Pete Nance

Pete Lucas Nance (born February 19, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Northwestern and North Carolina.

High school career
Nance played at Revere High School. In his senior season, Nance was 6ft 10in tall and weighed 205 lb. That year, Nance led Revere to its first district championship, and he was named the Ohio Division II Player of the Year. On June 29, 2017, Nance committed to playing for Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team starting in the 2018–19 season. In doing so, Nance declined offers from the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University. Nance was a four-star recruit and the highest-ranked recruit in program history. Scout.com ranked him as the 83rd-best overall player and the 19th-best power forward in the country. Meanwhile, 247Sports ranked him 64th overall.

Northwestern
Nance debuted in an exhibition game against the McKendree Bearcats, during which he notched 12 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and four steals in 19 minutes off the bench. In his first regular-season college basketball game, Nance scored three points and provided one assist in a win against the New Orleans Privateers. Nance earned his first collegiate start in an 80–60 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. He averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Nance averaged 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He missed a game against Michigan State on January 15, 2022, due to an ankle injury.

Nance averaged 14.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior. After testing the waters in the 2022 NBA draft, Nance ultimately returned to college and transferred to North Carolina.

North Carolina
Nance transferred to North Carolina to play in his fifth collegiate season, joining a team that had been national runners-up the season prior. He was able to join the Tar Heels due to an NCAA rule granting all student-athletes an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down sports at the end of the 2019–20 season. Immediately becoming a starter and a key part of the rotation, Nance and the Tar Heels struggled through an up-and-down season. Hampered by a nagging back injury that kept him out of a few games, Nance started all 30 games in which he played as a Tar Heel. He averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds per game, and shot 42% from the floor in his lone season in Chapel Hill.

Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Nance joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on September 13, 2023, he signed with the Cavaliers. However, he was waived on October 21 and one week later, signed with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.

On January 18, 2024, Nance signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, making him the third member of the Nance family to play for the Cavaliers (after his father Larry and brother Larry Jr.). On January 30, he returned to the Cleveland Charge and on February 19, he signed a two-way contract with the Cavaliers.

Personal life
Nance is the son of Larry Nance and the younger brother of Larry Nance Jr., both of whom have played in the National Basketball Association. He also has an older sister named Casey.