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Erica Wheeler (born May 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wheeler was undrafted out of Rutgers, but eventually made her way into the WNBA in 2015.

Erica Wheeler

Wheeler with Indiana Fever in 2019
No. 17 – Atlanta Dream
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1991-05-02) May 2, 1991 (age 31) Miami, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	143 lb (65 kg)
Career information
High school	Parkway Academy (Miramar, Florida)
College	Rutgers (2009–2013)
WNBA draft	2013 / Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013	Leonas de Ponce
2013–2014	Mersin Kurtulus
2014–2015	Sport Club do Recife
2015	Atlanta Dream
2015	New York Liberty
2015	Atenienses de Manati
2015–2016	Sampaio Basquete
2016–2019	Indiana Fever
2016–2017	Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca
2017–2018	Adana ASKI Mersin
2021	Los Angeles Sparks
2022–present	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
WNBA All-Star (2019) WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2019)
Stats at WNBA.com

Early years

Wheeler grew up in the Miami neighborhood of Liberty City. Liberty City is one of the worst, most crime-ridden inner cities in America, and Wheeler saw two of her close friends die when she was young.[1] Wheeler attended Parkway Academy and was a member of the basketball team there.[2]

College career

Wheeler committed to play at Rutgers in 2009. Rutgers reached the NCAA Tournament in each of her first three seasons. Wheeler contributed as a junior, leading the team in steals, and averaging just under 10 points per game.[1] Prior to her senior year, Wheeler's mother died of cancer. However, Wheeler finished her senior season and graduated from Rutgers.[1]

Rutgers statistics

Source[3]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009-10	Rutgers	34	116	26.17	26.83	87.5	1.11	0.79	0.71	0.12	3.41
2010-11	Rutgers	33	321	37.99	36.18	71.11	3.03	1.76	0.06	1.70	9.73
2011-12	Rutgers	32	275	35.05	30.23	80.0	2.75	1.53	0.13	1.63	8.59
2012-13	Rutgers	30	315	35.44	29.21	75.0	3.23	2.37	0.13	2.53	10.5
Career	Rutgers	129	1,027	35.22	31.4	77.0	2.5	1.6	0.1	1.6	7.062

Professional career

WNBA

Wheeler earned a try-out in 2015 for the Atlanta Dream after not being selected in the WNBA Draft.[1] Wheeler appeared in 17 games for the Dream in 2015, but was eventually cut. Wheeler then moved to the New York Liberty, and appeared three times.[1] In 2016, Wheeler was signed after training camp by the Indiana Fever.[4] Wheeler started 25 games for the Fever In 2017, Wheeler continued with the Fever and was second on the team in scoring, and led the team in assists.[4] In 2019, Wheeler became the first undrafted player ever in the WNBA to be named All-Star Game MVP.[5]

Before the start of the 2020 WNBA season, Wheeler tested positive for COVID-19, and developed health complications including fluid buildup around her heart. She was not cleared to resume playing basketball again until October, missing the entire COVID-shortened 2020 season, which ended October 6.[6]

Prior to the start of the 2021 WNBA season, Wheeler signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Sparks to be their new starting point guard.[6]

Overseas

Wheeler signed with Fabio Jardine who facilitated her move to the Brazilian league.[1] Wheeler continued to play overseas in the WNBA offseason making appearances in Puerto Rico, Turkey, and Brazil.[2]

After missing the 2020 WNBA season due to COVID, Wheeler signed with Turkey's Izmit Belediyespor and played in 16 games of their 2020-21 season and ranking second on the team with 15.1 points per game.[7]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career high	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	Atlanta	17	0	11.9	.446	.400	.500	0.9	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.2	4.5
2015	New York	3	0	8.7	.385	.000	1.000	1.3	0.3	1.3	0.0	2.0	4.7
2016	Indiana	34	25	23.9	.418	.298	.833	2.1	2.8	0.6	0.0	2.0	8.4
2017	Indiana	34	26	26.4	.400	.331	.792	3.0	4.1	1.3	0.0	2.2	11.8
2018	Indiana	34	22	21.7	.351	.276	.797	2.9	4.1	0.8	0.2	1.4	7.8
2019	Indiana	34	34	25.0	.426	.384	.872	3.0	5.0	1.2	0.1	2.9	10.1
2021	Los Angeles	32	32	30.2	.417	.359	.827	3.1	4.8	1.3	0.3	2.7	13.6
Career	6 years, 4 teams	188	139	23.9	.405	.336	.813	2.5	3.9	1.0	0.1	2.2	9.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	New York	3	0	2.7	.333	.000	.000	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.7
2016	Indiana	1	1	25.6	.500	1.000	1.000	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	10.0
Career	2 years, 2 teams	4	1	8.4	.444	1.000	1.000	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.8	3.0

References

External links

• WNBA Bio
• Eurobasket profile

На других языках

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- [en] Erica Wheeler (basketball)

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[ru] Уилер, Эрика (баскетболистка)

Эрика Уилер (англ. Erica Wheeler; род. 2 мая 1991 года, Майами, Флорида, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, которая выступает в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за команду «Атланта Дрим». На драфте ВНБА 2013 года не была выбрана ни одной из команд. Играет на позиции разыгрывающего защитника.

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