second round of the 2007 NBA Development League Draft. He was waived by the team on January 4, 2008, and reacquired on February 13. In 22 games (nine starts) for the D-Fenders in 2007–08, he averaged 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game. Post-basketball life In September 2008, Whaley was convicted in Michigan of running a drug house. Having absconded from his probation in January 2009, a National Crime Information Center warrant was issued for his arrest in March 2010. He was arrested in Salt Lake County, and while he was being searched to be booked into jail, officers found several bags of marijuana on his possession. In June 2010, he was extradited to Michigan, and was later sentenced to a two-year jail term in which he served between 2010 and 2012. In 2014, Whaley became an assistant coach for Utah Elite, a talented AAU program made up primarily of fifth-graders. On March 7, 2016, Whaley was ordered to serve 60 days in Davis County Jail after pleading guilty to a third-degree felony count of burglary. He was arrested on May 1, 2015 for burglarizing a Layton Marriott Hotel. References External links Robert Whaley at nba.com Robert Whaley at ucbearcats.com 1982 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in Iran American men's basketball players American people convicted of drug offenses American prisoners and detainees Barton Cougars men's basketball players Basketball players from Michigan Centers (basketball) Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players Los Angeles D-Fenders players People from Benton Harbor, Michigan Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players Prisoners and detainees of Michigan Utah Jazz draft picks Utah Jazz players Walsh Cavaliers men's basketball players American people convicted of burglary 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people