2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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)ย ... 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)ย ... 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 Huskyย ย ... career-best five three-pointers against Arizona State (1/11/24), 1st Husky to go 5/5 from 3PT or better in a conference gameย 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)ย 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 seasonย ย ... 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 stealsย
2022-23 (SENIOR โ Kentucky):ย Played in 21 games and started 14 โฆ Averaged 7.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game โฆ 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 โฆ Amassed 656 career assists playing in the SEC, which ranks fifth all-time in conference history โฆ Topped 1,000 career points โฆ Shot a career-high 36.6% from 3-point range โฆ Nearly had a double-double with 11 points and nine assists in the home win over LSU โฆ Eclipsed 1,000 points in his career with 11 points in a win over Michigan in London, England โฆ In his season debut, he had 11 points and 11 assists in a win over Duquesne.
2021-22 (JUNIOR โ Kentucky):ย Bob Cousy Award finalist for the nationโs best point guard โฆ All-SEC Second Team by both the leagueโs coaches and the media โฆ Third in the nation and first in the SEC for the second straight season with an average of 6.9 assists per game โฆ Finished with 207 assists on the season which is the fourth most in a single season in UK history โฆ That mark was also a career high โฆ Was second in the SEC with a 2.27 assist-to-turnover ratio โฆ Scored in double figures in 16 outings โฆ Shot 78% from the free-throw line, the best mark of his career โฆ Started 29 of the 30 games he played โฆ Averaged 10.1 points, 6.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game โฆ Had 21 points, eight assists and two steals in win over Tennessee at home โฆ Scored a season-high 26 points to couple with eight assists and a season-best four steals in the win over North Carolina โฆ Was named the NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week following the performance โฆ Tallied 12 points and a career-high 14 assists in the win over North Florida for his second double-double
ย 2020-21 (SOPHOMORE - Georgia):ย An All-Southeastern Conference Second Team selection by both the coaches and the Associated Press โฆ Started all 26 games โฆ Averaged 14.0 points, 7.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game โฆ Led the team in points, assists and steals per game (1.7) โฆ Set Georgiaโs single-season assists record with 193 assists โฆ Led the league in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio โฆ He ranked fifth nationally in assists per game โฆ Became just the fourth player in the 2000s to lead the league in both assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio โฆ Recorded 22 double-figure scoring games โฆ Posted Georgiaโs first-ever triple-double with 14 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds against LSU โฆ Dished out an SEC Tournament record 13 assists against Missouri โฆ Totaled a career-high 27 points along with a career-best five steals at Florida
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2019-20 (FRESHMAN - Georgia):ย Appeared in all 31 games as a freshman at Georgia โฆ Made 17 starts โฆ Set Georgiaโs freshman assists record with 139 dimesโฆ Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game โฆ Ranked sixth nationally among freshmen in assists per game โฆ Fourth in the SEC in assists per game โฆ Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 23 โฆ Sunk a halfcourt buzzer-beater in the SEC Tournament, which was the No. 1 moment on Sportscenterโs Top 10 plays โฆ Had a season-high 24 points in an overtime loss to Alabama โฆ ย 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 โฆ 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).ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time state champion at Houston Christian High School in Houston โฆ High school squad combined to go 61-13 in 2018 and 2019 โฆ All-time steals and assists leader โฆ School record holder for points in a game (47), assists (18) and 3s (10) โฆ Selected as the co-MVP of the 2019 Big Baller Brand All-America Game, where he posted 34 points and dished out eight assists โฆ Named the Houston Private School MVP by the Houston Chronicle โฆ Four-time All-State selection โฆ Three-time team MVP โฆ Was a four-star recruit โฆ Ranked the No. 78 player by ESPN, No. 88 by Rivals and No. 93 by 247Sports in his signing class.ย
