Will Cherry Explained

Will Cherry
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:176
League:Iranian Basketball Super League
Team:Shahrdari Gorgan
Number:29
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1991 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:Oakland, California
High School:McClymonds
(Oakland, California)
College:Montana (2009–2013)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Years1:2014
Team1:Canton Charge
Team2:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Žalgiris Kaunas
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Alba Berlin
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Gaziantep
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Cedevita Zagreb
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Santa Cruz Warriors
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Olympiacos
Years9:2020
Team9:Pallacanestro Reggiana
Years10:2021
Team10:Hapoel Eilat
Years11:2021–2022
Team11:Skyliners Frankfurt
Years12:2022–2023
Team12:Riesen Ludwigsburg
Years13:2023–present
Team13:Shahrdari Gorgan BC
Highlights:

Will Cherry (born February 8, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Shahrdari Gorgan BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for the University of Montana, where he was named Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Cherry had a short stint in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers before playing in Lithuania, Germany, Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Italy.

High school career

Cherry attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California. As a senior, he averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and a league-leading 4.0 steals per game for the undefeated (33–0) Warriors, going on to be named league and team MVP.[1]

College career

In 116 career collegiate games for the Montana Grizzlies (104 starts), Cherry averaged 12.8 points on .430 shooting with 3.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.3 steals in 30.7 minutes per game. He was named first team All-Big Sky Conference three times, was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the year in 2011–12 and 2012–13, and is seventh on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,484 points.[2]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Cherry joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[3] On February 13, 2014, he was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.[4]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Cherry joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[5] On August 3, 2014, he signed with the Toronto Raptors.[6] However, he was later waived by the Raptors on October 25, 2014.[7] On November 2, 2014, Cherry was reacquired by the Canton Charge.[8] Later that day, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[9] On November 30, 2014, he was waived by the Cavaliers after appearing in eight games and averaging 1.9 points and 1 assist per game.[10] On December 7, 2014, Cherry signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania for the rest of the season.[11] On June 6, 2015, he helped Žalgiris win their fifth straight LKL championship.[12]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Cherry joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[13] On September 1, 2015, he signed with Alba Berlin of Germany for the 2015–16 season.[14] With Alba, he won the German Cup in 2016.

2016–17 season

In August 2016, Cherry signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[15]

2017–18 season

On July 29, 2017, Cherry signed with Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb for the 2017–18 season.[16]

2018–19 season

On October 8, 2018, Cherry signed with the Golden State Warriors. He was waived three days later.[17] He was added to the Warriors’ G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors.[18] In 46 games played for the Warriors, he averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 assist and 1.6 steals per game.

2019–20 season

On April 13, 2019, Cherry signed with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.[19] On July 23, 2019, Cherry signed a one-year contract extension with Olympiacos.[20] On January 15, 2020, Cherry and Olympiacos officially parted ways. He signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana of Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) on January 26.[21]

2021–22 season

In 2021, Cherry played one game for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On September 29, 2021, he signed with Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională.[22] On October 30, 2021, Cherry signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[23]

2022–23 season

On December 29, 2022, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[24]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 8 || 0 || 8.6 || .263 || .222 || .500 || .6 || 1.0 || .8 || .1 || 1.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 8 || 0 || 8.6 || .263 || .222 || .500 || .6 || 1.0 || .8 || .1 || 1.9

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris| 15 || 6 || 18.5 || .395 || .368 || .708 || 2.4 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 7.1 || 6.3|- class="sortbottom"|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Olympiacos| 13 || 5 || 21.0|| .431 || .364 || .667 || 2.0 || 1.7 || 0.8 || .1 || 5.4 || 4.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 28 || 11 || 19.7|| .419 || .367 || .690 || 2.2 || 1.7 || 0.9 || .1 || 6.3 || 5.4

Personal life

Cherry is the son of Yvette Martin, and has a younger brother, Marsean.[25]

