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American basketball player (born 2001)
Micah Peavy
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Peavy with Georgetown in 2025
No. 14 – New Orleans Pelicans
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-07-16) July 16, 2001 (age 24)
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2025: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Drafted byWashington Wizards
Playing career2025–present
Career history
2025–presentNew Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 👁 Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference 👁 Edit this at Wikidata

Micah James Peavy (born July 16, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, TCU Horned Frogs, and Georgetown Hoyas, and was drafted 40th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2025 NBA draft.

Early life and high school career

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Peavy attended Dekaney High School in Houston, Texas for his freshman and sophomore years and Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas for his junior and senior years. As a senior, he averaged 19 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and was named the TABC Class 6A player of the year.[1]

Recruiting

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Coming out of high school, Peavy was rated as the 32nd overall player in the class of 2020 and committed to playing college basketball for Texas Tech over offers from Florida, TCU, and Texas.[2]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Micah Peavy
SF 		Cibolo, TX Duncanville High School (TX) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Nov 4, 2019
Recruit ratings: Rivals:👁 4/5 stars
247Sports:👁 4/5 stars
ESPN:👁 4/5 stars
(88)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 40 247Sports: 66 ESPN: 36
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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College career

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Texas Tech

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As a freshman in 2020–21, Peavy made 25 starts where he averaged 5.7 points per game for Texas Tech.[3] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[4]

TCU

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Peavy transferred to play for the TCU Horned Frogs.[1] In 2021–22, he appeared in 34 games with nine starts, where he averaged 6.1 points, four rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.6 steals per game.[5] In 2022–23, Peavy played in 30 games with eight starts and averaged seven points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and one steal per game.[5] In 2023–24, he averaged 10.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.[6] After the season, Peavy once again entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[7]

Georgetown

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Peavy transferred to play for the Georgetown Hoyas.[6] On November 23, 2024, he totaled 24 points, six assists, and three steals in a win over Saint Francis.[8] On December 18, Peavy tallied 20 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, seven steals and a block in a victory over Creighton.[9] On February 8, 2025, he posted 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals in a win over Seton Hall.[10] On February 19, Peavy put up 30 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and six steals in a win over Providence.[11] On February 26, he notched 25 points, three assists and two rebounds versus UConn.[12] At the conclusion of the season, Peavy was named to the All-Big East First Team. He was the first Hoya to be so honored since Jessie Govan following the 2018–2019 season.[13]

Professional career

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Peavy was selected with the 40th pick in the 2025 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards and traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.[14] The trade to Pelicans became official on July 6, 2025.[15] The next day, Peavy signed his rookie contract.[16]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Texas Tech 29 25 20.3 .459 .000 .474 3.1 1.4 .6 .2 5.7
2021–22 TCU 34 9 21.1 .444 .167 .571 4.0 1.1 .6 .5 6.1
2022–23 TCU 30 8 21.0 .377 .267 .644 3.1 1.2 1.0 .7 7.0
2023–24 TCU 34 34 29.3 .458 .310 .607 4.9 2.6 1.3 .2 10.9
2024–25 Georgetown 32 32 37.0 .481 .400 .659 5.8 3.6 2.3 .5 17.2
Career 159 108 25.9 .451 .323 .606 4.2 2.0 1.2 .4 9.5

Personal life

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Peavy's step-brother Anthony Black also plays in the NBA.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b Davison, Drew. "This basketball transfer from Texas Tech has won everywhere. He expects the same at TCU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 4, 2019). "Top-35 prospect Micah Peavy commits to Texas Tech". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  3. ^ Griffith, Katherine. "Ex-Texas Tech guard Micah Peavy announces transfer to TCU". Dallas News. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Reports: Texas Tech guard Micah Peavy to enter transfer portal". Dallas News. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Micah Peavy College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Tipton, Joe. "TCU transfer guard Micah Peavy commits to Georgetown". On3.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  7. ^ Grubbs, Grant. "Report: TCU guard Micah Peavy plans to enter NBA Draft, NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Stevens, Patrick. "Micah Peavy helps Georgetown dial in to beat St. Francis (Pa.)". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Derryberry, Jace. "NBA Draft: Georgetown's Micah Peavy Shows Versatility vs. Creighton". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Jakabcsin, Ben. "Micah's machination: Peavy dazzles again in win over 'Hall". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  11. ^ Derryberry, Jace. "NBA Draft: Georgetown's Micah Peavy Boosts Draft Value With Recent Play". NBA Draft on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  12. ^ Ogunwale, Oluwajoba. "UConn Coach Dan Hurley Criticizes Mock Drafts for Snubbing Georgetown's Micah Peavy". College Football Network. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  13. ^ "Reports: Peavy Named All-BIG EAST First Team; Sorber Tabbed Third Team and Unanimous Selection to All-Freshman Team". guhoyas.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "Pelicans land Georgetown's Micah Peavy with 40th pick". 4WWL. June 26, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  15. ^ "New Orleans Pelicans complete three-team trade with Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans". pelicans.com. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "New Orleans Pelicans sign rookie Micah Peavy". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  17. ^ Eichenhofer, Jim (November 6, 2025). "Off the Court 2025-26: Pelicans Forward/Guard Micah Peavy". nba.com. Retrieved March 26, 2026.

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