University of Massachusets Athletics
Men's Basketball
Wheeler, Tyson
Tyson Wheeler
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- twheeler@umass.edu
Tyson Wheeler enters his third season as an assistant coach on Matt McCall’s staff in 2021-22. Wheeler arrived in Amherst following 10 seasons at Fairfield, including eight years as an assistant coach.
During a COVID-19 shortened season in 2021-22 that saw 17 games postponed or cancelled, the Minutemen still managed to secure the No. 5 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship, its highest seed since 2008. With one of the youngest squads in the conference, Massachusetts finished the season 8-7 overall and 6-4 in conference, tied for the 10th fewest games played in the NCAA. UMass advanced to the A-10 Quarterfinals for the first time since 2016 after a 34-point victory in the A-10 Second Round over Saint Joseph’s, the largest margin of victory in Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament history.
During his first year as an assistant coach in 2019-20, Wheeler helped guide the Minutemen to a three-win improvement from the prior campaign with a 14-17 overall record, including an 8-10 mark in league play to finish the year with their most conference wins since the 2014-15 season to earn the No. 8 seed in the A-10 Tournament, its highest seed since 2015. UMass was playing some of its best basketball of the season, with wins in four of its final six games of the regular season, until the Atlantic 10 Tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Led by freshman Tre Mitchell, who became the sixth player in team history and first since 2004 to be named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, UMass earned a first-round bye to the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time since 2016 and won 11 games at the Mullins Center. Mitchell set the UMass rookie record for field goals in a season with 206, was nine points away from breaking the program record for freshman points in a season, and was a six-time A-10 Rookie of the Week selection, the most for a Minuteman since 2004.
Wheeler spent two of his 10 years at Fairfield as the Director of Basketball Operations after a standout career at the University of Rhode Island, where he was a two-time Atlantic 10 First-Team selection as a junior and senior. He helped lead the Rams to an Elite Eight appearance during the 1998 NCAA Tournament and was named to the Rams’ All-Century team in 2005. As a collegiate player, Wheeler was a candidate for the John Wooden Award and was named the New England Coaches Association Bob Cousy Award winner.
After wrapping up his career at Rhode Island, Wheeler was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the 1998 NBA Draft and played for the Denver Nuggets during the 1998-99 season. Wheeler also played professional in the CBA, the ABA and overseas from 1998-2008.
During a COVID-19 shortened season in 2021-22 that saw 17 games postponed or cancelled, the Minutemen still managed to secure the No. 5 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship, its highest seed since 2008. With one of the youngest squads in the conference, Massachusetts finished the season 8-7 overall and 6-4 in conference, tied for the 10th fewest games played in the NCAA. UMass advanced to the A-10 Quarterfinals for the first time since 2016 after a 34-point victory in the A-10 Second Round over Saint Joseph’s, the largest margin of victory in Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament history.
During his first year as an assistant coach in 2019-20, Wheeler helped guide the Minutemen to a three-win improvement from the prior campaign with a 14-17 overall record, including an 8-10 mark in league play to finish the year with their most conference wins since the 2014-15 season to earn the No. 8 seed in the A-10 Tournament, its highest seed since 2015. UMass was playing some of its best basketball of the season, with wins in four of its final six games of the regular season, until the Atlantic 10 Tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Led by freshman Tre Mitchell, who became the sixth player in team history and first since 2004 to be named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, UMass earned a first-round bye to the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time since 2016 and won 11 games at the Mullins Center. Mitchell set the UMass rookie record for field goals in a season with 206, was nine points away from breaking the program record for freshman points in a season, and was a six-time A-10 Rookie of the Week selection, the most for a Minuteman since 2004.
Wheeler spent two of his 10 years at Fairfield as the Director of Basketball Operations after a standout career at the University of Rhode Island, where he was a two-time Atlantic 10 First-Team selection as a junior and senior. He helped lead the Rams to an Elite Eight appearance during the 1998 NCAA Tournament and was named to the Rams’ All-Century team in 2005. As a collegiate player, Wheeler was a candidate for the John Wooden Award and was named the New England Coaches Association Bob Cousy Award winner.
After wrapping up his career at Rhode Island, Wheeler was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the 1998 NBA Draft and played for the Denver Nuggets during the 1998-99 season. Wheeler also played professional in the CBA, the ABA and overseas from 1998-2008.
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