Tyler Cheese (born November 13, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Stade Rochelais Basket of the LNB Pro A.
| No. 4 – Stade Rochelais Basket | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LNB Pro A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 13, 1996 Albany, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020 | Universo Treviso |
| 2020 | Vilpas Vikings |
| 2021 | Pelister |
| 2021–2022 | Team Ehingen Urspring |
| 2022-2023 | Rapla KK |
| 2023-2024 | Sokół Łańcut |
| 2024 | Soles de Santo Domingo |
| 2024-present | Stade Rochelais Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
High school career
editCheese played three years at Albany High School and led the team to the Class AAAA state tournament as a junior.[1] He transferred to Combine Academy in North Carolina. As a senior, Cheese averaged 17.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 41 percent from behind the three-point arc, earning All-State recognition. In April 2016, he signed with Florida SouthWestern over Florida and Chipola.[2]
College career
editIn his freshman season at Florida SouthWestern State College, Cheese averaged 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and two assists per game, earning Second Team All-Suncoast Conference honors. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.1 points, a team-high 6.6 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game and was named to the First Team All-Suncoast. Cheese scored a career-high 40 points against IMG Academy and recorded the first two triple-doubles in program history. He continued his career at NCAA Division I program Akron.[3] On February 23, 2019, Cheese scored a junior season-high 27 points in a 70–58 win over Miami (Ohio).[4] He averaged 11.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a junior.[5] On February 27, 2020, Cheese received a one-game suspension for bumping into an official in a game against Bowling Green.[6] In his senior season, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game and earned Second Team All-Mid-American Conference honors.[7]
Professional career
editOn July 8, 2020, Cheese signed his first professional contract with Universo Treviso of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[8] He played three games averaging four points per game. On October 26, 2020, Cheese signed with Vilpas Vikings of the Korisliiga.[9] After averaging seven points per game in four games, he requested to leave for personal reasons on November 18.[10] On July 21, 2021, Cheese signed with Pelister of the Macedonian League.[11] Later in 2021, he joined Team Ehingen Urspring of the German ProA.[12]
On September 25, 2024, Cheese signed with Stade Rochelais Basket of the LNB Pro A.[13]
Personal life
editHe is the son of Victoria Cheese and has a sister, Shyneshia, and a brother, Deron.[5] His father died when he was five years old.[14]
References
edit- ^ Gustafson, Ken (February 17, 2015). "Upson-Lee boys eliminate Albany High in first round". Albany Herald. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Caldwell, Dana (April 21, 2016). "College basketball: Florida SouthWestern State signs guards Tyler Cheese, Germain Remy". Naples Daily News. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Just A Kid Headed To Akron - Tyler Cheese Inks NLI With The Zips". Florida Southwestern College Athletics. April 19, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Tyler Cheese has 27, leads Akron to 70-58 win over Miami (OH)". WKYC. Associated Press. February 23, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tyler Cheese". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, George M. (February 27, 2020). "University of Akron men's basketball: Zips' Tyler Cheese suspended for bumping official". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Former Buc Tyler Cheese Signs Pro Deal in Italy". Florida Southwestern College Athletics. July 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 8, 2020). "De' Longhi Treviso signs Tyler Cheese". Sportando. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (October 26, 2020). "Tyler Cheese leaves Treviso to join Vilpas Vikings". Sportando. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (November 18, 2020). "Tyler Cheese, Salon Vilpas part ways". Sportando. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Najdovski, Darko (July 21, 2021). "Tyler Cheese (ex Vilpas) signs at Pelister Bitola". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "ProA Round 9: Walter Tigers edge Falcons by two points". Eurobasket. November 11, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler Cheese (ex Soles) joins La Rochelle". Eurobasket. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, George M. (March 5, 2020). "University of Akron's Tyler Cheese takes lessons of family onto court". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2020.