Education
Ballard High School.
Ballard High School.
He was a star at the University of Louisville from 1993-1997, becoming the first player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I history to amass career totals of at least 2,000 points, 450 assists, 300 three-point field goals and 200 steals. Louisville"s second all-time leader in three-point field goals (323), Wheat ranks second in school history in scoring (2,183 points) and third in assists (498). He led the Cardinals in scoring (173), assists (career-high 43), steals (career-high 194), three-point field goals (career-high 97) and minutes played (349 per game) as a senior and had 15 games with 20 or more points.
He helped lead his hometown Cards to the Elite Eight in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament that season.
Wheat was selected 52nd overall in the 1997 National Basketball Association Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers but was cut in the preseason. He was signed by Minnesota before the regular season began and saw limited action in 34 games, averaging 1.7 points in 4.4 minutes per game during the 1997-1998 season.
He signed as a free agent with Vancouver on January 29, 1999, and played in 46 of 50 games, all as a reserve, averaging 4.5 points and 2.2 assists in only 12.8 minutes per game.
Wheat retired in 2010, playing his final season in Mexico for Soles de Mexicali.