Tyson Aaron Wheeler (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professional

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player and a current assistant coach at Brown University. A 5'10" (1.78 m), 165 lb (75 kg) point guard, he played four years at the

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Rams men's basketball team from 1994 to 1998. Along with teammate Cuttino Mobley, Wheeler led the Rams to the

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in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Professional career

Wheeler was selected with the 18th pick of the 2nd round in the 1998 NBA Draft by the

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. His NBA career consisted of one game with the

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in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, where he scored four points and had two assists in only three minutes of play. He later joined the Quad City Thunder in the

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(CBA). He played for the Great Lakes Storm of the CBA during the 2002–03 season and was named to the All-CBA Second Team.

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