Devereaux Peters
Devereaux Peters (born October 8, 1989) is an American basketball forward with WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk of the Russian women's league.[1]
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| Born | October 8, 1989 Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Fenwick (Oak Park, Illinois) | |||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2007–2012) | |||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Le Mura Lucca | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk | |||||||||||
| 2015–present | TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||
Medals
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Career
Peters played at Notre Dame, where she was Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. She led a Notre Dame squad that finished second in the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament.[2]
Peters made her WNBA debut on May 20, 2012, with the Minnesota Lynx, scoring 3 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in a win over the Phoenix Mercury.[3]
Peters quickly became the first power forward off the bench, and led the team in field goal percentage through sixteen games. In July, Peters broke a finger on her left hand, forcing her to miss three games.[4]
Peters would remain the primary backup in 2013, leading the Lynx in blocked shots. She played a key role in the Lynx's second WNBA championship, serving as a reliable defensive presence.
On February 2, 2016, Peters was traded to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Natasha Howard.[5]
On February 5, 2018, Peters signed a contract with the Washington Mystics.[6]
USA Basketball
Peters played on the team presenting the US at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Peters averaged 10.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.[7]
WNBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Peters won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Minnesota | 30 | 2 | 14.1 | .560 | .000 | .706 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 2013† | Minnesota | 34 | 2 | 18.6 | .396 | .000 | .852 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 28 | 0 | 18.0 | .443 | .000 | .737 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 2015† | Minnesota | 33 | 0 | 14.6 | .449 | .375 | .867 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | Indiana | 30 | 0 | 14.7 | .549 | .333 | .556 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 7.6 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Career | 6 years, 3 teams | 160 | 4 | 15.7 | .474 | .308 | .738 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Minnesota | 9 | 0 | 6.9 | .417 | .000 | .667 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 2013† | Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 16.6 | .542 | .000 | .500 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 11.4 | .455 | .000 | .000 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 2015† | Minnesota | 10 | 0 | 13.9 | .531 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 2017 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 5 years, 2 teams | 33 | 0 | 11.7 | .494 | .000 | .818 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
College statistics
Source[8]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Notre Dame | 23 | 206 | 52.2 | – | 75.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 2008–09 | Notre Dame | 3 | 22 | 68.8 | – | – | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 2009–10 | Notre Dame | 25 | 167 | 48.2 | – | 55.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
| 2010–11 | Notre Dame | 39 | 465 | 59.3 | – | 72.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| 2011–12 | Notre Dame | 39 | 459 | 54.4 | – | 66.9 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| Career totals | Notre Dame | 129 | 1319 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 67.3 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10.2 |
References
- "Minnesota Lynx take Devereaux Peters of Notre Dame in WNBA draft". April 16, 2012.
- "WNBA.com: Draft 2012". www.wnba.com.
- "Mercury vs. Lynx - WNBA Box Score - May 20, 2012". ESPN.
- Augustoviz, Roman. "Lynx left behind will work on their skills". Star Tribune.
- "Fever Acquire Devereaux Peters In Sign-and-Trade". Indiana Fever.
- Dull, Ben (February 5, 2018). "Washington Mystics sign Devereaux Peters, re-sign Asia Taylor". summitthoops.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- "Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 16, 2016.