2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Sahvir Wheeler
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
- High School:
- Houston Christian
NIL opportunities: Sahvir Wheeler
2023-24 (GRAD): 18 points, seven assists in Huskies debut against Northern Kentucky (11/9/23)Β ... 13 points, 12 assists against #20 Colorado State (12/2/23) for first double-double since Nov. 2022 ...first UW player and just 7th Pac-12 player on record with 12 assists and zero turnovers ... notched his 700th career assist against Montana State (12/5/23)Β ... named Player of the Week on Dec. 18 for his performance against Seattle (12/17/23) ... scored or assisted on 10 of the Huskies' last 12 points in regulation, including the game-tying layup as time expired ... 14 assists tied a career high and were the most by a Husky since current Associate Head Coach Will Conroy had 14 against California in 2005 ... scored double digits in each of first nine games as a HuskyΒ Β ... career-best five three-pointers against Arizona State (1/11/24), 1st Husky to go 5/5 from 3PT or better in a conference gameΒ since Brandon Roy went 5/5 vs ASU on 12/29/2005... became the first Husky since 1999 with 20 points, five threes, 100% 3pt and 8 assists in a game ... reached 750 career assists in same game ... tied a career high with 27 points at UCLA (1/14/24) ... season-high seven rebounds at Cal (1/18/24)Β third double-double of the season came against Utah (1/27/24) as he became the first Husky since Isaiah Thomas in 2010-11 with at least three double-doubles of points and assists in the seasonΒ Β ... reached a double-double again in addition to five rebounds against UCLA (2/29/24) joining himself as the only Husky to hit those numbers in a game since 2017 ... 1 of 2 active players with 1,500 points, 800 assists, 300 rebounds and 150 stealsΒ
2022-23 (SENIOR β Kentucky):Β Played in 21 games and started 14 β¦ Averaged 7.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game β¦ Prior to missing the final 11 games, he led the Southeastern Conference and ranked in the top 20 nationally with 5.6 assists per game β¦ Amassed 656 career assists playing in the SEC, which ranks fifth all-time in conference history β¦ Topped 1,000 career points β¦ Shot a career-high 36.6% from 3-point range β¦ Nearly had a double-double with 11 points and nine assists in the home win over LSU β¦ Eclipsed 1,000 points in his career with 11 points in a win over Michigan in London, England β¦ In his season debut, he had 11 points and 11 assists in a win over Duquesne.
2021-22 (JUNIOR β Kentucky):Β Bob Cousy Award finalist for the nationβs best point guard β¦ All-SEC Second Team by both the leagueβs coaches and the media β¦ Third in the nation and first in the SEC for the second straight season with an average of 6.9 assists per game β¦ Finished with 207 assists on the season which is the fourth most in a single season in UK history β¦ That mark was also a career high β¦ Was second in the SEC with a 2.27 assist-to-turnover ratio β¦ Scored in double figures in 16 outings β¦ Shot 78% from the free-throw line, the best mark of his career β¦ Started 29 of the 30 games he played β¦ Averaged 10.1 points, 6.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game β¦ Had 21 points, eight assists and two steals in win over Tennessee at home β¦ Scored a season-high 26 points to couple with eight assists and a season-best four steals in the win over North Carolina β¦ Was named the NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week following the performance β¦ Tallied 12 points and a career-high 14 assists in the win over North Florida for his second double-double
Β 2020-21 (SOPHOMORE - Georgia):Β An All-Southeastern Conference Second Team selection by both the coaches and the Associated Press β¦ Started all 26 games β¦ Averaged 14.0 points, 7.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game β¦ Led the team in points, assists and steals per game (1.7) β¦ Set Georgiaβs single-season assists record with 193 assists β¦ Led the league in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio β¦ He ranked fifth nationally in assists per game β¦ Became just the fourth player in the 2000s to lead the league in both assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio β¦ Recorded 22 double-figure scoring games β¦ Posted Georgiaβs first-ever triple-double with 14 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds against LSU β¦ Dished out an SEC Tournament record 13 assists against Missouri β¦ Totaled a career-high 27 points along with a career-best five steals at Florida
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2019-20 (FRESHMAN - Georgia):Β Appeared in all 31 games as a freshman at Georgia β¦ Made 17 starts β¦ Set Georgiaβs freshman assists record with 139 dimesβ¦ Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game β¦ Ranked sixth nationally among freshmen in assists per game β¦ Fourth in the SEC in assists per game β¦ Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 23 β¦ Sunk a halfcourt buzzer-beater in the SEC Tournament, which was the No. 1 moment on Sportscenterβs Top 10 plays β¦ Had a season-high 24 points in an overtime loss to Alabama β¦ Β Scored with four seconds remaining in the first overtime period to tie the game and then scored again with 1.9 seconds to go in the second overtime to secure the win vs. SMU β¦ Scored 19 points in the season opener against Western Carolina, equaling the third-most points ever scored by a freshman in program history trailing only Dominique Wilkins (26) and Anthony Edwards (24).Β
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time state champion at Houston Christian High School in Houston β¦ High school squad combined to go 61-13 in 2018 and 2019 β¦ All-time steals and assists leader β¦ School record holder for points in a game (47), assists (18) and 3s (10) β¦ Selected as the co-MVP of the 2019 Big Baller Brand All-America Game, where he posted 34 points and dished out eight assists β¦ Named the Houston Private School MVP by the Houston Chronicle β¦ Four-time All-State selection β¦ Three-time team MVP β¦ Was a four-star recruit β¦ Ranked the No. 78 player by ESPN, No. 88 by Rivals and No. 93 by 247Sports in his signing class.Β
