Ohio Star Will Stay In-State

Nate Peavy, a 6-6, 190 pound forward from Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio, is headed to Miami (OH) according to the Dayton Daily News. He choose Miami over Dayton, Duquesne, Wright State, Tulane, Kent State, Bowling Green and Ohio University. Other schools that were recruiting him included Akron, Ball State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Western Michigan.

This was his first year of AAU ball. He competed with Chaminade-Julienne's track squad until this past spring.

Peavy impressed RivalsHoops.com reporter Russ Blake as he helped Cincy AAU Red reach the semifinals at the Spiece Run N Slam Tournament in May. Russ wrote that Peavy is a fine athlete blessed with a good basketball body who is an intriguing prospect because of his size and athleticism.

His late father, Terry, played basketball at Pitt and his step-father, Dave Johnson, competed at Cincinnati.

Peavy averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game last season. He said he has a 3.1 GPA and has already achieved a qualifying score on the SAT.

Thanks to BBJoe for the tip