Devereaux Peters (born October 8, 1989) is an American basketball forward with WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk of the Russian women's league.[1]

Devereaux Peters
Peters in 2013
Personal information
Born (1989-10-08) October 8, 1989 (age 35)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolFenwick (Oak Park, Illinois)
CollegeNotre Dame (2007–2012)
WNBA draft2012: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2012–present
PositionForward
Career history
20122015Minnesota Lynx
2012–2013Le Mura Lucca
2013–2014WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk
2015–presentTS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
20162017Indiana Fever
2018Washington Mystics
2018Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen, China Team

Career

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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

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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

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Legend
  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

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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

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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

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Source[8]

Legend
  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

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  1. ^ "Minnesota Lynx take Devereaux Peters of Notre Dame in WNBA draft". April 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "WNBA.com: Draft 2012". www.wnba.com.
  3. ^ "Mercury vs. Lynx - WNBA Box Score - May 20, 2012". ESPN.
  4. ^ Augustoviz, Roman. "Lynx left behind will work on their skills". Star Tribune.
  5. ^ "Fever Acquire Devereaux Peters In Sign-and-Trade". Indiana Fever.
  6. ^ Dull, Ben (February 5, 2018). "Washington Mystics sign Devereaux Peters, re-sign Asia Taylor". summitthoops.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 16, 2016.