Kwan Cheatham Jr. gave Akron a stretch-big with real matchup juice
In the 2016-17 season, Kwan Cheatham Jr. was Akron’s x-factor: a 6-foot-10 forward who blended guard skills with power-forward size, hit a team-high 78 threes, and ranked second on the Zips in scoring at 11.0 points per game while also pulling down 7.2 rebounds per game. Akron described him as a diversified big man with “unlimited upside,” and his value came from spacing the floor, rebounding, and creating mismatches rather than just piling up raw volume. If your team wants a skilled, stretch forward with versatility and toughness, he’s the kind of piece that quietly makes lineups much harder to defend.
