Joy Cheek

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Joy Cheek
WNBA teams
Forward
Born	(1988-06-25) June 25, 1988 Hyattsville, Maryland
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
College	Duke
Draft	35th overall, 2010 Indiana Fever
WNBA career	2010–2011
Profile	WNBA player profile

Indiana Fever (2010) Washington Mystics (2011)

Joy Kristin Cheek (born June 25, 1988) is a former American professional women's basketball player in the WNBA and current Assistant Coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team.^[1] Joy was born in Hyattsville, Maryland and attended South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

She played college basketball at Duke University.^[2] One of 26 former Duke standouts to register over 1,000 career points, Cheek played in 137 contests in her four years. A four-year letterwinner from 2007–10, she owns career averages of 8.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals. As a senior, Cheek averaged 9.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.3 assists as she started all 36 contests for the Blue Devils. She was named to the Memphis Regional All-Tournament team, All-ACC Tournament First Team, All-ACC Third Team and was a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award.

Cheek was the 35th overall selection in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever, playing in seven contests for the Fever before traveling overseas to play in Leszno, Poland. After signing a brief contract with the Washington Mystics to open the 2011 WNBA season, Cheek was prepared to play in Spain before accepting a job at Duke University as an Assistant Coach. She held this position from 2011-2013.^[3]

References

↑ "McGuff Names Klein, Cheek to Coaching Staff". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ "Joy Cheek Bio - Duke University Blue Devils". Retrieved 19 January 2012.
↑ "Joy Cheek Returns as Assistant Coach". Retrieved 19 January 2012.

WNBA Profile

v t e 2010 WNBA Draft

First round	Tina Charles Monica Wright Kelsey Griffin Epiphanny Prince Jayne Appel Jacinta Monroe Danielle McCray Andrea Riley Chanel Mokango Alison Lacey Jené Morris Bianca Thomas

Second round	Kalana Greene Jenna Smith Allison Hightower Ashley Houts Alysha Clark Shanavia Dowdell Amanda Thompson Angel Robinson Brigitte Ardossi Tanisha Smith Armelie Lumanu Tyra Grant

Third round	Cory Montgomery Gabriela Mărginean Johannah Leedham Abi Olajuwon Alexis Rack Alexis Gray-Lawson Vivian Frieson Rashidat Junaid Brittainey Raven Tijana Krivacevic Joy Cheek Nyeshia Stevenson

Persondata
Name	Cheek, Joy
Alternative names
Short description	American professional women's basketball player
Date of birth	June 25, 1988
Place of birth	Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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