| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1973-10-14) October 14, 1973 (age 51) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ballard (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| College | Louisville (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 51st overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1997–2010 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 6, 32 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1999 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1999–2000 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2001–2002 | Panteras de Miranda |
| 2002–2003 | Buffalo City Thunder |
| 2003–2004 | Juarez Gallos de Pelea |
| 2004–2005 | Calgary Drillers |
| 2005–2010 | Soles de Mexicali |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
DeJuan Shontez Wheat (born October 14, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and Vancouver Grizzlies. He was a star at the University of Louisville from 1993 to 1997, becoming the first player in NCAA Division I history to amass career totals of at least 2,000 points, 450 assists, 300 three-point field goals and 200 steals.
Louisville's second all-time leader in three-point field goals (323), Wheat ranks second in school history in scoring (2,183 points) and third in assists (498). As a senior, he was named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press, as well as Third Team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Second Team All-America by The Sporting News. He led the Cardinals in scoring (17.3), assists (career-high 4.3), steals (career-high 1.94), three-point field goals (career-high 97) and minutes played (34.9 per game) as a senior and had 15 games with 20 or more points. He helped lead his hometown Cards to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament that season.
Wheat was selected 52nd overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers but was cut in the preseason. He was signed by Minnesota before the regular season began and saw limited action in 34 games, averaging 1.7 points in 4.4 minutes per game during the 1997–98 season. He signed as a free agent with Vancouver on January 29, 1999, and played in 46 of 50 games, all as a reserve, averaging 4.5 points and 2.2 assists in only 12.8 minutes per game.
Wheat retired in 2010, playing his final season in Mexico for Soles de Mexicali.
References
- Catching up with Dejuan Wheat Archived 2012-09-18 at archive.today, thelouisvillepaper.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- Soles de Mexicali Dejuan Wheat profile at Latinbasket.cm. Retrieved on February 9, 2012.
Check Louisville Courier-Journal 8/24/16... Wheat is now the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Valley High School in Louisville/Valley Station.
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Ballard High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni
- Basketball players from Louisville, Kentucky
- Idaho Stampede (CBA) players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Panteras de Miranda players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Point guards
- Soles de Mexicali players
- Vancouver Grizzlies players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs
- University of Louisville stubs