Joe Chealey
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1995-11-01) November 1, 1995
Orlando, Florida
NationalityAmerican
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
2018–2019→Greensboro Swarm
2019–2020Greensboro Swarm
2020Charlotte Hornets
2021–2022Greensboro Swarm
2022–2023MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2023Hapoel Eilat
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph Emmanuel Chealey (born November 1, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. 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.

College career

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 as a redshirt junior and was named to the First-team All-CAA.[3] 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. He was a repeat selection to the First-team All-CAA.[4] He had 32 points in an 83–76 overtime victory over Northeastern in the conference championship to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament.[5] Chealey was also named to the CAA All-Tournament team for a second straight season.[6][7] 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.[8]

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Chealey played for the Charlotte Hornets 2018 summer league team.[9] On July 27, 2018, Chealey joined the Hornets on a training camp deal.[10] On October 13, his contract was converted into a two-way contract, meaning he will 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.[11]

On August 6, 2019, the Hornets announced that they had re-signed Chealey.[12]

Greensboro Swarm (2019–2020)

Chealey was cut from the roster on October 13, 2019 during training camp.[13] Following training camp, Chealey was re-added to the roster of the Swarm.[14] He tallied 22 points, five rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block in a loss to the Delaware Blue Coats on December 19.[15] On December 28, Chealey nearly posted a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals against the Raptors 905.[16]

Return to the Charlotte Hornets (2020)

On February 21, 2020, Chealey was signed to a 10-day contract by the Hornets,[17] and a second 10-day contract on March 3.[18]

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2021)

On August 5, 2021, Chealey signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[19]

Return to the Greensboro Swarm (2021–2022)

On November 9, 2021, the Greensboro Swarm announced that they had added Chealey to their roster.[20]

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2022–2023)

On August 4, 2022, he has signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[21]

Hapoel Eliat (2023–present)

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

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Charlotte 108.0.333––.01.0.0.02.0
2019–20 Charlotte 408.3.000.0001.000.0.31.0.0.5
Career 508.2.100.0001.000.0.4.8.0.8

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 College of Charleston 271020.7.365.297.6672.02.0.7.36.9
2014–15 College of Charleston 333232.5.402.306.7583.63.3.9.212.4
2015–16 College of Charleston 353333.8.432.392.8223.53.21.0.017.8
2016–17 College of Charleston 343435.4.393.348.8584.63.6.9.118.0
Career 12910931.1.404.347.8053.53.1.9.114.2

References

  1. ↑ CAASports (2018-03-06), Mens CAAHoops Championship Game 9 – CofC Presser, retrieved 2018-07-13
  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. ↑ "Williams headlines All-CAA men's basketball team" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ Washburn, Rob (2 March 2018). "WRIGHT-FOREMAN TOPS ALL-CAA MEN'S BASEKTBALL [sic] TEAM". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Collings, Buddy (March 7, 2018). "Joe Chealey, Grant Riller lead Charleston into NCAA Tourney". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nathan Knight Named to CAA All-Tournament Team". William & Mary. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  7. ↑ "2016–17 Men's Basketball Final Report". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  8. ↑ "Joe Chealey Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  9. ↑ "Joe Chealey". www.cofcsports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  10. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Joe Chealey To Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Brown, Tatum Carry Celtics over Hornets Without Irving". 31 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Waive Joe Chealey And Josh Perkins". NBA.com. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Swarm Announce 2019 Training Camp Roster And Schedule". NBA.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Joe Chealey: Scores 22 in loss". CBS Sports. December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Joe Chealey: Nears triple-double in loss". CBS Sports. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Hornets Sign Chealey To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Hornets Sign Joe Chealey To Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  19. ↑ "H.Galil Gilboa lands Joe Chealey". Eurobasket. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  20. ↑ Trujillo, Justin (November 9, 2021). "Swarm Add Joe Chealey To Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  21. ↑ "MKS ma rozgrywającego". plk.pl (in Polish). August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Joe Chealey joins Hapoel Eilat". Sportando. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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