Will Cherry (born February 8, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

Egyptian Basketball Premier League The Egyptian Basketball Premier League () is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed tea ...

. He played

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for the

University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana, United States. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. Fall 2024 saw total enrollment hit 10,811, marki ...

, where he was named

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Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Cherry had a short stint in the

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with the

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before playing in Lithuania, Germany, Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Italy.

High school career

Cherry attended

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. 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.

College career

In 116 career collegiate games for the

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(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.

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the

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, Cherry joined the

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Confere ...

for the

2013 NBA Summer League The 2013 NBA Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2013 NBA draft. It gives newly drafted players a chance to test their skills against each other, and to give them a feel for professional basketball. All 30 NBA ...

. On February 13, 2014, he was acquired by the

Canton Charge The Cleveland Charge are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cleveland, and are affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since 2024, the team plays its home games at Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland, thoug ...

of the

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2014–15 season

In July 2014, Cherry joined the

for the

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. On August 3, 2014, he signed with the

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

. However, he was later waived by the Raptors on October 25, 2014. On November 2, 2014, Cherry was reacquired by the Canton Charge. Later that day, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. 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. On December 7, 2014, Cherry signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

for the rest of the season. On June 6, 2015, he helped Žalgiris win their fifth straight LKL championship.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Cherry joined the

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for the

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. On September 1, 2015, he signed with

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

of Germany for the 2015–16 season. With Alba, he won the

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2016–17 season

In August 2016, Cherry signed with

Gaziantep Basketbol Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). Their home arena is the Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall with a capacity of 6,400 seats. Histo ...

of the

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2017–18 season

On July 29, 2017, Cherry signed with Croatian team

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for the 2017–18 season.

2018–19 season

On October 8, 2018, Cherry signed with the

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. He was waived three days later. He was added to the Warriors’ G League affiliate, the

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. 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 Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

for the rest of the season. On July 23, 2019, Cherry signed a one-year contract extension with Olympiacos. On January 15, 2020, Cherry and Olympiacos officially parted ways. He signed with

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(LBA) on January 26.

2021–22 season

In 2021, Cherry played one game for Hapoel Eilat of the

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. On September 29, 2021, he signed with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională. On October 30, 2021, Cherry signed with

Skyliners Frankfurt The Skyliners Frankfurt, formerly known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany. Their home arena is Ballsporthalle. The club has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since 19 ...

of the German

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2022–23 season

On December 29, 2022, he signed with

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of the German

(BBL).

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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Personal life

Cherry is the son of Yvette Martin, and has a younger brother, Marsean. 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

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References

External links

Will Cherry
at euroleague.net
Will Cherry
at nbadleague.com
Montana Grizzlies bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherry, Will 1991 births Living people Alba Berlin players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Oakland, California BC Žalgiris players Canton Charge players Cleveland Cavaliers players Gaziantep Basketbol players KK Cedevita players Montana Grizzlies basketball players Olympiacos B.C. players Point guards Santa Cruz Warriors players Skyliners Frankfurt players Undrafted NBA players Shahrdari Gorgan players 21st-century American sportsmen