Joe Chealey

Joe Chealey

No. 13–Hapoel Eilat
Position	Point guard
League	Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born	(1995-11-01) November 1, 1995 (age 28) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Apopka (Apopka, Florida)
College	College of Charleston (2013–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Charlotte Hornets
2018–2019	→Greensboro Swarm
2019–2020	Greensboro Swarm
2020	Charlotte Hornets
2021–2022	Greensboro Swarm
2022–2023	MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2023–present	Hapoel Eilat
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
Stats   at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph Emmanuel Chealey (born November 1, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for College of Charleston located in South Carolina. He was born in Orlando, Florida where he grew up and went to Apopka High School.

College career

Chealey was a part of the 2013 recruiting class and was a part of the College of Charleston Cougars' 14–18 team as a freshman. After the season, coach Earl Grant was hired and Chealey developed a strong relationship with him despite the team winning just nine games in Grant's first season. ^[1] Chealey missed his junior year with a torn Achilles tendon in one of the first practices. ^[2]

He averaged 17.2 points per game 3.3 assists per game and shot .822 from the free throw line as a redshirt junior and was named to the First-team All-CAA. ^{[3] [4]} As a senior, Chealey was seventh in the conference in scoring with 18.0 points per game and fifth in assists with 3.7 assists per game, and shot .858 from the free throw line. ^[3] He was a repeat selection to the First-team All-CAA. ^[5] He had 32 points in an 83–76 overtime victory over Northeastern in the conference championship to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. ^[6] Chealey was also named to the CAA All-Tournament team for a second straight season. ^{[7] [8]} During his four seasons of college career Chealey averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 31.1 minutes per game. ^[9]

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Chealey played for the Charlotte Hornets 2018 summer league team. ^[10] On July 27, 2018, Chealey joined the Hornets on a training camp deal. ^[11] On October 13, his contract was converted into a two-way contract, meaning he would split his playing time between the Hornets and their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, for the majority of the season. Chealey made his NBA debut with the Hornets on January 30, 2019 in a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics, scoring two points with an assist. ^[12]

With Greensboro, he averaged 16.35 points and 5.42 assists per game. ^[13]

On August 6, 2019, the Hornets announced that they had re-signed Chealey. ^[14]

Greensboro Swarm (2019–2020)

Chealey was cut from the roster on October 13, 2019 during training camp. ^[15] Following training camp, Chealey was re-added to the roster of the Swarm. ^[16] He tallied 22 points, five rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block in a loss to the Delaware Blue Coats on December 19. ^[17] On December 28, Chealey nearly posted a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals against the Raptors 905. ^[18]

With Greensboro, he averaged 11.12 points and 4.32 assists per game, while shooting .813 from the free throw line. ^[13]

Return to the Charlotte Hornets (2020)

On February 21, 2020, Chealey was signed to a 10-day contract by the Hornets, ^[19] and a second 10-day contract on March 3. ^[20]

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2021)

On August 5, 2021, Chealey signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. ^[21]

Return to the Greensboro Swarm (2021–2022)

On November 9, 2021, the Greensboro Swarm announced that they had added Chealey to their roster. ^[22] With Greensboro, he averaged 10.74 points and 5.91 assists per game, while shooting .871 from the free throw line. ^[13]

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2022–2023)

On August 4, 2022, he signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). ^[23] He averaged 14.38 points with 5.44 assists per game while shooting .820 from the free throw line. ^[13]

Hapoel Eliat (2023–present)

On July 22, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. ^[24]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Charlotte	1	0	8.0	.333	–	–	.0	1.0	.0	.0	2.0
2019–20	Charlotte	4	0	8.3	.000	.000	1.000	.0	.3	1.0	.0	.5
Career		5	0	8.2	.100	.000	1.000	.0	.4	.8	.0	.8

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	College of Charleston	27	10	20.7	.365	.297	.667	2.0	2.0	.7	.3	6.9
2014–15	College of Charleston	33	32	32.5	.402	.306	.758	3.6	3.3	.9	.2	12.4
2015–16	College of Charleston	35	33	33.8	.432	.392	.822	3.5	3.2	1.0	.0	17.8
2016–17	College of Charleston	34	34	35.4	.393	.348	.858	4.6	3.6	.9	.1	18.0
Career		129	109	31.1	.404	.347	.805	3.5	3.1	.9	.1	14.2

References

1. CAASports (2018-03-06), Mens CAAHoops Championship Game 9 – CofC Presser , retrieved 2018-07-13
2. Miller, Andrew (November 8, 2017). "College of Charleston's Joe Chealey looking to finish career with CAA title". The Post and Courier . Retrieved April 19, 2018.
3. "Joe Chealey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
4. "Williams headlines All-CAA men's basketball team" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
5. Washburn, Rob (2 March 2018). "WRIGHT-FOREMAN TOPS ALL-CAA MEN'S BASEKTBALL[sic] TEAM". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
6. Collings, Buddy (March 7, 2018). "Joe Chealey, Grant Riller lead Charleston into NCAA Tourney". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved April 19, 2018.
7. "Nathan Knight Named to CAA All-Tournament Team". William & Mary. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
8. "2016–17 Men's Basketball Final Report" . Retrieved 2018-07-13.
9. "Joe Chealey Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
10. "Joe Chealey". www.cofcsports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
11. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Joe Chealey To Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
12. "Brown, Tatum Carry Celtics over Hornets Without Irving". 31 January 2019.
13. "Joe Chealey Player Profile, Charlotte Hornets - RealGM". home.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
14. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Free Agents Joe Chealey And Josh Perkins". NBA.com. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
15. "Charlotte Hornets Waive Joe Chealey And Josh Perkins". NBA.com. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
16. "Swarm Announce 2019 Training Camp Roster And Schedule". NBA.com . October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
17. "Joe Chealey: Scores 22 in loss". CBS Sports . December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
18. "Joe Chealey: Nears triple-double in loss". CBS Sports . December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
19. "Hornets Sign Chealey To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
20. "Hornets Sign Joe Chealey To Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
21. "H.Galil Gilboa lands Joe Chealey". Eurobasket. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
22. Trujillo, Justin (November 9, 2021). "Swarm Add Joe Chealey To Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
23. "MKS ma rozgrywającego". plk.pl (in Polish). August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
24. "Joe Chealey joins Hapoel Eilat". Sportando. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

External links

• College of Charleston Cougars bio