2011-12 (Senior Year)
Played in 35 of the team’s 36 games with four starts … Averaged 5.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game … Added 15 assists, 15 steals and five blocks on the season … Shot 72-of-156 (46.2 percent) from the floor … Scored in double figures on five occasions, including a career-high 17 Feb. 15 against Delaware State … Posted 10 points with five rebounds Jan. 30 against Coppin State, and then 13 points and six rebounds the next game at Delaware State Feb. 4 … Shot a combined 11-of-19 during those two games … Added eight points and a season-high seven boards in a 66-53 victory over TCU Nov. 20 in the Paradise Jam … Scored 12 points in victories against South Carolina State Dec. 5 and then again Jan. 1 at Navy.
2010-11 (Junior Year)
Saw action in 30 games, all of the bench … averaged 3.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … scored in double figures five times … was the team’s fourth-best free throw shooter by percentage, at 74.5 percent … made 17 of his first 19 free throws on the year (89.5 percent) … scored 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers, against Jacksonville State … tied his career high with 16 points while grabbing five rebounds in the loss at North Carolina A&T (12-4-10) … was 6-of-8 from the floor, 2-of-4 from behind the arc, and 2-of-2 from the foul line in that game … shot 6-of-7 from the floor en route to 13 points in just 17 minutes of play at Delaware State (2-7-11) … also handed out two assists in that game … set a new career high with three assists at South Carolina State (2-21-11) … matched his personal best with 16 points against Coppin State (2-28-11) … shot 4-of-7 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe in that contest … also grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against the Eagles … tied his career best with three assists in the MEAC Tournament win over Howard (3-9-11) … scored 11 points in the tournament loss to Hampton (3-11-11) … named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
2009-10 (Sophomore Year)
Walked onto the team prior to the season … played in 24 games and earned three starts … averaged 3.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest while shooting nearly 45 percent from the floor … earned the start in his collegiate debut, scoring five points and recording three steals at Baylor (11-13-09) … averaged 6.5 points in an eight-game stretch over the final month of the season … began the run with nine points off the bench to aid in the comeback win at Hampton (2-13-10) … was 3-for-3 from the floor in that game … scored 15 points during a perfect shooting day against Winston-Salem State (2-20-10) … was 4-for-4 from the floor, 2-for-2 from 3-point range, and 5-of-5 from the foul line in that game … grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Morgan State (2-27-10) … scored a career-high 16 points in a personal-best 37 minutes of the win at Coppin State (3-1-10) … also had six boards in that game.
Before NSU
Attended North Carolina A&T for one year before serving three years in the Navy … was stationed at NAS Oceana … averaged 25 points per game for the traveling Navy basketball team and was named to the All-Navy team.
High School
Lettered three years at Stone Mountain … averaged 16 points, four rebounds and four steals per game as a senior.
Personal
Brandon David-Anthony Wheeless was born on March 10, 1987 … son of Darryl and Deborah Evans … majoring in sociology/criminal justice.
Wheeless' Career Statistics
|
YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
|
2009-10 |
24-3 |
26-58 |
.448 |
7-24 |
.292 |
14-23 |
.609 |
44/1.8 |
6/0.3 |
1/0.0 |
8/0.3 |
73/3.0 |
|
2010-11 |
30-0 |
36-90 |
.400 |
9-35 |
.257 |
35-47 |
.745 |
39/1.3 |
14/0.5 |
3/0.1 |
6/0.2 |
116/3.9 |
|
2011-12 |
35-4 |
72-156 |
.462 |
13-45 |
.289 |
22-42 |
.524 |
84/2.4 |
15/0.4 |
5/0.1 |
15/0.4 |
179/5.1 |
|
Totals |
89-7 |
134-304 |
.441 |
29-104 |
.279 |
71-112 |
.634 |
167/1.9 |
35/0.4 |
9/0.1 |
29/0.3 |
368/4.1 |
CAREER HIGHS
Points 17, Delaware State (2-15-12)
FG Made 7, at Coppin State (3-1-10)
FG Att. 15, at Coppin State (3-1-10)
3 PT FG Made 2 (4x), last: at Morgan State (1-14-12)
3 PT FG Att. 4 (2x), last: Delaware State (2-15-12)
FT Made 7, Coppin State (2-28-11)
FT Att. 9, Coppin State (2-28-11)
Rebounds 9, at Morgan State (2-27-10)
Assists 3 (2x), last: vs. Howard (3-9-11)
Steals 3 (2x), last: Randolph (11-16-11)
Blocks 1 (9x), last: Hampton (2-11-12)
Minutes 37 (2x), last: Delaware State (2-15-12)
