2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Wheeler, Jaleel
Jersey Number 13
Jaleel Wheeler
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newark, N.J.
- High School:
- Kilgore [Texas] College
Bio
CAREER AT TULSA — Two-year letterwinner who appeared in 61 games with 41 starts and totaled 417 points (6.8 ppg) and 240 rebounds (3.9 rpg) at TU ... scored in double-figures 17 times and led TU in scoring four times.
2017-18 — Saw action in all 31 games and made 12 starts ... averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, while he shot 42.2-percent from the field ... during conference play, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per outing ... scored in double-figures three times, highlighted by a season-best 13 points off the bench in a win over Memphis (Jan. 20) ... also came off the bench for 11 points in wins over SMU (Feb. 1) and Tulane (Feb. 8) ... tied a career high with nine rebounds at Illinois State (Dec. 2) and against Tulane (Feb. 8).
2016-17 — Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts and ranked second on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg), rebounding (4.3 rpg) and assists (2.0 apg), while he shot 44.6-percent from the field and 72.5-percent at the free-throw line … averaged 8.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game during conference action … led the team in scoring four times and scored in double-figures 14 times, including in seven of his first eight games of the season … averaged 13.3 ppg during that season-opening stretch … led the squad in assists seven times … had a career-high 17 points at Little Rock (Dec. 3) and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in wins over Oral Roberts (Nov. 28) and Illinois State (Dec. 7) … his season-high six assists aided a victory over Texas State (Dec. 17) … also scored 16 points in a win over Oregon State (Nov. 22) and finished with 15 points against New Orleans (Nov. 19), ORU (Nov. 28), Oklahoma State (Dec. 10) and at Tulane (March 5).
PRIOR TO TULSA –– Played two years at Kilgore College in Longview, Texas ... earned 2016 NJCAA All-America honorable mention and All-Region XIV first-team honors after he averaged 22.3 points and 2.5 assists per game in 2015-16 ... shot 51-percent from the field, including 39.5-percent on 3-pointers, and 81-percent at the free-throw line … was ranked as the No. 9 recruit in the nation by JUCOrecruiting.com.
HIGH SCHOOL –– Attended high school at St. George’s School in Middletown, R.I., where he averaged 16.0 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior ... was a New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class B Honorable Mention pick and was named an All-Scholastics All-Star by the Boston Globe following his final season… also starred on the gridiron, where he was a defensive back and wide receiver, and on the Dragons track & field squad, where he was an Independent School Track Association champion and record-holder in the high jump with a mark of 6’7” in 2012.
PERSONAL –– Began playing basketball at age 15 … favorite NBA player is Kyrie Irving … favorite movie is Space Jam and favorite TV show is “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” … hobbies include writing … parents are Ernest Wheeler and Katherine Henderson … has four sisters and one brother … born January 1, 1994 … major is exercise and sports science.
2017-18 — Saw action in all 31 games and made 12 starts ... averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, while he shot 42.2-percent from the field ... during conference play, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per outing ... scored in double-figures three times, highlighted by a season-best 13 points off the bench in a win over Memphis (Jan. 20) ... also came off the bench for 11 points in wins over SMU (Feb. 1) and Tulane (Feb. 8) ... tied a career high with nine rebounds at Illinois State (Dec. 2) and against Tulane (Feb. 8).
2016-17 — Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts and ranked second on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg), rebounding (4.3 rpg) and assists (2.0 apg), while he shot 44.6-percent from the field and 72.5-percent at the free-throw line … averaged 8.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game during conference action … led the team in scoring four times and scored in double-figures 14 times, including in seven of his first eight games of the season … averaged 13.3 ppg during that season-opening stretch … led the squad in assists seven times … had a career-high 17 points at Little Rock (Dec. 3) and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in wins over Oral Roberts (Nov. 28) and Illinois State (Dec. 7) … his season-high six assists aided a victory over Texas State (Dec. 17) … also scored 16 points in a win over Oregon State (Nov. 22) and finished with 15 points against New Orleans (Nov. 19), ORU (Nov. 28), Oklahoma State (Dec. 10) and at Tulane (March 5).
PRIOR TO TULSA –– Played two years at Kilgore College in Longview, Texas ... earned 2016 NJCAA All-America honorable mention and All-Region XIV first-team honors after he averaged 22.3 points and 2.5 assists per game in 2015-16 ... shot 51-percent from the field, including 39.5-percent on 3-pointers, and 81-percent at the free-throw line … was ranked as the No. 9 recruit in the nation by JUCOrecruiting.com.
HIGH SCHOOL –– Attended high school at St. George’s School in Middletown, R.I., where he averaged 16.0 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior ... was a New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class B Honorable Mention pick and was named an All-Scholastics All-Star by the Boston Globe following his final season… also starred on the gridiron, where he was a defensive back and wide receiver, and on the Dragons track & field squad, where he was an Independent School Track Association champion and record-holder in the high jump with a mark of 6’7” in 2012.
PERSONAL –– Began playing basketball at age 15 … favorite NBA player is Kyrie Irving … favorite movie is Space Jam and favorite TV show is “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” … hobbies include writing … parents are Ernest Wheeler and Katherine Henderson … has four sisters and one brother … born January 1, 1994 … major is exercise and sports science.
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