the 2020-21 season and arrived to the Hilltop in the summer of 2021 as one of the top 20 point guards in the nation. A strong candidate to start at the point, Beard started just two games in 2021-22 and often found himself in the same seat in the Ewing doghouse which eventually sent Jamari Sibley to the transfer portal a year earlier.

Beard led the Hoyas in scoring in two games this season, including a 23 point effort in GU's win versus Howard, but those two games accounted for 42 percent of his points for the season, as his time was increasingly restricted in Big East play. Beard concluded the season with eight points versus Seton Hall in the Big East tournament, averaging 3.0 points a game for the season and fourth on the team in assists per game.

Beard announced a transfer on March 30, 2022, and announced a transfer to the University of the Pacific three weeks later.