Tyson Aaron Wheeler (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball 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 University of Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team from 1994 to 1998. Along with teammate Cuttino Mobley, Wheeler led the Rams to the Elite Eight 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 Toronto Raptors. His NBA career consisted of one game with the Denver Nuggets 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 Continental Basketball Association (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. References External links College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com Umass Coaching bio 1975 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players APOEL B.C. players Basketball coaches from Connecticut Basketball players from Connecticut BCM Gravelines players Bnei Hertzeliya basketball players CSU Asesoft Ploiești players Denver Nuggets players Fairfield Stags men's basketball coaches UMass Minutemen basketball coaches Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Great Lakes Storm players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Lega Basket Serie A players Pallacanestro Cantù players Point guards Quad City Thunder players Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players S.L. Benfica basketball players Sportspeople from New Britain, Connecticut Teramo Basket players Toronto Raptors draft picks Yakima Sun Kings players