Quick Facts
Biography
Steffphon Pettigrew (born 21 March 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile. 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.
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.
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.
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
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. 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.
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).
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.
Philippine Basketball Association (2015)
On April 12, 2015 he signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association.
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.
The Basketball Tournament
In 2017, Pettigrew played for the Kentucky Kings of The Basketball Tournament. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.
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