University of Dayton Athletics

2024-25 (Senior)
• Received Preseason Atlantic 10 honors, named to All-Defensive Team on Oct. 7
• Named the A-10 Player of the Week on Dec. 2
• Named to the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2023-24 (Junior)
• Started in his Dayton debut and saw 35 minutes of action with six points and four steals
• Was one of four players to start all 33 games
• Led the team in steals (40), was second in blocked shots (21), third in rebounding (4.7) and sixth in scoring (8.1)
• Had six points, 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks against LSU
• Scored 10 points and added two steals in the Charleston semifinal win over St. John’s 
• Had 10 rebounds and four steals in the win at Davidson 
• Grabbed 12 rebounds at Richmond
• His only bucket of the first half vs. Duquesne was his 1,000th college point, and he added eight more with two assists and two steals in the second half in the come-from-behind win 
• Scored 16 points (5-9 FG, 5-5 FT) at Loyola
• Had his first UD double-double with 15 points and 10 boards, and added five assists at SLU
• Tallied 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the VCU win at home 
• Named the winner of UD’s Steve McElvene Best Defender Award
• Scored in double figures in nine of the last 13 games (twice in first 20)

At Robert Morris
•    Third Team All-Horizon League
•    Averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 2022-23
•    That included 15 points at UD Arena in a 60-51 Dayton win on Nov. 19 
•    Shot .446 (174-390) from the field, .358 (49-137) from 3-point range and .794 (81-102) from the line
•    Was third on the team in rebounding, second in scoring and assists, and led the Colonials in steals (1.8)
•    A two-year starter, he averaged 9.2 points and 5.4 rebounds as a freshman
High School
•    Played his first two seasons at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence
•    His 21.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 82% at the line helped lead Mount Pleasant to the Rhode Island Division I semifinals 
•    Was named First Team All-Rhode Island by the Providence Journal as a sophomore in 2018
•    Played for Kimball Union and Putnam Science Academy one season each before playing a post-grad year at Springfield Commonwealth Academy  
•    Helped Springfield Commonwealth win an NEPSAC regular season championship in 2021
Personal
•    Son of Jo and Isaac Cheeks 
•    Majoring in General Studies, with minors in Communications, Social Work and English
•    AAU Team was Expressions Elite
•    High School Coach was Nick Couluris

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