Kwan Cheatham

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Kwan Cheatham
No. 5–Covirán Granada
Position Power forward / center
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 28)
Vallejo, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Winton Woods
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
College Akron (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019 Kangoeroes Mechelen
2019–2020 Levski Sofia
2020 Le Portel
2020–2021 Ironi Ness Ziona
2021–2022 Fuenlabrada
2022–2023 Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2023–present Granada

Kwan Cheatham Jr. (born August 21, 1995) is an American basketball player who last played for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [1] [2] He plays forward and center. [1]

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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, and shot 79.7 per cent from the line. [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] In 2020–21 he was second in the Israel Basketball Premier League in free throw percentage (92.0 per cent). [10]

On January 6, 2021, Cheatham signed with Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga ACB. [11] He averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds per game. Cheatham re-signed with the team on July 5, 2021. [12]

On August 7, 2022, he has signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [13]

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  11. ↑ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 6, 2021). "Kwan Cheatham Jr. (ex I.Nes Ziona) signs at Fuenlabrada". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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  13. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (August 7, 2022). "Kwan Cheatham joins Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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