Valparaiso University

Prep: Averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game as a junior at Bolingbrook High School in 2023-24… Recorded the second triple-double (points/rebounds/blocks) in school history… Named the MVP of the Decatur Turkey Tournament, earned first-team all-tournament honors at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic and garnered first team all-conference honors as a junior… Tabbed a second-team all-state performer by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and second-team all-state media (formerly AP) in 2023-24… Also named First Team Joliet Herald News, Illinois Hoop Prospects All-Junior Team and Illinois Hoop Prospects All-Defensive Team in 2023-24… Averaged 16.0 points per game, 10.2 rebounds per game and 2.4 blocks per game during his senior season in 2024-25… Earned all-tournament honors at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic and Decatur Turkey Tournament as a senior… Earned all-conference status in 2024-25 after shooting 59 percent from 2 and 40 percent from 3 on the season… Named all-area (Chicago Sun Times), all-state (Illinois Basketball Coaches Association) and Joliet Herald News First Team after his senior season… McDonald’s All-American nominee… Finished as the program’s all-time leader in blocks and rebounds while scoring over 1,000 career points.
 
Personal: Mother Bonnie Bremner-Pettigrew was an All-American, the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year during her volleyball career at Penn State, where was the setter for a national championship team… Father Titcus Pettigrew played football and basketball for the Nittany Lions… Brother Trey Pettigrew also played college basketball and has made stops at Nevada, Bradley and Eastern Michigan… Plans to major in business… Enjoys golfing, cooking and traveling… Used to be a good snowboarder, but he gave up that hobby… Honor roll student with a 3.5 cumulative grade point average.