with 139 dimes , topping the old mark of 133 set by Litterial Green in 1989 ... Averaged 9.0 points , 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game ... 11 double-figure scoring games ... Ranked 87th nationally in assists per game and also sixth among freshmen ... Fourth in the SEC in assists per game ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Dec . 23 ... Sunk a halfcourt buzzer-beater in the SEC Tournament , which was the No . 1 moment on Sportscenter ’ s Top 10 plays ... Had a season-high 24 points in an overtime loss to Alabama ... Logged 16 points at Florida ... Had a pair of layups at the end of both overtimes against SMU ... 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 ... Posted nine points and eight assists in that win over the Mustangs ... Scored 19 points in the season opener against Western Carolina , equaling the third-most points ever scored by a freshman in program history ... It trailed only Dominique Wilkins ( 26 ) and Anthony Edwards ( 24 ).
HIGH SCHOOL Two-time state champion at Houston Christian High School in Houston ... High school squad combined to go 61-13 in 2018 and 2019 ... All-time steals and assists leader ... School record holder for points in a game ( 47 ), assists ( 18 ) and 3s ( 10 ) ... Selected as the co-MVP of the 2019 Big Baller Brand All-America Game , where he posted 34 points and dished out eight assists ... Named the Houston Private School MVP by the Houston Chronicle ... Four-time All-State selection ... Three-time team MVP ... Was a four-star recruit ... Ranked the No . 78 player by ESPN , No . 88 by Rivals and No . 93 by 247Sports in his signing class .
PERSONAL Born Jan . 17 in New York ... Pursuing a degree in communication ... Parents are Teddy and Jacqueline Wheeler … Has five siblings , Sage , Montana , Lincoln , Lola and Liv ... An uncle , Bernard Wheeler , played basketball at the University at Buffalo ... Chose his jersey number because it was the first number he received in any sport ... Favorite movies are The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises ... Pregame superstitious include taking a shower before leaving for the arena and listening to music ... His favorite food is chicken wings ... Lists Kobe Bryant as his favorite basketball player ... His dad has been his life ’ s greatest influence ... Dunked for the first time at age 17 at the Houston Christian High School practice gym ... Chose Kentucky over Kansas , Oklahoma State and LSU .
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