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Zylan Cheatham

Zylan Anthony Cheatham (born November 17, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs and the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Cheatham grew up in South Phoenix and initially attended St. Mary's High School. He transferred to South Mountain High School after his freshman year, playing basketball there for two seasons before transferring to Westwind Preparatory Academy. Cheatham transferred back to South Mountain after learning the school did not meet the NCAA's academic standards and retook all of his junior courses simultaneously with his senior courseload in order to graduate on time. Ranked a consensus four star and top 100 recruit, Cheatham committed to San Diego State over offers from Arizona State, New Mexico, Georgetown, Miami and Utah.

Cheatham spent three seasons as a member of the San Diego State Aztecs, redshirting his freshman season after breaking the fifth metatarsal in his left foot. As a redshirt freshman in 2015–16, he averaged 7.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. In his redshirt sophomore season in 2016–17, Cheatham averaged 9.1 points and 6.3 rebounds and was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2016 Diamond Head Classic after averaging 15.7 points and 9.3 rebounds over four games as the Aztecs won the mid-season tournament. In April 2017, Cheatham announced that he would be leaving the program.

Cheatham transferred to Arizona State University, citing a desire to play closer to home, but sat out the 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer regulations. He joined the Sun Devils for the 2018–19 season and averaged 12.2 points and a Pac-12 Conference-leading 10.3 rebounds per game. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 and earned All-Defensive team honors. He was named Pac-12 player of the week on December 3, 2018, following the second triple double in ASU history after recording 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in an 83–71 win over Texas.

Cheatham participated in the NBA G League Elite Camp in May 2019. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, he was immediately offered a two-way contract by the Oklahoma City Thunder but his deliberation meant that the team instead gave it to his Sun Devils teammate Luguentz Dort. Cheatham joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2019 NBA Summer League and later signed a two-way contract with the Pelicans on July 24, 2019. Cheatham made his NBA debut on November 16, 2019, in a 109–94 loss to the Miami Heat, recording two points, three rebounds and one assist in 14 minutes of play. He spent the majority of the 2019–20 season in the NBA G League with the Erie BayHawks.

Cheatham was acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a four-team trade on November 24, 2020, and his two-way contract was converted to a standard NBA contract. However, they waived him on December 2.

On December 18, 2020, Cheatham signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was waived the next day. He subsequently played for the Iowa Wolves in the G League hub season between February and March 2021.

In August 2021, Cheatham played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2021 NBA Summer League.

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