Joseph Emmanuel Chealey (born November 1, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for College of Charleston located in South Carolina. He was born in Orlando, Florida where he grew up and went to Apopka High School.

Joe Chealey
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1995-11-01) November 1, 1995 (age 29)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolApopka (Apopka, Florida)
CollegeCollege of Charleston (2013–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Charlotte Hornets
2018–2019Greensboro Swarm
2019–2020Greensboro Swarm
2020Charlotte Hornets
2021–2022Greensboro Swarm
2022–2023MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2023Hapoel Eilat
2024Juventus Utena
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
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Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

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Chealey was a part of the 2013 recruiting class and was a part of the College of Charleston Cougars' 14–18 team as a freshman. After the season, coach Earl Grant was hired and Chealey developed a strong relationship with him despite the team winning just nine games in Grant's first season.[1] Chealey missed his junior year with a torn Achilles tendon in one of the first practices.[2]

He averaged 17.2 points per game 3.3 assists per game and shot .822 from the free throw line as a redshirt junior and was named to the First-team All-CAA.[3][4] As a senior, Chealey was seventh in the conference in scoring with 18.0 points per game and fifth in assists with 3.7 assists per game, and shot .858 from the free throw line.[3] He was a repeat selection to the First-team All-CAA.[5] He had 32 points in an 83–76 overtime victory over Northeastern in the conference championship to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament.[6] Chealey was also named to the CAA All-Tournament team for a second straight season.[7][8] During his four seasons of college career Chealey averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 31.1 minutes per game.[9]

Professional career

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Charlotte Hornets (2018–2019)

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After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Chealey played for the Charlotte Hornets 2018 summer league team.[10] On July 27, 2018, Chealey joined the Hornets on a training camp deal.[11] On October 13, his contract was converted into a two-way contract, meaning he would split his playing time between the Hornets and their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, for the majority of the season. Chealey made his NBA debut with the Hornets on January 30, 2019 in a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics, scoring two points with an assist.[12]

With Greensboro, he averaged 16.35 points and 5.42 assists per game.[13]

On August 6, 2019, the Hornets announced that they had re-signed Chealey.[14]

Greensboro Swarm (2019–2020)

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Chealey was cut from the roster on October 13, 2019 during training camp.[15] Following training camp, Chealey was re-added to the roster of the Swarm.[16] He tallied 22 points, five rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block in a loss to the Delaware Blue Coats on December 19.[17] On December 28, Chealey nearly posted a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals against the Raptors 905.[18]

With Greensboro, he averaged 11.12 points and 4.32 assists per game, while shooting .813 from the free throw line.[13]

Return to the Charlotte Hornets (2020)

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On February 21, 2020, Chealey was signed to a 10-day contract by the Hornets,[19] and a second 10-day contract on March 3.[20]

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2021)

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On August 5, 2021, Chealey signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[21]

Return to the Greensboro Swarm (2021–2022)

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On November 9, 2021, the Greensboro Swarm announced that they had added Chealey to their roster.[22] With Greensboro, he averaged 10.74 points and 5.91 assists per game, while shooting .871 from the free throw line.[13]

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2022–2023)

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On August 4, 2022, he signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[23] He averaged 14.38 points with 5.44 assists per game while shooting .820 from the free throw line.[13]

Hapoel Eliat (2023–present)

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On July 22, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[24]

Career statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Charlotte 1 0 8.0 .333 .0 1.0 .0 .0 2.0
2019–20 Charlotte 4 0 8.3 .000 .000 1.000 .0 .3 1.0 .0 .5
Career 5 0 8.2 .100 .000 1.000 .0 .4 .8 .0 .8

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 College of Charleston 27 10 20.7 .365 .297 .667 2.0 2.0 .7 .3 6.9
2014–15 College of Charleston 33 32 32.5 .402 .306 .758 3.6 3.3 .9 .2 12.4
2015–16 College of Charleston 35 33 33.8 .432 .392 .822 3.5 3.2 1.0 .0 17.8
2016–17 College of Charleston 34 34 35.4 .393 .348 .858 4.6 3.6 .9 .1 18.0
Career 129 109 31.1 .404 .347 .805 3.5 3.1 .9 .1 14.2

References

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  1. ^ CAASports (March 6, 2018), Mens CAAHoops Championship Game 9 – CofC Presser, retrieved July 13, 2018
  2. ^ Miller, Andrew (November 8, 2017). "College of Charleston's Joe Chealey looking to finish career with CAA title". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Joe Chealey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Williams headlines All-CAA men's basketball team" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Washburn, Rob (March 2, 2018). "WRIGHT-FOREMAN TOPS ALL-CAA MEN'S BASEKTBALL [sic] TEAM". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Collings, Buddy (March 7, 2018). "Joe Chealey, Grant Riller lead Charleston into NCAA Tourney". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nathan Knight Named to CAA All-Tournament Team". William & Mary. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "2016–17 Men's Basketball Final Report". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Joe Chealey Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Joe Chealey". www.cofcsports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  11. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Joe Chealey To Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Brown, Tatum Carry Celtics over Hornets Without Irving". January 31, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d "Joe Chealey Player Profile, Charlotte Hornets – RealGM". Real GM. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Free Agents Joe Chealey And Josh Perkins". NBA.com. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Waive Joe Chealey And Josh Perkins". NBA.com. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  16. ^ "Swarm Announce 2019 Training Camp Roster And Schedule". NBA.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "Joe Chealey: Scores 22 in loss". CBS Sports. December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  18. ^ "Joe Chealey: Nears triple-double in loss". CBS Sports. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "Hornets Sign Chealey To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  20. ^ "Hornets Sign Joe Chealey To Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  21. ^ "H.Galil Gilboa lands Joe Chealey". Eurobasket. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  22. ^ Trujillo, Justin (November 9, 2021). "Swarm Add Joe Chealey To Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  23. ^ "MKS ma rozgrywającego". plk.pl (in Polish). August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  24. ^ "Joe Chealey joins Hapoel Eilat". Sportando. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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