Biography
General: Has made 56 career starts ... needs 383 points to become the 31st player in program history to amass 1,000 career points ... needs 90 more field-goal attempts to be eligible for Miami[apos]s career field goal percentage list ... .522 career field goal percentage would rank fourth ... has played 87 career games--31 away from cracking Miami[apos]s career top-10 list.
2005-06: An Honorable Mention All-MAC selection, the first MAC postseason honor of his career ... tabbed MAC East Division Player of the Week (Dec. 5) ... was in double figures for scoring in nine games, including four 20-point scoring efforts ... tied a career high of 22 points at Central Michigan (Dec. 4) and at Buffalo (Feb. 4) ... scored 21 points at Ohio (Jan. 29) and 20 points at Oakland (Jan. 6) ... led the team in rebounding, averaging 6.9 per game ... was in double figures for rebounding in nine contests ... amassed a career-high 15 boards against Toledo (Jan. 18) ... posted seven double-doubles, including five over Miami[apos]s first five games of the season: Nov. 15 at Alabama 11 pts/11 reb; Nov. 21 vs. Dayton 14 pts/10 reb; Nov. 20 vs. Wright State 16 pts/10 reb; Dec. 4 at Central Michigan 22 pts/10 reb; Dec. 6 at Oakland 20 pts/11 reb; Jan. 18 vs. Toledo 19 pts/15 reb; Feb. 4 at Buffalo 22 pts/12 reb ... shot .500 or better from the field in 17 games ... was 9-of-12 from the field at Buffalo (Feb. 4) for a stellar .750 shooting percentage ... hit 3-pointers in nine games, including a 3-for-3 effort against Ohio (Feb. 15) ... played in all 29 games, making 27 starts ... played just four minutes at Wichita State (Dec. 20) and did not start at Michigan (Dec. 22) and at Cincinnati (Dec. 28) due to illness ... over Miami[apos]s final 10 regular-season games, in which the RedHawks went 9-1, led the team in field goal percentage (.653), 3-point field goal percentage (.667) and rebounding (6.2), while averaging 13.5 ppg to rank second on the team ... also shot 77.5 percent from the free-throw line ... ranked among Mid-American Conference statistical leaders in rebounding (t-3rd, 6.9), offensive rebounds (11th, 1.86), defensive rebounds (2nd, 5.03), scoring (21st, 11.2), field goal percentage (10th, .519) and free throw percentage (12th, .776) ... in MAC-only games, ranked among league statistical leaders in scoring (20th, 11.7), rebounding (t-6th, 6.6), defensive rebounds (3rd, 5.11), field goal percentage (5th, .571) and free throw percentage (13th, .773).
2004-05: Played in all 30 games, making 29 starts ... one of five RedHawks to notch at least one 20-plus point scoring game ... scored a career-high 22 points versus Findlay ... went 7-of-9 from the field, including 3-for-3 from 3-point range, against the Oilers and also hit 5-of-8 free-throws ... scored in double figures in six contests ... pulled down five or more rebounds in 13 games ... set or tied career highs in points, assists, steals, blocked shots and minutes played ... dished out a career-high five assists versus Ball State on Dec. 4 ... played a career-high 44 minutes in an overtime win at Wright State, shooting 50.4 percent from the field ... ranked second on the team with 16 blocked shots ... connected on 8-of-11 shots (.727) and averaged 10.5 ppg in MAC Tournament ... hit six-of-eight shots and totaled 15 points in MAC Semifinal loss versus Ohio ... was Miami[apos]s Marshall North Award recipient, which goes to a player who demonstrates loyalty to the team.
2003-04: Shot 52.5 percent from the field for the season ... shot 50.0 percent or better in 12 games ... scored a career-high 10 points in Miami[apos]s win over Ohio Dominican in his only double-figure scoring effort of the season ... was 4-of-6 (.667) from the field against Ohio Dominican and Eastern Michigan ... pulled down a career-high nine rebounds and chipped in eight points in just 16 minutes of action against Cincinnati ... had nearly as many offensive rebounds (22) as defensive rebounds (27) ... grabbed a season-best four offensive boards against Dayton ... also tallied three offensive rebounds versus Cincinnati ... played a career-high 24 minutes against Dayton ... posted six points, six rebounds and two assists against the Flyers ... garnered the team[apos]s Holdie Wilson Award, which recognizes an individual who demonstrates the true meaining of team spirit.
High School: A second-team all-state selection as a senior ... tabbed the all-area Division II Player of the Year ... a first-team Dayton Daily News all-area pick and a first-team all-Southwest District and all-league selection as a senior ... a McDonald[apos]s All-America nominee ... led the Eagles to a 22-4 overall record and a 10-3 GCL record and league championship in 2003 ... also won the district championship in 2003 ... averaged 16.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg as a senior ... Chaminade-Julienne[apos]s MVP as a senior ... the 2003 Cage Classic MVP ... participated in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Classic and the Ohio North-South All-Star Game ... as a junior, averaged 11.6 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game ... earned third-team all-area honors, was an honorable mention all-Southwest District selection and garnered second-team All-Greater Catholic League accolades as a junior ... a three-year letterwinner in basketball, captaining the team as a senior ... coached by Joseph Staley ... also earned three letters in cross country and two letters in track and field ... captained the cross country team as a senior.
Personal: Son of Nila and the late Terry Peavy ... father, Terry, played basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979 ... mother, Nila, was a swimmer for the University of Pittsburgh ... a native of Puerto Rico, Nila was a member of the Puerto Rican national team and swam in the Pan-American Games ... majoring in sports studies.
