Drew B. Peterson (born November 9, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the

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of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the

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of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Rice Owls and the USC Trojans.

Early life and high school career

Peterson grew up in

Libertyville, Illinois Libertyville is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and a northern suburb of Chicago. It is located west of Lake Michigan on the Des Plaines River. The 2020 census population was 20,579. It is part of Libertyville Township, Lake ...

and attended

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. 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. Peterson committed to playing college basketball for Rice.

College career

Peterson began his college career at Rice. He averaged 5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman. 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. Following the end of the season, Peterson entered the NCAA transfer portal. Peterson initially committed to transfer to Minnesota, but later decommitted and re-opened his recruitment. He ultimately transferred to

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. Peterson averaged 9.8 points, five rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game in his first season with the Trojans. 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. Peterson initially entered his name into the

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, 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. 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.

Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2023)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Peterson joined the Miami Heat for the

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and on August 11, 2023, he signed with them. However, he was waived on October 14. On October 30, he joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Peterson averaged 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 13 games with the Skyforce.

Boston Celtics / Maine Celtics (2023–present)

On December 14, 2023, Peterson signed a two-way contract with the

. Nine days later, he made his NBA debut for the Celtics in a 145–108 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Peterson became an NBA champion when the Celtics defeated the

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in 5 games in the

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. On July 3, 2024, Peterson re-signed with the Celtics on another two-way contract.

Career statistics

NBA

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College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Rice , 32 , , 23 , , 19.8 , , .340 , , .298 , , .756 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Rice , 32 , , 31 , , 32.2 , , .411 , , .328 , , .824 , , 6.5 , , 3.5 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 33 , , 30 , , 28.7 , , .424 , , .385 , , .701 , , 5.0 , , 2.7 , , .6 , , .3 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 34 , , 34 , , 33.0 , , .467 , , .412 , , .717 , , 6.2 , , 3.3 , , .7 , , .8 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 33 , , 33 , , 35.9 , , .442 , , .358 , , .752 , , 6.2 , , 4.3 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , 13.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 164 , , 151 , , 30.0 , , .427 , , .358 , , .749 , , 5.5 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .5 , , 10.5

References

External links

USC Trojans bioRice Owls bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Drew 1999 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Lake County, Illinois Boston Celtics players Maine Celtics players People from Libertyville, Illinois Rice Owls men's basketball players Sioux Falls Skyforce players Small forwards Undrafted NBA players USC Trojans men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen