Devereaux Peterss biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Publish date: 2024-05-24
IntroBasketball player
IsAthlete 
Basketball player 
FromUnited States of America 
TypeSports 
Genderfemale
Birth8 October 1989, Chicago, USA
Age:30 years
Star signLibra
Stats
Height:188 cm
Weight:77 kg

Devereaux Peters (born October 8, 1989) is an American basketball forward with the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk of the Russian women’s league.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On February 5, 2018, Peters signed a contract with the Washington Mystics.

College statistics

Source

  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08Notre Dame2320652.275.05.61.01.72.09.0
2008–09Notre Dame32268.84.31.71.72.07.3
2009–10Notre Dame2516748.255.05.61.11.41.26.7
2010–11Notre Dame3946559.372.87.51.61.71.711.9
2011–12Notre Dame3945954.466.99.32.12.02.011.8
Career TotalsNotre Dame129131955.00.067.37.31.61.71.810.2

USA Basketball

Peters played on the team presenting the USA 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.

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