Joseph Emmanuel Chealey (born November 1, 1995) is an American professional

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player who last played for Juventus Utena of the

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(LKL). He played

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for

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located in South Carolina. He was born in

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where he grew up and went to

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College career

Chealey was a part of the 2013 recruiting class and was a part of the

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' 14–18 team as a freshman. After the season, coach

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was hired and Chealey developed a strong relationship with him despite the team winning just nine games in Grant's first season. Chealey missed his junior year with a torn Achilles tendon in one of the first practices. 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. 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. He was a repeat selection to the First-team All-CAA. He had 32 points in an 83–76 overtime victory over Northeastern in the conference championship to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Chealey was also named to the CAA All-Tournament team for a second straight season. 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.

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the

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, Chealey played for the

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2018 summer league team. On July 27, 2018, Chealey joined the Hornets on a training camp deal. On October 13, his contract was converted into a

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, meaning he would split his playing time between the Hornets and their

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affiliate, the

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, for the majority of the season. Chealey made his NBA debut with the Hornets on January 30, 2019, in a blowout loss to the

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, scoring two points with an assist. With Greensboro, he averaged 16.35 points and 5.42 assists per game. On August 6, 2019, the Hornets announced that they had re-signed Chealey.

Greensboro Swarm (2019–2020)

Chealey was cut from the roster on October 13, 2019, during training camp. Following training camp, Chealey was re-added to the roster of the Swarm. He tallied 22 points, five rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block in a loss to the

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on December 19. On December 28, Chealey nearly posted a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals against the

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

Return to the Charlotte Hornets (2020)

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

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2021)

On August 5, 2021, Chealey signed with

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of the

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Return to the Greensboro Swarm (2021–2022)

On November 9, 2021, the

announced that they had added Chealey to their roster. With Greensboro, he averaged 10.74 points and 5.91 assists per game, while shooting .871 from the free throw line.

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2022–2023)

On August 4, 2022, he signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the

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(PLK). He averaged 14.38 points with 5.44 assists per game while shooting .820 from the free throw line.

Hapoel Eliat (2023–2024)

On July 22, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the

Juventus Utena (2024)

On 2 July 2024, Chealey signed with Juventus Utena of the

(LKL). On October 8, he left the team after suffering multiple season-ending injuries.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

, 27 , , 10 , , 20.7 , , .365 , , .297 , , .667 , , 2.0 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 32 , , 32.5 , , .402 , , .306 , , .758 , , 3.6 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 33 , , 33.8 , , .432 , , .392 , , .822 , , 3.5 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 34 , , 34 , , 35.4 , , .393 , , .348 , , .858 , , 4.6 , , 3.6 , , .9 , , .1 , , 18.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 129 , , 109 , , 31.1 , , .404 , , .347 , , .805 , , 3.5 , , 3.1 , , .9 , , .1 , , 14.2

References

External links

College of Charleston Cougars bioProballers profileRealGM profile
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