Terran Petteway

Terran Petteway (born October 8, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for Texas Tech University and the University of Nebraska. Petteway led the Big Ten Conference in scoring during the 2013–14 season.

Terran Petteway
No. 5 Peristeri
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1992-10-08) October 8, 1992
Galveston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High schoolBall (Galveston, Texas)
College
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2016–2017Pistoia Basket 2000
2017–2018Nanterre 92
2018PAOK
2018–2019Dinamo Sassari
2019–2020Pistoia Basket 2000
2020–presentPeristeri
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

As a high school senior at Ball High School, Petteway was signed by Pat Knight, however Knight was fired on March 7, 2011 from his role as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team before Petteway even suited up for the Red Raiders.[1] Petteway elected to maintain his commitment to Texas Tech after Billy Gillispie was hired as the Red Raiders new head coach on March 20, 2011.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Terran Petteway
SF
Galveston, TX Ball High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Texas Tech Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  • "ESPN - Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Recruiting 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.

    College career

    Freshman year

    As a true freshman at Texas Tech, Petteway saw action in 28 games and 10 of his 11 starts during the season came during Big 12 Conference play.[3] Texas Tech finished their 2011–12 season with just eight total wins and a single conference win, which was the deciding factor in Petteway electing to transfer to a different institution.[4]

    Transfer to Nebraska

    Petteway opted to sign with Tim Miles and the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball program citing the previous relationship he had developed with Coach Miles during high school when Miles recruited him at Colorado State.[5]

    Sophomore year

    After sitting out during the 2012–13 season, Petteway was named co-captain for the Cornhuskers.[3] Petteway led the league in scoring, averaging 18.1 points per game, becoming the first Nebraska basketball player to lead the league in scoring since Andre Smith led the Big Eight Conference during the 1980–81 season.[3] He also helped guide the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team to its first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournament appearance since 1998.[6]

    Junior year

    Prior to the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Petteway was named Preseason All-American first team selection by Bleacher Report.[7] He was a second team selection by CBSSports.com[8] and a third team selection by SB Nation,[6] and USA Today.[9] He was also listed as a John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 candidate.[10]

    In April 2015, Petteway declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.[11]

    College statistics

    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2011–12 Texas Tech 281113.1.368.300.4622.0.7.2.23.1
    2013–14 Nebraska 323231.7.426.327.8194.81.6.9.818.1
    2014–15 Nebraska 313135.0.396.313.7114.92.81.1.918.2

    Professional career

    After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Petteway joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[12] On July 24, 2015, he signed with the Hawks.[13] However, he was later waived by the Hawks on October 22 after appearing in three preseason games.[14] On October 25, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, only to be waived by the team the following day.[15] On October 29, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Pacers.[16]

    On July 5, 2016, Petteway joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[17] On August 7, he signed with The Flexx Pistoia of the Italian Serie A.[18]

    On July 28, 2019, he has signed with Pistoia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[19] He averaged 16.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Petteway signed with Peristeri on June 20, 2020.[20]

    Personal life

    Petteway has two older brothers, Terrell and Tavoir, both whom played college basketball. His oldest brother, Terrell played college basketball for Lamar University and also played professionally in England for the Sheffield Sharks.[3][21][22] His mother, Joetta, died on April 7, 2015 after a two and half year battle with follicular dendritic cell sarcoma at age 53, the same age her mother also died of cancer.[23][24]

    References

    1. Green, James (March 7, 2011). "TTU fires basketball coach Pat Knight". KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    2. Linehan, Courtney (March 20, 2011). "Texas Tech hires Billy Gillispie as men's basketball coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    3. "Terrell Petteway basketball profile". University of Nebraska Athletics. 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    4. "Terran Petteway will transfer to Nebraska from Texas Tech". Sporting News. May 14, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    5. Dienhart, Tom (February 2013). "Terran Petteway Q&A: 'I let my game speak for itself'". Big Ten Network. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    6. Rutherford, Mike (2014-11-13). "The Preseason All-Americans". SB Nation. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
    7. "First-Team All-American: Terran Petteway, Nebraska". Bleacher Report. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    8. Parrish, Gary (2014-10-07). "CBSSports.com 2014-15 Preseason All-America basketball teams". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
    9. "USA TODAY Sports' 2014-15 preseason college basketball All-American team". USA Today. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
    10. "Wooden Top 50 watch list unveiled". ESPN. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
    11. "Nebraska's Petteway leaving one year early for NBA Draft". FoxSports.com. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
    12. "Edy Tavares, Mike Muscala Headline Hawks' Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
    13. "Hawks Sign Lamar Patterson, Terran Petteway". NBA.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
    14. Vivlamore, Chris (October 22, 2015). "Hawks release Petteway, roster at 17 (updated)". myAJC.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
    15. "Pacers Waive Terran Petteway". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
    16. "Mad Ants add 5 to roster". JournalGazette.net. October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
    17. Gardner, Charles F. (August 7, 2016). "Maker, Brogdon, Vaughn lead Bucks' summer league roster". JSOnline.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
    18. "The Flexx Pistoia announces Terran Petteway". Sportando.com. August 7, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
    19. "Pistoia Basket inks Terran Petteway". Sportando. July 28, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
    20. "Terran Petteway signs with Peristeri". Sportando. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
    21. "Sheffield Sharks". BBC. 2004. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    22. "Terrell Petteway basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
    23. Rosenthal, Brian (April 8, 2015). "Mother of Nebraska guard Petteway dies". JournalStar.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
    24. Abrams, Jonathan (June 25, 2015). "'She'd Be Hella Proud'". Grantland.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
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