Tyson Wheeler

Tyson Wheeler
	Wheeler at Brown in 2024
Brown Bears
Position	Assistant coach
League	Ivy League
Personal information
Born	October 8, 1975 (age 49); 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: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
	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)
2019–2022	UMass (assistant)
2022–present	Brown (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	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);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Tyson Aaron Wheeler (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach at Brown University. 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.^[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

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]

^ Bob Ryan (March 22, 1998). "What's the point? Watch URI guard Wheeler". The Boston Globe. p. D13. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ Blair Kerkhoff (March 23, 1998). "Rhode Island falters in last minute". The Kansas City Star. pp. C1, C6. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ Sam Gardner (June 23, 2015). "One & Done: Tyson Wheeler sinks a '3' and makes NBA history, of sorts". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ Craig DeVrieze (February 29, 2000). "Wheeler steps into the driver's seat". Quad-City Times. pp. D1, D6. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Tyson Wheeler minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 26, 2021.