Steffphon Pettigrew

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Steffphon Pettigrew

| position =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 222

| league =

| team =

| number =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|03|21}}

| birth_place = Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.

| high_school = Elizabethtown
(Elizabethtown, Kentucky)

| college = Western Kentucky (2007–2011)

| draft_year = 2011

| career_start = 2011

| career_end = 2020

| career_position = Forward / center

| years1 = 2011–2012

| team1 = Club Atletico Aguada

| years2 = 2012–2013

| team2 = Abejas de Guanajuato

| years3 = 2013

| team3 = Frayles de Guasave

| years4 = 2013

| team4 = Marinos de Anzoátegui

| years5 = 2013–2014

| team5 = Abejas de Guanajuato

| years6 = 2014

| team6 = Maratonistas de Coamo

| years7 = 2015

| team7 = Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

| years8 = 2015–2016

| team8 = Chorale Roanne Basket

| years9 = 2016–2017

| team9 = Abejas de Guanajuato

| years10 = 2019

| team10 = Indios de San Francisco de Macorís

| years11 = 2020

| team11 = Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

| highlights =

2× All-LNBP Second Team (2013, 2014)
2× LNBP All-Star (2015, 2017)
First-team All-Sun Belt (2012)
Kentucky Mr. Basketball (2007)

| medaltemplates =

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Steffphon Pettigrew (born March 21, 1989){{cite web | url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Steffphon-Pettigrew/Summary/3553 | title=Steffphon Pettigrew | publisher=basketball.realgm | accessdate=April 13, 2015}} is an American former professional basketball player. 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.{{cite web|url=http://bgky2.aristotle.net/media/news-releases/c/detail/detail/steffphon-pettigrew-to-be-named-2007-mr.-ky-basketball/|title=Steffphon Pettigrew to be named 2007 Mr. KY Basketball|publisher=BOWLING GREEN KY|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}

College career

On 2007, he signed with Western Kentucky 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/043007aaa.html|title=Kentucky's Mr. Basketball Steffphon Pettigrew Signs With WKU|publisher=wkusports.com|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091211aaa.html|title=Steffphon Pettigrew Set to Begin Professional Career in Uruguay|publisher=wkusports.com|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}

=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{{cite web|url=http://www.steffphonpettigrew.championsagency.com/records/|title=WITH 52 CREDITS PETTIGREW BREAKS PERSONAL CAREER AND MEXICAN LEAGUE 2012–13 SINGLE GAME EVALUATION RECORD|publisher=steffphonpettigrew.championsagency.com|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}

=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/steffphon-pettigrew-to-guasave/|title=Steffphon Pettigrew to Guasave|date=May 23, 2013|publisher=court-side.com|accessdate=April 13, 2015}} After one game played with Guasave he was transferred to Marinos de Anzoátegui (Venezuela) however he was released by the club in April 2013. He only averaged of 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.{{cite web|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/steffphon-pettigrew-signs-with-marinos/|title=Steffphon Pettigrew signs with Marinos|date=February 28, 2013|publisher=court-side.com|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}

=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).{{cite web|url=http://representabasketball.com/steffphonpettigrew/|title=PETTIGREW LEADS ABEJAS TO ANOTHER HISTORIC SEASON|publisher=representabasketball.com|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}

=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/dosnuevascarasenlasfilasdelosmaratonistas-1762221/|title=Two new faces in the ranks of the Maratonistas|date=April 28, 2014|publisher=ELNUEVODIA.COM|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}

=Philippine Basketball Association (2015)=

On April 12, 2015, he signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/89670-talk-text-steffphon-pettigrew-import|title=Talk 'N Text secures Steffphon Pettigrew as Governors' Cup import|date=April 12, 2015|publisher=rappler.com|accessdate=April 12, 2015}}

=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.{{cite web|title=Steffphon Pettigrew is choralien|url=http://www.chorale-roanne.com/steffphon-pettigrew-choralien/|publisher=chorale roanne.com|accessdate=June 23, 2015}}

=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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/players/steffphon-pettigrew |title=Steffphon Pettigrew | the Basketball Tournament |access-date=March 13, 2018 |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092828/https://www.thetournament.com/players/steffphon-pettigrew |url-status=dead }}