Kwan Cheatham

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Kwan Cheatham

| image =

| caption =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 235

| league = LBA

| team = Pallacanestro Reggiana

| number = 55

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|21}}

| birth_place = Vallejo, California

| high_school = Winton Woods
(Cincinnati, Ohio)

| college = Akron (2013–2017)

| draft_year = 2017

| career_start = 2017

| years1 = 2017–2019

| team1 = Kangoeroes Mechelen

| years2 = 2019–2020

| team2 = Levski Sofia

| years3 = 2020

| team3 = Le Portel

| years4 = 2020–2021

| team4 = Ironi Ness Ziona

| years5 = 2021–2022

| team5 = Fuenlabrada

| years6 = 2022–2023

| team6 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro

| years7 = 2023–2024

| team7 = Granada

| years8 = 2024–present

| team8 = UnaHotels Reggio Emilia

| highlights =

}}

Kwan Cheatham Jr. (born August 21, 1995) is an American basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=12586&lang=en|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2020–21 Season | Ironi Hai Motors Ness Ziona | Kwan Cheatham Jr.|website=basket.co.il}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/examining-israels-basketball-teams-and-new-players-before-season-start-647457|title=Examining Israel's basketball teams and new players before season start|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=October 29, 2020 }} He plays forward and center.

Early and personal life

Cheatham was born in Vallejo, California.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Kwan-Cheatham-Jr/Israel/Ironi-Hai-Motors-Nes-Ziona/309628|title=Kwan Cheatham Jr. Basketball Player Profile, Ironi Hai Motors Nes-Ziona, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards|website=Eurobasket LLC}} His parents are Kwan and Cherisse Cheatham.{{Cite web|url=https://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kwan-cheatham--jr-/1798|title=Kwan Cheatham, Jr. – Men's Basketball|website=University of Akron Athletics}} He is {{convert|6|ft|10|in|cm|abbr=on}} tall, and weighs {{convert|235|lb|kg}}.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kwan-Cheatham-Jr/Summary/57407|title=Kwan Cheatham, Jr. Player Profile, Akron, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}} His hometown is Cincinnati, Ohio.

High school career

He attended Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati. As a junior in 2012, Cheatham averaged 12.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.7 blocked shots per game, and was named honorable mention All-Ohio. As a senior he averaged 11.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 blocked shots, and 2.2 assists per game, and was named Co-Defensive MVP.

College career

Cheatham attended Akron University, majoring in sports management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kwan-cheatham-1.html|title=Kwan Cheatham College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}} As a sophomore in 2014–15, he averaged 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.1 blocked shots per game, and finished the season seventh in the Mid-American Conference in blocked shots.

As a junior in 2015–16, he averaged 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.0 blocked shot per game. On January 28, 2017, Cheatham scored a career-high 31 points in a 91–90 win over Buffalo.{{cite news |title=Johnson's late free throw lifts Akron over Buffalo |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400917143 |access-date=November 28, 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=January 28, 2020}} As a senior in 2016–17, he averaged 11.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, and was 6th in the MAC in rebounds, with 258, and in blocked shots per game, with 1.0, and shot 79.7 per cent from the line.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Cheatham signed a professional deal with Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen of the Belgian league.{{cite web |last1=Jimenez |first1=James |title=Kwan Cheatham Jr. signs professional basketball contract with Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek |url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2017/7/19/15985074/kwan-cheatham-jr-signs-professional-basketball-contract-with-kangoeroes-basket-willebroek |website=Hustle Belt |publisher=SB Nation |access-date=November 28, 2020 |date=July 19, 2017}} In the 2018–19 season he averaged 13.4 points and six rebounds per game. He signed with BC Levski Sofia in September 2019. In January 2020, Cheatham signed with ESSM Le Portel in France.{{cite web |title=LE PORTEL MET KWAN CHEATHAM À L'ESSAI |url=https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-jeep-elite/le-portel-met-kwan-cheatham-a-l-essai.html |website=Bebasket.fr |access-date=November 28, 2020 |language=French |date=January 5, 2020 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120112925/https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-jeep-elite/le-portel-met-kwan-cheatham-a-l-essai.html |url-status=dead }}

On August 24, 2020, he signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israel Basketball Premier League. In 2020–21 he was second in the Israel Basketball Premier League in free throw percentage (92.0 per cent).{{cite web | url=http://old.scouting4u.com/35,3,0,0/israel-basketball-leaders | title=Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U }}

On January 6, 2021, Cheatham signed with Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga ACB.{{cite web |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Kwan Cheatham Jr. (ex I.Nes Ziona) signs at Fuenlabrada|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/661969/Kwan-Cheatham-Jr.-(ex-I.Nes-Ziona)-signs-at-Fuenlabrada |website=Eurobasket |access-date=July 5, 2021 |date=January 6, 2021}} He averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds per game. Cheatham re-signed with the team on July 5, 2021.{{cite news |title=Kwan Cheatham re-signs with Urbas Fuenlabrada |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kwan-cheatham-re-signs-with-urbas-fuenlabrada/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 5, 2021 |date=July 5, 2021 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}

On August 7, 2022, he has signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kwan-cheatham-joins-carpegna-prosciutto-pesaro/|title=Kwan Cheatham joins Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro|last=|first=|date=August 7, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 7, 2022 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}

On July 20, 2024, he signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pallacanestroreggiana.it/news/tutte-le-news/unahotels-firmato-kwan-cheatham|title=Unahotels, Firmato Kwan Cheatham|last=|first=|date=July 1, 2024|website=pallacanestroreggiana.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=July 20, 2024}}