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2 Sahvir

Sahvir

Wheeler

Senior Guard • 5-9 / 180 HOMETOWN : Houston , TX PREVIOUS SCHOOL : Georgia HIGH SCHOOL : Houston Christian

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 .
2021-22
Bob Cousy Award finalist for the nation ’ s best point guard … All-SEC Second Team by both the league ’ s coaches and the media … Third in the nation and first in the SEC for the second straight season with an average of 6.9 assists per game … Finished with 207
assists on the season which is the fourth most in a single season in UK history … That mark was also a career high … Was second in the SEC with a 2.27 assist-to-turnover
ratio … Totaled 12 games with at least eight assists and had five or more in 12 of the final 13 games of the season … Scored in double figures in 16 outings … Totaled a
pair of double-doubles in the points-assists variety … Had a career low in turnovers … Shot 78 % from the freethrow line , the best mark of his career … Produced 28 games with at least three assists and led the team in that category 25 times … Started 29 of the 30 games he played … Missed four games due to injury … Averaged 10.1 points , 6.9 assists , 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game … Had 11 points and a team-high six assists in the NCAA Tournament … Logged 10 points and six rebounds against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals … Produced eight points and 11 assists in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals win against Vanderbilt … Scored 13 points , had five assists and two steals in the win at Florida … Logged 16 points and seven assists in the win over Ole Miss … Had 14 points and five assists at Arkansas after missing two games with an injury … Had 11 assists and four rebounds in the win at South Carolina … Totaled seven points , eight assists and three rebounds in the win at Kansas … Scored 15 points and chipped in with six assists in the overtime win over Mississippi State … Was the team ’ s leading scorer
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