Nathan Peavy De Jesús (born March 31, 1985) is a former Puerto Rican-American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player who currently serves as head coach for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the

Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. T ...

(BSN). He previously served as the head coach of the

Salt Lake City Stars The Salt Lake City Stars are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are affiliated with the Utah Jazz. As of the 2022-23 season, the Stars play in the Maverik Center in West Valley City, U ...

of the NBA G League from 2020 to 2022. Between the 2017 and 2020 seasons, he served as assistant coach for the team under head coach Martin Schiller. As a player, Peavy worked with teams in North America and Europe, besides playing as a native in the

(BSN). In international competition, he represented

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. A series of injuries resulted in prolonged periods of inactivity which ultimately led to his retirement.

Early life

Peavy was born in

Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

, on March 31, 1985, to Terry Peavy, a former professional basketball player drafted by the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

in 1979, and Nila Lisa De Jesús, a former member of the Puerto Rico women's national swimming team.

Professional career

From 2003 to 2007, Peavy played for the Miami (OH) Redhawk basketball team, where he averaged 11.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and .519 FG% in his final year. In 2007, Peavy turned professional by joining the

Paderborn Baskets Paderborn Baskets 91 e.V., for sponsorship reasons named Uni Baskets Paderborn, is a basketball club based in Paderborn, Germany. The club currently plays in the ProA, the second highest basketball league in Germany. The club reached the Basketba ...

of the German Basketball League, where he played until 2009. In 2009, Peavy signed with the

Artland Dragons QTSV Quakenbrück, representing its professional team as Artland Dragons, is a basketball club based in Quakenbrück, Germany. Their home arena was the Artland Arena, which has room for 3,000 spectators. From 2003 till 2015 the club played in the ...

of the same league. Before the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he suffered a cruciate ligament rupture during a friendly game. As a result of this injury, he did not play for ALBA Berlin this season anymore.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

References

Miami RedHawks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peavy, Nathan 1985 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players Alba Berlin players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Artland Dragons players Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Basketball coaches from Ohio Basketball players from Dayton, Ohio Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Miami RedHawks men's basketball players Piratas de Quebradillas players Power forwards Puerto Rican men's basketball players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Salt Lake City Stars coaches Cariduros de Fajardo players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players

Early life

Professional career

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

See also

References