Mike Pegues

Mike Pegues (born January 13, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant for the University of Louisville team. He is better known for his playing career at Delaware, however, in which he was a three-time First Team All-America East Conference selection and the league's player of the year in 1998–99.

Mike Pegues
Louisville Cardinals
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1978-01-13) January 13, 1978
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeMatha Catholic
(Hyattsville, Maryland)
CollegeDelaware (1996–2000)
NBA draft2000 / Undrafted
Playing career2000–2005
PositionPower forward
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As player:
2000Titano San Marino
2000–2001Connecticut Pride
2003Canterbury Rams
2003Otago Nuggets
2003–2004Leicester Riders
2005Atenas
As coach:
2005–2006Friendship Collegiate Academy
2006–2009Bishop O’Connell HS (assistant)
2009–2010VCU (video coordinator)
2010–2012Delaware (assistant)
2012–2018Xavier (assistant)
2018–presentLouisville (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

High school

Pegues, a 6'5", 240-lb power forward from Forestville, Maryland, played at national basketball power DeMatha Catholic High School from 1992 to 1996 and was a teammate of former Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook.[1] His head coach was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Morgan Wootten. During his four-year high school career he compiled an overall record of 105–26, including two #1 rankings in the Washington, D.C. area.

College

After graduating from DeMatha Catholic in 1996, Pegues enrolled at the University of Delaware on a basketball scholarship to play for head coach Mike Brey (who is, coincidentally, also a DeMatha alumnus).[1] During a college career that spanned between 1996 and 2000, Pegues became the first player in school history to earn three first team all-conference selections as well as its first conference player of the year.[2][3] He scored a still-standing Delaware record 2,030 points and guided the Fightin' Blue Hens to two NCAA Tournaments (1998, 1999) and one National Invitation Tournament (2000).[3] In both 1997–98 and 1998–99, Delaware was America East regular season and tournament champions. When he was named the America East Conference Player of the Year as a junior,[4] Pegues averaged 21.8 points per game. Although he did not repeat as player of the year as a senior, his overall career was good enough to have him enshrined in the University of Delaware Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]

Professional

Pegues did not get selected in the 2000 NBA Draft but did manage to carve out a professional career that took him to Italy, England, Argentina, New Zealand and the Continental Basketball Association in the United States.[5]

Coaching career

A knee injury ended his playing career after several seasons and he became a teacher at Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School.[5] He also coached high school and Amateur Athletic Union basketball.[5] In 2009–10, Pegues served as the video coordinator at Virginia Commonwealth before joining the staff at Delaware in 2010–11.[5] In 2012, Pegues was hired as an assistant for coach Chris Mack at Xavier.[6]

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References
  1. "Catching Up with a Blue Hens Legend". Town Square Delaware. June 2, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  2. "Eight athletes join UD Hall of Fame". University of Delaware. 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  3. "Mike Pegues Selected as Top Player in Delaware Men's Basketball History as Part of 100th Anniversary Season". University of Delaware. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  4. "2011–12 America East Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). America East Conference. 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  5. Speace, Katie (May 3, 2010). "Mike Pegues named assistant basketball coach". UDReview.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  6. Russell, Shannon (May 19, 2012). "Xavier hires two assistant coaches". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
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