Tarleton State University Athletics

2008-09
Transferred to Tarleton after playing one season at the University of New Mexico and two seasons at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, N.C.... Follows former Texan Jeffrey Henfield to Tarleton from UNM...

New Mexico
Playedin 33 games, averaging 11.5 minutes per game... Helped the Lobos to a 24-9 record in 2007-08...

Junior College
Is the school’s all-time leader in points, rebounds, free throws made and attempted and field goals made and attempted... In his sophomore year, averaged 17.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game while shooting .552 from the field... Added a .695 shooting percentage from the charity stripe... Named a first team all-conference honoree and earned NJCAA Division I Honorable Mention All-American honors under head coach Ryan Mantlo... Also named First Team All-Region 10 while helping his team to the regional finals... Scored 42 points and recorded nine rebounds against Wilkes Community College while adding a 30-point, seven-rebound outing against Rockingham... Played in the NJCAA Division I All-Star Game as well... As a freshman, averaged 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting .556 from the field... Was an all-conference honoree.

High School
Averaged 13.0 points, five rebounds and two blocks per game during his senior season...

Personal
Is a 2005 graduate of Fike High School in Wilson, N.C.... Son of Gail Speight and Willard Pegues... His first cousin Julius Peppers plays football for the Carolina Panthers... Major is exercise and sports studies... Birthdate is August 4, 1986.