Pete Nance

Nance played at Revere High School.^[2] In his senior season, Nance was 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).^[3] That year, Nance led Revere to its first district championship, and he was named the Ohio Division II Player of the Year.^[4] On June 29, 2017, Nance committed to playing for Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team starting in the 2018–19 season.^[5][6] In doing so, Nance declined offers from the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University.^[7] Nance was a four-star recruit and the highest-ranked recruit in program history.^[8][9] Scout.com ranked him as the 83rd-best overall player and the 19th-best power forward in the country.^[10] Meanwhile, 247Sports ranked him 64th overall.^[8]

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.^[11] In his first regular-season college basketball game, Nance scored three points and provided one assist in a win against the New Orleans Privateers.^[12] Nance earned his first collegiate start in an 80–60 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.^[13] He averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore.^[14] As a junior, Nance averaged 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.^[15] He missed a game against Michigan State on January 15, 2022, due to an ankle injury.^[16]

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.^[17]

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.^[18]

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.^[19] However, he was waived on October 21^[20] and one week later, signed with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.^[21]

On January 18, 2024, Nance signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers,^[22] making him the third member of the Nance family to play for the Cavaliers (after his father Larry and brother Larry Jr.).^[23] On January 30, he returned to the Cleveland Charge^[24] and on February 19, he signed a two-way contract with the Cavaliers.^[25]

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.^[6] He also has an older sister named Casey.^[6]

• North Carolina Tar Heels bio
• Northwestern Wildcats bio