John Peckinpaugh

Position:
F
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.
High School:
Muncie Central

2010-11 SEASON
Started 26 games for the Royal Blue and White, seeing action in 29 contests...Averaged 2.9 points and team second-best 3.9 rebounds per game...Totaled 50 assists, 15 steals and three blocks in junior season...Recorded a season-high nine rebounds against UMKC (10/2).

2009-10 SEASON
Fought through an injury plagued season, playing in just 19 games, starting four...Averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds a game...Scored a season-high 10 points in two games during the year, coming at Centenary (1/7) and against South Dakota State (2/20)...Made a season-high four field goals against Centenary and against Purdue-North Central (12/18)...Shot a perfect 5-5 from the charity stripe against Centenary (2/6)....Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against South Dakota State at the Coliseum on Feb. 20...Dished out a season-high three assists against IUPUI on Dec. 31...Made a pair of steals vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/23) and a pair of blocked shots against Purdue-North Central (12/28).

2008-09 SEASON
Competed in all 30 games for the Mastodons, starting in one...Averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds a game, but was mainly used as a defensive stopper...Best defensive game came against #13 Purdue on Dec. 22 when he limited Boilermaker star Robbie Hummel to just six points in 31 minutes...Shot an impressive 46.7% from the floor...Scored a season-high 11 points vs. South Dakota State on Jan 1, going 4-4 from the floor in that contest with a 3-pointer...Pulled down a season-high five rebounds at Xavier on Nov. 14...Handed out a season-high two assists on six occasions (Nov. 29 at Eastern Illinois, Jan. 22 vs. Western Illinois, Jan. 29 at South Dakota State, Jan. 31 at North Dakota State and Mar. 8 vs. Oakland in The Summit League Quarterfinals)...Played a season-high 25 minutes at Nebraska on Dec. 20.

BEFORE COMING TO IPFW
Peckinpaugh played for head coach Matt Fine at Muncie Central High School, coming to IPFW with former teammate Ben Botts...In 2007-08, Peckinpaugh scored a buzzer-beater that gave Muncie Central the state title over 4A #7 Marion, adding 19 points in the championship game...He has Named All-NCC, a Junior All-Star, and a Hoosier Basketball Magazine All-State selection.

PERSONAL
Son of Jon and Robin Peckinpaugh...He has five siblings, Phil, R.T., Ashley, Aaron and Mel...An organizational leadership and supervision major at IPFW