Tyler Cheese

Tyler Cheese (born November 13, 1996) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Vilpas Vikings of the Korisliiga.

Tyler Cheese
Personal information
Born (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996
Albany, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2020 / Undrafted
Playing career2020–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2020Universo Treviso
2020Vilpas Vikings
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAC (2020)
  • First-team All-Suncoast (2018)
  • Second-team All-Suncoast (2017)

High school career

Cheese played three years at Albany High School and led the team to the Class AAAA state tournament as a junior.[1] He transferred to Combine Academy in North Carolina. As a senior, Cheese averaged 17.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 41 percent from behind the three-point arc, earning All-State recognition. In April 2016, he signed with Florida SouthWestern over Florida and Chipola.[2]

College career

In his freshman season at Florida SouthWestern State College, Cheese averaged 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and two assists per game, earning Second Team All-Suncoast Conference honors. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.1 points, a team-high 6.6 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game and was named to the First Team All-Suncoast. Cheese scored a career-high 40 points against IMG Academy and recorded the first two triple-doubles in program history. He continued his career at NCAA Division I program Akron.[3] On February 23, 2019, Cheese scored a junior season-high 27 points in a 70–58 win over Miami (Ohio).[4] He averaged 11.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a junior.[5] On February 27, 2020, Cheese received a one-game suspension for bumping into an official in a game against Bowling Green.[6] In his senior season, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game and earned Second Team All-Mid-American Conference honors.[7]

Professional career

On July 8, 2020, Cheese signed his first professional contract with Universo Treviso of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[8] He played three games averaging four points per game. On October 26, 2020, Cheese signed with Vilpas Vikings of the Korisliiga.[9] After averaging seven points per game in four games, he requested to leave for personal reasons on November 18.[10]

Personal life

He is the son of Victoria Cheese and has a sister, Shyneshia, and a brother, Deron.[5] His father died when he was five years old.[11]

References
  1. Gustafson, Ken (February 17, 2015). "Upson-Lee boys eliminate Albany High in first round". Albany Herald. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. Caldwell, Dana (April 21, 2016). "College basketball: Florida SouthWestern State signs guards Tyler Cheese, Germain Remy". Naples Daily News. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. "Just A Kid Headed To Akron - Tyler Cheese Inks NLI With The Zips". Florida Southwestern College Athletics. April 19, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  4. "Tyler Cheese has 27, leads Akron to 70-58 win over Miami (OH)". WKYC. Associated Press. February 23, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. "Tyler Cheese". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  6. Thomas, George M. (February 27, 2020). "University of Akron men's basketball: Zips' Tyler Cheese suspended for bumping official". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  7. "Former Buc Tyler Cheese Signs Pro Deal in Italy". Florida Southwestern College Athletics. July 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  8. Maggi, Alessandro (July 8, 2020). "De' Longhi Treviso signs Tyler Cheese". Sportando. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. "Tyler Cheese leaves Treviso to join Vilpas Vikings". Sportando. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  10. "Tyler Cheese, Salon Vilpas part ways". Sportando. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  11. Thomas, George M. (March 5, 2020). "University of Akron's Tyler Cheese takes lessons of family onto court". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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