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Tyson Wheeler
Fairfield Stags
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1975-10-08) October 8, 1975 (age 48)
New Britain, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
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
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career1998–2008
PositionPoint guard
Number5
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
1999Denver Nuggets
1999–2000Quad City Thunder (CBA)
2000–2001Los Angeles Stars (ABA)
2001Metropolitanos de Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
2001–2002Bnei HaSharon (Israel)
2002Southern California Surf (ABA)
2002–2003Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
2003Great Lakes Storm (CBA)
2003–2004Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy)
2004–2005Teramo Basket (Italy)
2005–2006BCM Gravelines (France)
2006–2007Le Mans Sarthe (France)
2007Benfica (Portugal)
2007–2008APOEL (Cyprus)
2008CSU Asesoft Ploiești (Romania)
As coach:
2010–presentFairfield University (asst.)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
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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.[citation needed]

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.