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Calbert Cheaney
Height: 6-7 Weight: 209 lbs Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ...
Position(s): Small forward, Shooting guard	Jersey #(s):
Born: July 17, 1971 (1971-07-17) (age 36) Evansville, Indiana
Career information
Year(s): 1993-2006
NBA Draft: 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
College: Indiana
Professional teams
Washington Bullets (1993–1997) Washington Wizards (1997–1999) Boston Celtics (1999–2000) Denver Nuggets (2000–2002) Utah Jazz (2002–2003) Golden State Warriors (2003–2006)
Career stats
Points	7,826
Rebounds	2,610
Assists	1,398
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Career highlights and awards
1993 USBWA College Player of the Year

Calbert Nathaniel Cheaney (born July 17, 1971 in Evansville, Indiana) is a veteran basketball player in the NBA currently a free agent. He was selected 6th overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1993 NBA Draft. His last team was the Golden State Warriors in the 2005-06 season. The five tactical basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. ... In team sports, the squad number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the number worn on a players outfit. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Country State County Vanderburgh Government  - Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) Area  - City 40. ... In an organised sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. ... The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Associations (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada) can select players who wish to join the league. ... The 1993 NBA Draft took place on 30 June 1993 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ... The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ... The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... The slam dunk by LeBron James is a field goal worth 2 points. ... A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. ... In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was assisting in the basket. ... USBWA College Player of the Year was started in 1959. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Country State County Vanderburgh Government  - Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) Area  - City 40. ... This article is about the sport. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ... The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The 1993 NBA Draft took place on 30 June 1993 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ...

He played high school ball at William Henry Harrison High School in Evansville and was selected to the 1989 Indiana All-Star team. Cheaney was a high school stand-out, but few would have predicted he would capture the Naismith Award. William Henry Harrison High School is a public school on the east side of Evansville, Indiana. ... The Naismith College Player of the Year award, named for basketball inventor James Naismith, is given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to college basketballs top male and female player. ...

Big Ten performance

Cheaney was both a shooting guard and a small forward at Indiana University where his offensive game and defensive prowess helped him lead one of the most exciting Hoosier teams ever. Four years of instruction from Hall of Fame coach Bobby Knight and Cheaney's resilient work ethic helped the 6' 7" southpaw maximize his talent. His skills and character fit perfectly into the Hoosiers' system, a match which benefitted both the player and the program. Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... Bob Knight Robert Montgomery (Bobby or Bob) Knight (born October 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio, USA), known as The General, is the head mens basketball coach at Texas Tech University. ... Southpaw is a term used to describe left-handed people, particuarly within sports and in the United States. ...

Led by Cheaney, the 1991-1993 Hoosiers were ranked by the polls among the top five in America for most of those two seasons. Along the way, the Class of 1993 defended their home court relentlessly. When the Hoosiers lost to Iowa by a single point on February 21, 1991, this was the last time a visiting team would win at Assembly Hall until Michigan did so in 1995 - a streak of 56 games. Indiana reached the 1992 NCAA Final Four, but fell to Duke in a foul-plagued game in Minneapolis. In 1993, the 31-4 Hoosiers finished the season at the top of the AP Poll. The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or locally UI, is a major coeducational research university located on a 1,900-acre (8 km²) campus in Iowa City, Iowa, US, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Assembly Hall is a 17,456-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM, U-M or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... The Associated Press (AP) Poll, along with the USA Today Coaches Poll, ranks the top 25 NCAA Division I college football and basketball teams, weekly. ...

While at Indiana, Cheaney scored 30 or more points thirteen times and averaged 19.8 points per game in his collegiate career, with a high of 22.4 as senior. Cheaney won 105 games in his four years - the most of any Hoosier. Over his last three seasons in college, Cheaney led his teams to an 87-16 (.845) record and a 46-8 (.852) mark in the Big Ten Conference; they won nine games in the NCAA tournament and captured two Big Ten crowns ('91 and '93). With the recent trend of top players heading early to the NBA, Cheaney may be remembered as one of the last of the top-tier college players to play a senior season, and his Big Ten career scoring record may remain unbroken. For other uses of the term Big Ten see Big Ten (disambiguation). ... This article is about NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship. ...

Basketball honors

• 1993: Won all 12 NCAA National Player of the year awards. Unanimous First-Team All America
• All-America 1991, 1992, 1993
• 1993 Big Ten Conference MVP
• All-Big Ten 1991, 1992, 1993
• Big Ten's All Time Scoring Leader (2,613)
• Indiana University's All-Time leading scorer
• Four time IU team MVP
• Selected to Indiana University's All-Century First Team
• 1993 USBWA College Player of the Year

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External links

• NBA.com Profile
• Oscar Robertson Trophy