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Steffphon Pettigrew
Personal information
Born (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35)
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolElizabethtown (Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
PositionForward / Center
Career history
2011–2012Club Atletico Aguada
2012–2013Abejas de Guanajuato
2013Frayles de Guasave
2013Marinos de Anzoátegui
2013–2014Abejas de Guanajuato
2014Maratonistas de Coamo
2015Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2015–2016Chorale Roanne Basket
Career highlights and awards

Steffphon Pettigrew (born 21 March 1989)[1] is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky University.

High school career

Pettigrew attended Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. As a senior, he averaged 33.6 points and 13.3 rebounds per game and he was named as Kentucky's 2007 Mr. Basketball.[2]

College career

On 2007 he signed with WKU Hilltoppers basketball of the NCAA's Division I (NCAA) for 4 seasons (2007–08,2008–09,2009–10 and 2010-11) Pettigrew earned the commonwealth's highest honor, and was also named the Kentucky Player of the Year by both the Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal, after averaging a state-best 33.6 points per game and 13.8 rebounds per outing — which was second among all players — for Elizabethtown High School.[3]

Professional career

Uruguay Basketball League (2011-12)

On 2011 he signed with Club Atletico Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. Pettigrew's four-year WKU career will go down as one of the finest in Hilltopper history, as he started the final 38 games of his career en route to 136 career games played, the second-most all-time, and made 97 starts, which rank seventh all-time. In those games he scored 1,544 points, which puts him in elite company in 13th place on the WKU career scoring list.[4]

Mexico Basketball League (2012-13)

On November 3, 2012 he signed with Abejas de Guanajuato of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. His simply unstoppable played against Barreteros in the Mexican League was "best ever" after he dominated both offensively and defensively and carried the Abejas to a huge road win with average record of 41 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assist[5]

Northwestern Mexico and Venezuela Basketball League (2013)

On May 23, 2013 he signed with the Frayles de Guasave of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico.[6] After one game played with Guasave he was transferred to Marinos de Anzoátegui (Venezuela) however he was released by the club on April 2013. He only averaged of 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.[7]

Return to Mexico Basketball League (2013-14)

On March 15, 2014 he returned to the Mexico to be part again of the Abejas de Guanajuato of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional for the third season and leads the abejas for another historic season. After he played for 44 games in LNBP he averaged of (21.05 PPG) (6.27 RPG) (2.20 APG) (1.09 SPG) (0.52 BPG) (FG% .544) (FT% .669).[8]

Puerto Rico Basketball League (2014)

On April 28, 2014 he signed with Maratonistas de Coamo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (Puerto Rico). He averaged 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in 14 challenges.[9]

Philippine Basketball Association (2015)

On April 12, 2015 he signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association.[10]

France Basketball League (2015)

On June 23, 2015 he signed with the Chorale Roanne for the 2015-2016 season from the French second division LNB Pro B.[11]

Honors

  • 2007 Mr.Basketball State of Kentucky
  • 2011 Sun Belt "CollegeInsider.com Player of the Year"
  • 2012 First Team All-Sun Belt
  • 2012 LUB "Quinteto Ideal" & "LatinBasket.com Uruguay All-Imports"
  • 2008 Urubasket.com "Equipo Ideal"
  • 2013 Mexican LNBP "2ndo Equipo Ideal" (2nd Team All League)
  • 2013 Mexican LNBP record holder for single game evaluation (52)
  • 2014 Mexican LNBP "2ndo Equipo Ideal" (2nd Team All League)
  • 2015 All Star Nomination

References

  1. ^ "Steffphon Pettigrew". basketball.realgm. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Steffphon Pettigrew to be named 2007 Mr. KY Basketball". BOWLING GREEN KY. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Kentucky's Mr. Basketball Steffphon Pettigrew Signs With WKU". wkusports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Steffphon Pettigrew Set to Begin Professional Career in Uruguay". wkusports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "WITH 52 CREDITS PETTIGREW BREAKS PERSONAL CAREER AND MEXICAN LEAGUE 2012-13 SINGLE GAME EVALUATION RECORD". steffphonpettigrew.championsagency.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Steffphon Pettigrew to Guasave". court-side.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Steffphon Pettigrew signs with Marinos". court-side.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "PETTIGREW LEADS ABEJAS TO ANOTHER HISTORIC SEASON". representabasketball.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Two new faces in the ranks of the Maratonistas". ELNUEVODIA.COM. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Talk 'N Text secures Steffphon Pettigrew as Governors' Cup import". rappler.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "Steffphon Pettigrew is choralien". chorale roanne.com. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
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