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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.
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.
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.
As a freshman in 2020–21, Peavy made 25 starts where he averaged 5.7 points per game for Texas Tech. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
Peavy transferred to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. In 2021–22, he appeared in 34 games with nine starts, where…
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