Education
Pegues, a 6"5", 240-lb power forward from Forestville, Maryland, played at national basketball power from 1992 to 1996 and was a teammate of former Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook. His head coach was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Morgan Wootten. During his four-year high school career he compiled an overall record of 105–26, including two #1 rankings in the Washington, District of Columbia area.
After graduating from DeMatha Catholic in 1996, Pegues enrolled at the University of Delaware on a basketball scholarship to play for head coach Mike Brey (who is, coincidentally, also a DeMatha alumnus).
During a college career that spanned between 1996 and 2000, Pegues became the first player in school history to earn three first team all-conference selections as well as its first conference player of the year.
He scored a still-standing Delaware record 2,030 points and guided the Fightin" Blue Hens to two National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments (1998, 1999) and one National Invitation Tournament (2000). In both 1997-1998 and 1998-1999, Delaware was America East regular season and tournament champions.
When he was named the America East Conference Player of the Year as a junior, Pegues averaged 21.8 points per game. Although he did not repeat as player of the year as a senior, his overall career was good enough to have him enshrined in the University of Delaware Hall of Fame in 2007.
