L. J. Peak
Peak in 2013 for Whitney Young High School
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| No. 0 – Georgetown Hoyas | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||
| League | Big East Conference | ||||||||||||
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| Born | February 2, 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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Gaffney (Gaffney, South Carolina) Whitney Young (Chicago, Illinois) |
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| College | Georgetown (2014–present) | ||||||||||||
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L. J. Peak (born February 2, 1996) is an American basketball player who plays for the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball where he has completed his junior season for the 2016–17 team. In high school, he won two South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) 4A state championships with Gaffney High School (2010 and 2012) as well as a 2013 Chicago Public High School League (CPL) championship with Whitney Young High School and was named South Carolina Mr. Basketball in 2014. At Georgetown he was a 2015 Big East Conference All-Rookie team selection for the 2014–15 team and won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
In 2010, Peak was a key member of the Gaffney team that went on to the SCHSL 4A state championship. As a sophomore in 2012, Peak scored 22 points, including 2 free throws with 7 seconds left in regulation, before fouling out to lead Gaffney in the 58–55 overtime victory over Lexington in the SCHSL 4A state championship. In the 2013 CPL playoffs February 15 finals contest Peak tallied 13 points in a 60–56 overtime Public League Championship game victory against Morgan Park High School by a Whitney Young team that also included Jahlil Okafor. He committed to Georgetown on July 2, 2013, choosing the Hoyas over offers from Florida State and South Carolina. At the time of his commitment, he was the 54th and 82nd ranked player in the Class of 2014, according to ESPN.com and Rivals.com, respectively. Peak closed out his high school career with a 49-point performance against Irmo High School in the third round of the SCHSL playoffs. Peak was named 2014 South Carolina Mr. Basketball.
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