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Drew Peterson (basketball)

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.

Drew Peterson
No. 13 – Boston Celtics
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueNBA
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 schoolLibertyville
(Libertyville, Illinois)
College
  • Rice (2018–2020)
  • USC (2020–2023)
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023Sioux Falls Skyforce
2023–presentBoston Celtics
2023–present→Maine Celtics
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Early life and high school career

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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

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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

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Sioux Falls Skyforce (2023)

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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)

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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

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Legend
  GP Games 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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24† Boston 3 0 7.6 .667 .600 — .3 .3 .7 .0 3.7
Career 3 0 7.6 .667 .600 — .3 .3 .7 .0 3.7

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Rice 32 23 19.8 .340 .298 .756 3.3 1.5 .4 .1 5.0
2019–20 Rice 32 31 32.2 .411 .328 .824 6.5 3.5 1.0 .4 11.1
2020–21 USC 33 30 28.7 .424 .385 .701 5.0 2.7 .6 .3 9.8
2021–22 USC 34 34 33.0 .467 .412 .717 6.2 3.3 .7 .8 12.4
2022–23 USC 33 33 35.9 .442 .358 .752 6.2 4.3 1.1 .8 13.9
Career 164 151 30.0 .427 .358 .749 5.5 3.1 .8 .5 10.5

References

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  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. 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.
  15. ^ "Skyforce Announces Training Camp Roster Ahead of 2023-24 Season". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  16. ^ "Sports Digest: Celtics add Drew Peterson to fill two-way roster opening". Portland Press Herald. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Boston Celtics Sign Drew Peterson". NBA.com. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  18. ^ "Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Clippers Box Score". ESPN.com. December 14, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  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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