Will be a key contributor to the Wildcats in 2013-14.

Independence (Kan.) Community College (Freshman): Last season he played at Independence for head coach Patrick Nee where he averaged 11 points and eight rebounds per game and shot 47 percent from the field and 74 percent from the free throw line. ... He scored a season-high 22 points against Fort Scott and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Highlands Community College. ... He scored in double figures in 16 of 31 games and had double-digit rebound totals in 10 games.

High school: Pegues is a 6-5 combo forward who was a Texas top-100 player as a senior at Arlington Oak Ridge High School. ... As a senior at Oak Ridge, he was named Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Class 5A all-state after averaging 22 points, 10 rebounds and two steals per game.

Personal: Son of Jamie McLane and James Pegues. ... Born 02 Nov 1993. ... 2012 graduate of The Oakridge School.