Tyson Wheeler
Tyson Aaron Wheeler (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A 5'10" (1.78 m), 165 lb (75 kg) point guard, he played four years at the University of Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team from 1994 to 1998. Along with teammate Cuttino Mobley, Wheeler led the Rams to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
| UMass Minutemen | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 8, 1975 New Britain, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | New London (New London, Connecticut) |
| College | Rhode Island (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall |
| Selected by the Toronto Raptors | |
| Playing career | 1998–2008 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1999 | Fenerbahçe |
| 1999 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1999–2000 | Quad City Thunder |
| 2000–2001 | Los Angeles Stars |
| 2001 | Metropolitanos de Mauricio Baez |
| 2001–2002 | Bnei Herzliya |
| 2002 | Southern California Surf |
| 2002–2003 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 2003 | Great Lakes Storm |
| 2003–2004 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2004–2005 | Teramo Basket |
| 2005–2006 | BCM Gravelines |
| 2006–2007 | Le Mans Sarthe |
| 2007 | Benfica |
| 2007–2008 | APOEL |
| 2008 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2019 | Fairfield (assistant) |
| 2019–present | UMass (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Wheeler was selected with the 18th pick of the 2nd round in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. His NBA career consisted of one game with the Denver Nuggets in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, where he scored four points and had two assists in only three minutes of play.[1]
References
- "One & Done: Tyson Wheeler sinks a ‘3’ and makes NBA history, of sorts" FOX Sports. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
External links
- College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
- Umass Coaching bio
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