Tyson Wheeler

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Tyson Wheeler
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Wheeler at Brown in 2024
Brown Bears
TitleAssistant coach
LeagueIvy League
Personal information
Born (1975-10-08) October 8, 1975 (age 50)
New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew London
(New London, Connecticut)
CollegeRhode Island (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Drafted byToronto Raptors
Playing career1998–2008
PositionPoint guard
Number5
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
Playing
1999Fenerbahçe
1999Denver Nuggets
1999–2000Quad City Thunder
2000–2001Los Angeles Stars
2001Metropolitanos de Mauricio Baez
2001–2002Bnei Herzliya
2002Southern California Surf
2002–2003Yakima Sun Kings
2003Great Lakes Storm
2003–2004Pallacanestro Cantù
2004–2005Teramo Basket
2005–2006BCM Gravelines
2006–2007Le Mans Sarthe
2007Benfica
2007–2008APOEL
2008CSU Asesoft Ploiești
Coaching
2010–2019Fairfield (assistant)
2019–2022UMass (assistant)
2022–presentBrown (assistant)
Career highlights
  • All-CBA Second Team (2003)
  • CBA assists leader (2003)
  • 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (1997, 1998)
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (1996)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (1995)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Tyson Aaron Wheeler (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach at Brown University. A 5-foot-10-inch (1.78 m), 165-pound (75 kg) point guard, he played four years at the University of Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team from 1994 to 1998.[1] Along with teammate Cuttino Mobley, Wheeler led the Rams to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[2]

Professional career

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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.[3] He later joined the Quad City Thunder in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).[4]

He played for the Great Lakes Storm of the CBA during the 2002–03 season and was named to the All-CBA Second Team.[5]

References

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