Personal
The son of Paul and Millie Cheesman ... youngest of six children ... born Aug. 24, 1955 in Miami, FL ... served as a guest speaker at youth conferences ... likes camping and oil painting ... a physical education major.
At BYU
Started all four seasons at BYU ... lead the team in rebounds and scoring during his junior and senior seasons ... Was fourth in the WAC in scoring and rebounding during his junior season ... named to the all-tournament team at the Old Dominion Classic in his third season as a Cougar ... traveled in South America with a college all-star team in 1975 ... was named to the first All-WAC team his junior year and second All-WAC team his senior year.
Before BYU
Graduated from Orem High ... coached by Harry Anderson.
Stats
Year GP FGM Pct. FTM Pct. RBD TP Avg. 1973-74 25 65 .42 29 .71 92 159 6.41974-75 26 151 .52 77 .67 172 379 14.61975-76 25 172 .49 97 .75 233 441 17.61976-77 27 170 .476 89 .767 225 429 15.9