Sam Peek

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Sam Peek
No. 0–Motor City Cruise
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1999-06-11) June 11, 1999 (age 25)
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. [1]
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 Wisconsin Herd
2024–present Motor City Cruise
Career highlights and awards
  • NESCAC player of the year (2022)
  • First-team All-NESCAC (2022)
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Sam Peek (born June 11, 1999) [2] is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wesleyan Cardinals and the Stetson Hatters.

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High school and college career

Peek initially began his high school career at Spackenkill High School at Poughkeepsie, New York before transferring to Trinity-Pawling at Pawling, New York. [3] Afterwards, he began his college career at Wesleyan, where he earned All-America honors in his last season after averaging 17.9 points and 7.0 rebounds, which led the Cardinals, all while shooting 50.3 percent from the floor. [4] Afterwards, he transferred to Stetson where he played 31 games and averaged 5.8 games, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 18.3 minutes. [5]

Professional career

Wisconsin Herd (2023–2024)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Peek joined the Wisconsin Herd on October 30, 2023, [6] but was waived in November. [7] However, he re-joined the Herd on December 4, [8] playing in 10 games and averaging 2.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 15.5 minutes, [5] before being waived once again on January 14, 2024. [9]

Motor City Cruise (2024–present)

On February 8, 2024, Peek joined the Motor City Cruise, but was waived two days later, before rejoining the Cruise on February 12. [10] On 14 games, he averaged 6.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.0 minutes. [5]

After joining them for the 2024 NBA Summer League, [11] Peek signed with the Detroit Pistons on September 17, 2024, [12] but was waived the next day. [13] On October 29, he rejoined the Cruise. [14]

Personal life

Peek has a brother and a sister. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sam Peek Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sam Peek – College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Haynes, Stephen (June 20, 2023). "Poughkeepsie's Sam Peek takes a step toward NBA dreams with Celtics and Lakers tryouts". PoughkeepsieJournal.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sam Peek - 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". GoHatters.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sam Peek Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCE 2023 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCE 2023-24 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER". NBA.com. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "WISCONSIN HERD ADDS SAM PEEK". NBA.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "2023-2024 Wisconsin Herd Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2023-2024 Motor City Cruise Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ Ramsey, Jared (July 9, 2024). "Detroit Pistons announce Las Vegas Summer League roster, with top draft pick Ron Holland". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ Adams, Luke (September 18, 2024). "Pistons Sign Three Players To Camp Contracts". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ Hill, Arthur (September 18, 2024). "Pistons Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal With Javante McCoy, Waive Two Players". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Motor City Cruise [@MotorCityCruise] (October 29, 2024). "Training camp roster ready to get to it 👏 #MotorCityBasketball" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Haynes, Stephen (December 6, 2023). "Poughkeepsie's Sam Peek gets a step closer to NBA dream, debuting for G League team". PoughkeepsieJournal.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
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