Drew Peterson (basketball)

Drew Peterson (born November 9, 1999) is an American basketball player who is a free agent. He played college basketball for the Rice Owls and USC Trojans.

Drew Peterson
Free agent
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Personal information
Born (1999-11-09) November 9, 1999
Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolLibertyville
(Libertyville, Illinois)
College
  • Rice (2018–2020)
  • USC (2020–2023)
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and high school career

Peterson grew up in Libertyville, Illinois and attended Libertyville High School.[1] 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 play college basketball at Rice.[3]

College career

Peterson began his college career at Rice. He averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 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, 5.0 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 the coronavirus 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.[12]

Professional career

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]

References
  1. "Transfer to USC works out better than expected for Libertyville grad Peterson". Daily Herald. April 6, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  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.
  3. Hendriksen, Joe (April 10, 2018). "Drew Peterson's commitment to Rice headlines recruiting notebook". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. "Libertyville grad Peterson moving on from Rice basketball". Chicago Tribune. April 3, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  5. "What a rush -- Peterson chooses USC". Daily Herald. May 16, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. "Former Libertyville star Peterson is leaving Rice". Daily Herald. April 1, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  7. "Gophers commit Drew Peterson reopens recruitment". St. Paul Pioneer Press. May 1, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. "USC adds guard Drew Peterson, a transfer from Rice". Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  9. Spratling, Shotgun (April 11, 2022). "USC guard Drew Peterson to test NBA draft waters". 247Sports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  10. "USC's Drew Peterson to test NBA Draft waters". Orange County Register. April 11, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  11. "USC basketball's Drew Peterson back after his one almost-shining moment". Orange County Register. November 4, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  12. "Heat's Drew Peterson: Lands with Miami". CBS Sports. RotoWire. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  13. "HEAT MAKE ROSTER MOVES". NBA.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  14. "HEAT WAIVE PETERSON AND WILLIAMS". NBA.com. October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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