Cavs sign forward Pete Nance to 2-way contract

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed 6-11 forward Pete Nance to a two-way contract, the team announced.

The Akron, Ohio, native – the third Nance to don a Cavaliers jersey – played in two games for the Cavs this season after signing a 10-day contract with the team on Jan. 18.

Nance also appeared in 29 games (24 starts) this season for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League, averaging 13.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.34 blocks in 31.5 minutes.

On Jan. 10, Nance posted the first Charge triple-double in more than two years at Indiana, finishing with 27 points, a career-high 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 40 minutes.

Nance went undrafted after one season at the University of North Carolina (2022-2023) and four seasons at Northwestern University (2018-2022), averaging 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.3 minutes in 137 games (104 starts) during his collegiate career.

Last season at UNC, Nance started all 30 games and averaged 10 points, six rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.13 blocks in 30 minutes, while leading the team in blocks (34), finishing second in free-throw percentage (.816) and ranking third in 3-pointers made (32).

Nance also was a member of the recent Cavaliers 2023 Summer League Championship team, appearing in all six games. Nance averaged 7.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.4 minutes.

If Nance is able to earn any playing time, he would add some depth to a frontcourt that’s without Tristan Thompson until mid-March.