Will Cherry

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Will Cherry
No. 29–Shahrdari Gorgan
Position Point guard
League Iranian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991 (age 33)
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school McClymonds
(Oakland, California)
College Montana (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2014 Canton Charge
2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
2014–2015 Žalgiris Kaunas
2015–2016 Alba Berlin
2016–2017 Gaziantep
2017–2018 Cedevita Zagreb
2018–2019 Santa Cruz Warriors
2019–2020 Olympiacos
2020 Pallacanestro Reggiana
2021 Hapoel Eilat
2021–2022 Skyliners Frankfurt
2022–2023 Riesen Ludwigsburg
2023–present Shahrdari Gorgan BC
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Will Cherry (born February 8, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Shahrdari Gorgan BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for the University of Montana, where he was named Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Cherry had a short stint in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers before playing in Lithuania, Germany, Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Italy.

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High school career

Cherry attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California. As a senior, he averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and a league-leading 4.0 steals per game for the undefeated (33–0) Warriors, going on to be named league and team MVP. [1]

College career

In 116 career collegiate games for the Montana Grizzlies (104 starts), Cherry averaged 12.8 points on .430 shooting with 3.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.3 steals in 30.7 minutes per game. He was named first team All-Big Sky Conference three times, was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the year in 2011–12 and 2012–13, and is seventh on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,484 points. [1] [2]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Cherry joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2013 NBA Summer League. [3] On February 13, 2014, he was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. [4]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Cherry joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [5] On August 3, 2014, he signed with the Toronto Raptors. [6] However, he was later waived by the Raptors on October 25, 2014. [7] On November 2, 2014, Cherry was reacquired by the Canton Charge. [8] Later that day, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [9] On November 30, 2014, he was waived by the Cavaliers after appearing in eight games and averaging 1.9 points and 1 assist per game. [10] On December 7, 2014, Cherry signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania for the rest of the season. [11] On June 6, 2015, he helped Žalgiris win their fifth straight LKL championship. [12]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Cherry joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [13] On September 1, 2015, he signed with Alba Berlin of Germany for the 2015–16 season. [14] With Alba, he won the German Cup in 2016.

2016–17 season

In August 2016, Cherry signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League. [15]

2017–18 season

On July 29, 2017, Cherry signed with Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb for the 2017–18 season. [16]

2018–19 season

On October 8, 2018, Cherry signed with the Golden State Warriors. He was waived three days later. [17] He was added to the Warriors’ G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. [18] In 46 games played for the Warriors, he averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 assist and 1.6 steals per game.

2019–20 season

On April 13, 2019, Cherry signed with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season. [19] On July 23, 2019, Cherry signed a one-year contract extension with Olympiacos. [20] On January 15, 2020, Cherry and Olympiacos officially parted ways. He signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana of Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) on January 26. [21]

2021–22 season

In 2021, Cherry played one game for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On September 29, 2021, he signed with Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională. [22] On October 30, 2021, Cherry signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [23]

2022–23 season

On December 29, 2022, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Cleveland 808.6.263.222.500.61.0.8.11.9
Career808.6.263.222.500.61.0.8.11.9

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2014–15 Žalgiris 15618.5.395.368.7082.41.71.0.17.16.3

2019–20

Olympiacos 13521.0.431.364.6672.01.70.8.15.44.3
Career281119.7.419.367.6902.21.70.9.16.35.4

Personal life

Cherry is the son of Yvette Martin, and has a younger brother, Marsean. [1] [25]

On April 27, 2013, Cherry was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after he was involved in a fight in front of Stockman's Bar in Missoula, Montana. [26]

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  10. ↑ "Cavs Claim A.J. Price off waivers, Waive Will Cherry". NBA.com. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
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