On April 27, 2013, Cherry was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after he was involved in a fight in front of Stockman's Bar in Missoula, Montana.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Will Cherry Bio . GoGriz.com . July 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Will Cherry Stats . Sports-Reference.com . July 25, 2014.
  3. Web site: NEW ORLEANS PELICANS ANNOUNCE 2013 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER AND MINI-CAMP SCHEDULE . NBA.com . July 5, 2013 . July 25, 2014.
  4. Web site: Charge Acquire Cherry . NBA.com . February 13, 2014 . July 25, 2014.
  5. Web site: Cavs Announce 2014 Samsung NBA Summer League Roster . NBA.com . July 8, 2014 . July 25, 2014.
  6. Web site: Raptors Sign Lucas Nogueira And Will Cherry . NBA.com . August 3, 2014 . August 3, 2014.
  7. Web site: Raptors Waive Cherry, Hamilton . NBA.com . October 25, 2014 . October 25, 2014.
  8. Web site: 2014–15 Canton Charge Training Camp Roster . NBA.com . November 2, 2014 . November 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151220104226/http://www.nba.com/dleague/canton/news/201415_canton_charge_training_2014_11_02.html . December 20, 2015 .
  9. Web site: Cavs Sign Will Cherry . NBA.com . November 2, 2014 . November 2, 2014.
  10. Web site: Cavs Claim A.J. Price off waivers, Waive Will Cherry . NBA.com . November 30, 2014 . November 30, 2014.
  11. Web site: Žalgiris adds point guard Cherry . Euroleague.net . December 7, 2014 . December 7, 2014.
  12. Web site: Lietuvos čempionas – "Žalgiris" (7 VIDEO, FOTO) . LKL.lt . June 6, 2015 . June 6, 2015 . Lithuanian.
  13. Web site: Spurs Announce 2015 Summer League Rosters for Utah & Las Vegas . NBA.com . July 3, 2015 . July 10, 2015.
  14. News: ALBA Berlin brings on Cherry at guard. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915123757/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6b8jhcvnuvvh9bmj/alba-berlin-brings-on-cherry-at-guard. dead. September 15, 2015. September 2, 2015. Eurocupbasketball.com. September 1, 2015.
  15. Web site: Gaziantep agreed to terms with Will Cherry. Sportando.com. August 17, 2016. October 4, 2016.
  16. News: Cedevita picks Cherry for point guard. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801091056/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/839q7r6tbwwj67tx. dead. August 1, 2017. August 1, 2017. Eurocupbasketball.com. July 29, 2017.
  17. Web site: Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Deyonta Davis. October 11, 2018. NBA.com. October 16, 2018.
  18. Web site: Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2018 Training Camp Roster & Schedule. NBA.com. October 22, 2018. October 23, 2018.
  19. News: Olympiacos sign Will Cherry. Sportando. April 13, 2019. April 14, 2019.
  20. News: Olympiacos keeps experienced guard Cherry . 24 July 2019 . euroleague.net . 23 July 2019.
  21. News: Reggio Emilia signs Will Cherry . Sportando . January 26, 2020 . January 26, 2020.
  22. Web site: Beres . Arnold . Cluj Napoca adds Cherry to their roster, ex H.Eilat . Eurobasket . September 29, 2021 . September 29, 2021.
  23. Web site: Will Cherry joins Fraport Skyliners . Sportando . October 30, 2021 . October 30, 2021.
  24. Web site: Erfahrener Guard für die MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg – Will Cherry schließt sich dem Team an. December 29, 2022. mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de. de. December 29, 2022.
  25. Web site: Meseroll . Bob . Will Cherry has thrilled Griz fans for past 4 seasons . Missoulian.com . March 2, 2014 . July 25, 2014.
  26. Web site: Erusha . Daniel . Griz basketball players arrested after Missoula fight . KPAX.com . April 27, 2013 . August 3, 2014.