Sam Peek
No. 0 – Motor City Cruise | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.[1] | June 11, 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | |
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–2024 | Wisconsin Herd |
2024–present | Motor City Cruise |
Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Sam Peek (born June 11, 1999)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wesleyan Cardinals and the Stetson Hatters.
High school and college career
Peek initially began his high school career at Spackenkill High School at Poughkeepsie, New York before transferring to Trinity-Pawling at Pawling, New York.[3] Afterwards, he began his college career at Wesleyan, where he earned All-America honors in his last season after averaging 17.9 points and 7.0 rebounds, which led the Cardinals, all while shooting 50.3 percent from the floor.[4] Afterwards, he transferred to Stetson where he played 31 games and averaged 5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 18.3 minutes.[5]
Professional career
Wisconsin Herd (2023–2024)
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Peek joined the Wisconsin Herd on October 30, 2023,[6] but was waived in November.[7] However, he re-joined the Herd on December 4,[8] playing in 10 games and averaging 2.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 15.5 minutes,[5] before being waived once again on January 14, 2024.[9]
Motor City Cruise (2024–present)
On February 8, 2024, Peek joined the Motor City Cruise, but was waived two days later, before rejoining the Cruise on February 12.[10] On 14 games, he averaged 6.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.0 minutes.[5]
After joining them for the 2024 NBA Summer League,[11] Peek signed with the Detroit Pistons on September 17, 2024,[12] but was waived the next day.[13] On October 29, he rejoined the Cruise.[14]
Personal life
Peek has a brother and a sister.[15]
References
- ^ "Sam Peek Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "Sam Peek – College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Haynes, Stephen (June 20, 2023). "Poughkeepsie's Sam Peek takes a step toward NBA dreams with Celtics and Lakers tryouts". PoughkeepsieJournal.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "Sam Peek - 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". GoHatters.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sam Peek Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCE 2023 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCE 2023-24 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER". NBA.com. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "WISCONSIN HERD ADDS SAM PEEK". NBA.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "2023-2024 Wisconsin Herd Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "2023-2024 Motor City Cruise Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Ramsey, Jared (July 9, 2024). "Detroit Pistons announce Las Vegas Summer League roster, with top draft pick Ron Holland". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Adams, Luke (September 18, 2024). "Pistons Sign Three Players To Camp Contracts". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Hill, Arthur (September 18, 2024). "Pistons Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal With Javante McCoy, Waive Two Players". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Motor City Cruise [@MotorCityCruise] (October 29, 2024). "Training camp roster ready to get to it 👏 #MotorCityBasketball" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ Haynes, Stephen (December 6, 2023). "Poughkeepsie's Sam Peek gets a step closer to NBA dream, debuting for G League team". PoughkeepsieJournal.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.