Nathan Peavy


Nathan Peavy De Jesús is a former Puerto Rican-American professional basketball player who currently is an assistant basketball coach for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League.

Early life

Peavy was born in Dayton, Ohio, on March 31, 1985 to Terry Peavy, a former professional basketball player drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979, and Nila Lisa De Jesus, a former swimmer for the Puerto Rican national team.

Professional career

From 2003–2006, Peavy played for the Miami 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 of the German Basketball League, where he played until 2009. In 2009, Peavy signed with the Artland Dragons 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

SeasonTeamLeague
2007–08Digibu BasketsGerman BBL3422.0.509.478.6303.8.5.6.59.4
2008–09Digibu BasketsGerman BBL2828.3.513.393.7125.1.9.8.313.9
2009Vaqueros de BayamónBSN2720.0.513.405.7874.11.3.5.610.0
2009–10Artland DragonsGerman BBL3424.3.573.447.6693.91.2.4.311.2
2010–11Artland DragonsGerman BBL3323.9.514.381.7225.21.0.4.510.8
2011Vaqueros de BayamónBSN725.6.571.375.8114.71.6.61.913.7
2011–12Artland DragonsGerman BBL4026.7.565.434.7496.31.7.4.513.8