Tyson Wheeler

Tyson Wheeler

Fairfield Stags
Position	Assistant coach
League	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	(1975-10-08) 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:
1998–1999	Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
1999	Denver Nuggets
1999–2000	Quad City Thunder (CBA)
2000–2001	Los Angeles Stars (ABA)
2001	Metropolitanos de Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
2001–2002	Bnei HaSharon (Israel)
2002	Southern California Surf (ABA)
2002–2003	Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
2003	Great Lakes Storm (CBA)
2003–2004	Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy)
2004–2005	Teramo Basket (Italy)
2005–2006	BCM Gravelines (France)
2006–2007	Le Mans Sarthe (France)
2007	Benfica (Portugal)
2007–2008	APOEL (Cyprus)
2008	CSU Asesoft Ploiești (Romania)
As coach:
2010–present	Fairfield University (asst.)

Tyson Aaron Wheeler (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach at Fairfield 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. Along with teammate Cuttino Mobley, Wheeler led the Rams to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

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.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
• Fairfield Coaching bio