Joe Chealey

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Position:
Guard
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Weight:
195
Height:
6-4
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Apopka

CAREER HONORS

Ranks 4th all-time in career scoring (1,825 points)
Ranks 8th all-time in career assists (395)
Ranks 1st all-time in career free throws made (582)
Became the 36th all-time player in program history to join the 1,000-Career Point Club
2018 All-CAA First Team
2018 CAA All-Tournament Team
2017 Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team
2017-18 Preseason CAA Player of the Year
2017-18 Preseason All-CAA First Team
2017-18 Preseason Lou Henson Award Candidate (Top Mid-Major Player of the Year)
2017 All-CAA First Team
2017 CAA All-Tournament Team
2017 NABC All-District Team
2017 College of Charleston Athletics Charlie Post Award recipient
Two-Time CAA Player of the Week selection (Jan. 9, 2017 and Feb. 5, 2018)

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2016-17)
Honored on the All-CAA First Team, CAA All-Defensive Team and NABC All-District Team … Led the Cougars in scoring (17.7 ppg), assists (113) and three-pointers made (65) starting in all 35 games … Also second on the team in steals (35) … Turned in a career-high 31 points versus Hofstra (1/7/17) which marked his second career 30-point outing … Named CAA Player of the Week for the first time of his career (1/9/17) … Became the 34th all-time player in school history to gain entrance into the 1,000 Career Point Club with his team-high 20-point performance against Elon (2/4/17) … Grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds and dished out a career-high tying seven assists versus Delaware (2/23/17) … Recorded his second 100+ assist season … Rattled off three-straight 20-point CAA Tournament games against James Madison (21 points), Towson (29 points) and UNCW (21 points) to earn a spot on the CAA All-Tournament Team … Went to the free throw line a career-high 17 times with 12 made versus Towson (3/5/17) … Scored in double figures in 30-of-35 games of the season including a career-best 17-consecutive game stretch that saw him notch a team-high 18 points at Colorado State in the NIT First Round (3/14/17).

JUNIOR (2015-16)
Did not play due to a season-ending lower leg injury in the preseason.

SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
Saw action in all 33 games of the season with 32 starts … Recorded his first career 100+ assist season (109) … Ranked 16th in scoring (12.4 ppg) and fifth in assists (3.3 apg) in the CAA … Knocked down a career-high 30 points at Charlotte (12/16/14) … It was the most points scored by a CofC player since Andrew Lawrence in 2012 … Scored in double figures in his final 12 games of the season averaging 14.3 points per game over that career-longest stretch … Turned in a game-high 20 points versus Northeastern (2/28/14) … Also shot 75.8 percent from the free throw line which was the 11th-best percentage among league leaders.

FRESHMAN (2013-14)
Played in 27 games of the season with 10 starts averaging 20.7 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.0 assists and 0.7 steals per game … Missed the last five games in CAA regular-season and postseason play due to a knee injury … Made his collegiate debut and earned his first career start with eight points, four rebounds and three assists at defending national champion and No. 3 Louisville (11/9/13) … Rattled off three-consecutive games thereafter scoring in double figures in a week’s time against Charlotte (career-high 18 points on 11/12/13), UNC Asheville (10 points on 11/15/13) and Miami (12 points on 11/18/13) … Dished out a career-best seven assists versus Furman (11/23/13) … Went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line against Drexel (2/13/14) … Made a career-high two blocked shots versus Northeastern (2/15/14).

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2013 from Apopka High School in Apopka, Fla. … One of the Top 40-ranked prospects in the state of Florida … Named First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State … Led the Blue Darters to a 24-3 overall record and an 8A District 5 League Championship title as a senior averaging 19.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game … Also averaged 10.7 points and 4.5 assists per game during his junior campaign … Previously an under-the-radar player on the national recruiting scene … Had a breakout spring and summer playing for the AAU Team D12 Warriors.

PERSONAL
Joseph Emmanuel Chealey … Goes by Joe … Son of Willie and Dianne Chealey … Born on Nov. 1, 1995 in Orlando, Fla. … Graduated cum laude from high school with a 3.9 grade-point average … Chose CofC over East Carolina, Georgia Southern, Lehigh and UCF … His athletic goal is to win a CAA Championship with the Cougars … Enjoys playing the drums in his spare time … Business administration major at College of Charleston.

CHEALEY’S CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 33 vs. Hofstra (1/20/18)
Field Goals: 11 at Northeastern (2/18/17), at Charlotte (12/16/14)
FG Attempted: 22 vs. Cal Poly (11/22/17)
3PT Field Goals: 7 at Charlotte (12/16/14)
3PT FG Attempted: 11 at Elon (1/13/18)
Free Throws: 16 vs. Northeastern (3/6/18)
FT Attempted: 17 vs. Towson (3/5/17)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Delaware (2/23/17)
Offensive: 3 (three times)
Defensive: 10 vs. Delaware (2/23/17)
Assists: 10 vs. Cal Poly (11/22/17)
Turnovers: 7 at Louisville (11/9/13)
Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Northeastern (2/15/14)
Steals: 4 vs. UNCW (1/19/17), vs. Charlotte (11/12/13)
Minutes: 44 vs. UNCW (1/21/15)
Double Figure Scoring Games: 88
20-Point Games: 26
30-Point Games: 4
Double Figure Rebounding Games: None
Double Figure Assists Games: 1
Led in Scoring: 51
Led in Rebounding: 10
Led in Assists: 66
Double-Doubles: 2
Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: 17
Dunks: None