The University of Akron Athletics
2019-20 Akron Men's Basketball Roster
Tyler Cheese
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Albany, Ga.
- High School:
- Albany High School | Florida Southwestern State
At Akron (2018-19): Played in 33 games with 24 starting appearances ... played 28.2 minutes per game, fourth highest on the team ... scored a fourth-best 11.1 points per game ... set a new career-high against Miami at Rhodes Arena, leading the Akron Zips to a 70-58 win with a career-high 27 points ... recorded his first career double-double against Central Michigan with 20 points and 12 rebounds ... scored 20 or more points four times ... scored in double figures in 14 games, including the last 7-of-13 ... dished out a third-best 82 assists or 2.5 per game ... shot 42.1 percent from the floor (144-of-342) ... made 29 3pt field goals ... grabbed 163 rebounds or 4.9 per game ... posted a second-best 35 steals.
At Florida Southwestern State College (2016-18): Was second in scoring with 15.1 points per game as a sophomore... earned first-team All-Suncoast Conference... ranked No. 52 for JUCORecruiting.com’s 2018 Top 100 junior college basketball player rankings... played in 30 games with 20 starts, averaging 17.3 minutes per contest... shot 44.7 percent from the field (164-of-367) and 32.7 percent from deep (35-of-107)... pulled down 5.3 rebounds (5.3), dished out 6.6 assists (199), and swiped 1.5 passes (53) per game.
Personal: Born November 13, 1996, in Albany, Ga. … son of Victoria Cheese … has a brother, Deran, and a sister, Shyneshia … sports management major.
