Kwan Cheatham
No. 55 – Montakit Fuenlabrada | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born | Vallejo, California | August 21, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
College | Akron (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
2019–2020 | Levski Sofia |
2020 | Le Portel |
2020–2021 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
2021–present | Fuenlabrada |
Kwan Cheatham Jr. (born August 21, 1995) is an American basketball player for Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga ACB.[1][2] He plays forward and center.[1]
Early and personal life[]
Cheatham was born in Vallejo, California.[3] His parents are Kwan and Cherisse Cheatham.[4] He is 6' 10" (208 cm) tall, and weighs 235 pounds (107 kg).[1][5] His hometown is Cincinnati, Ohio.[5]
High school career[]
He attended Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati.[5] As a junior in 2012, Cheatham averaged 12.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.7 blocked shots per game, and was named honorable mention All-Ohio.[4] As a senior he averaged 11.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 blocked shots, and 2.2 assists per game, and was named Co-Defensive MVP.[4]
College career[]
Cheatham attended Akron University, majoring in sports management.[4][6] As a sophomore in 2014-15, he averaged 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.1 blocked shots per game, and finished the season seventh in the Mid-American Conference in blocked shots.[4]
As a junior in 2015-16, he averaged 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.0 blocked shot per game.[4] On January 28, 2017, Cheatham scored a career-high 31 points in a 91-90 win over Buffalo.[7] As a senior in 2016-17, he averaged 11.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, and was 6th in the MAC in rebounds, with 258, and in blocked shots per game, with 1.0.[6]
Professional career[]
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Cheatham signed a professional deal with Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen of the Belgian league.[8] In the 2018-19 season he averaged 13.4 points and six rebounds per game. He signed with BC Levski Sofia in September 2019. In January 2020, Cheatham signed with ESSM Le Portel in France.[9] On August 24, 2020, he signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israel Basketball Premier League.[5]
On January 6, 2021, Cheatham signed with Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga ACB.[10] He averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds per game. Cheatham re-signed with the team on July 5, 2021.[11]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2020-21 Season | Ironi Hai Motors Ness Ziona | Kwan Cheatham Jr". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Examining Israel's basketball teams and new players before season start". The Jerusalem Post. October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Kwan Cheatham Jr. Basketball Player Profile, Ironi Hai Motors Nes-Ziona, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Kwan Cheatham, Jr. - Men's Basketball". University of Akron Athletics.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Kwan Cheatham, Jr. Player Profile, Akron, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kwan Cheatham College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Johnson's late free throw lifts Akron over Buffalo". ESPN. Associated Press. January 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ Jimenez, James (July 19, 2017). "Kwan Cheatham Jr. signs professional basketball contract with Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek". Hustle Belt. SB Nation. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "LE PORTEL MET KWAN CHEATHAM À L'ESSAI". Bebasket.fr (in French). January 5, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 6, 2021). "Kwan Cheatham Jr. (ex I.Nes Ziona) signs at Fuenlabrada". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Kwan Cheatham re-signs with Urbas Fuenlabrada". Sportando. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Akron Zips men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from California
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Centers (basketball)
- Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Cincinnati
- Sportspeople from Vallejo, California