Drew Peterson (basketball)

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Drew Peterson
No. 13–Boston Celtics
Position Small forward / power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-11-09) November 9, 1999 (age 25)
Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Libertyville
(Libertyville, Illinois)
College
  • Rice (2018–2020)
  • USC (2020–2023)
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2023–present Boston Celtics
2023–present→Maine Celtics
Career highlights and awards
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Drew B. Peterson (born November 9, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Rice Owls and the USC Trojans.

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Early life and high school career

Peterson grew up in Libertyville, Illinois and attended Libertyville High School. [1] He was named the Lake County Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 26.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. [2] Peterson committed to playing college basketball for Rice. [3]

College career

Peterson began his college career at Rice. He averaged 5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman. [4] Peterson played in all 32 of the Owls games, starting all but one, during his sophomore season and averaged 11.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. [5] Following the end of the season, Peterson entered the NCAA transfer portal. [6]

Peterson initially committed to transfer to Minnesota, but later decommitted and re-opened his recruitment. [7] He ultimately transferred to USC. [8] Peterson averaged 9.8 points, five rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game in his first season with the Trojans. [9] As a senior, he was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference after averaging 12.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. [10] Peterson initially entered his name into the 2022 NBA draft, but later withdrew and decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic and return to USC for a third season. [11] He repeated as a first-team All-Pac-12 selection in his final season after averaging 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. [12]

Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2023)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Peterson joined the Miami Heat for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on August 11, 2023, he signed with them. [13] However, he was waived on October 14. [14] On October 30, he joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [15] Peterson averaged 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 13 games with the Skyforce. [16]

Boston Celtics / Maine Celtics (2023–present)

On December 14, 2023, Peterson signed a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics. [17] Nine days later, he made his NBA debut for the Celtics in a 145–108 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. [18] Peterson became an NBA champion when the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in 5 games in the NBA Finals. On July 3, 2024, Peterson re-signed with the Celtics on another two-way contract. [19]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 † Won an NBA championship

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24† Boston 307.6.667.600—.3.3.7.03.7
Career307.6.667.600—.3.3.7.03.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Rice 322319.8.340.298.7563.31.5.4.15.0
2019–20 Rice 323132.2.411.328.8246.53.51.0.411.1
2020–21 USC 333028.7.424.385.7015.02.7.6.39.8
2021–22 USC 343433.0.467.412.7176.23.3.7.812.4
2022–23 USC 333335.9.442.358.7526.24.31.1.813.9
Career16415130.0.427.358.7495.53.1.8.510.5

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References

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  2. ↑ "Meet the 12 Illinois high school players as part of the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16". Peoria Journal Star . March 27, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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  19. ↑ Boston Celtics [@celtics] (July 3, 2024). "We have signed Drew Peterson to a two-way contract ☘️" (Tweet). Retrieved July 3, 2024– via Twitter.
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