He attended Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati.[5] As a junior in 2012, Cheatham averaged 12.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.7 blocked shots per game, and was named honorable mention All-Ohio.[4] As a senior he averaged 11.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 blocked shots, and 2.2 assists per game, and was named Co-Defensive MVP.[4]
College career
Cheatham attended Akron University, majoring in sports management.[4][6] As a sophomore in 2014–15, he averaged 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.1 blocked shots per game, and finished the season seventh in the Mid-American Conference in blocked shots.[4]
As a junior in 2015–16, he averaged 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.0 blocked shot per game.[4] On January 28, 2017, Cheatham scored a career-high 31 points in a 91–90 win over Buffalo.[7] As a senior in 2016–17, he averaged 11.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, and was 6th in the MAC in rebounds, with 258, and in blocked shots per game, with 1.0, and shot 79.7 per cent from the line.[6]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Cheatham signed a professional deal with Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen of the Belgian league.[8] In the 2018–19 season he averaged 13.4 points and six rebounds per game. He signed with BC Levski Sofia in September 2019. In January 2020, Cheatham signed with ESSM Le Portel in France.[9]
On January 6, 2021, Cheatham signed with Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga ACB.[11] He averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds per game. Cheatham re-signed with the team on July 5, 2021.[12]