Alec Peters
Northern Arizona Suns | |
2018–2019 | CSKA Moscow |
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2019–2020 | Anadolu Efes |
2020–2022 | Baskonia |
2022–present | Olympiacos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alec Jeffrey Peters (born April 13, 1995) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Valparaiso University, where he was an All-American in 2017.
High school career
A 6'9"
College career
He immediately became the focus of the team's offense as a freshman, having an eventful season in adjusting to opponent defensive attention and the distraction of serious storms causing destruction in his hometown.
In his junior season, Peters gained more of a national reputation. He averaged 18.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game and led the Crusaders to the
Prior to the start of the 2016–17 season, Peters was named the preseason Horizon League Player of the Year.[10] He surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in a December 28, 2016 game against Chicago State.[11] On March 10, 2017, Peters had a surgery on his right foot, which resulted in him missing the last four games of his college career. At the end of the regular season, Peters was officially named the Horizon League Player of the Year. He led the conference with 23.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, being one of two players in Division I games to record an average of 20 points and 10 rebounds that season (the other being Tim Kempton Jr.). He also became the only Division I player that year to be in the Top 20 for both points and rebounds. Peters scored 2,348 total points and grabbed 996 total rebounds in his Valparaiso career, which are both school records.[1]
Professional career
Phoenix Suns (2017–2018)
In the
On July 1, 2018, Peters changed his number from 25 to 14 while playing for the Suns in the 2018 NBA Summer League.[15]
CSKA Moscow (2018–2019)
On July 23, 2018, the PBC CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League announced the signing of Peters.[16] He won the VTB League title averaging 6.2 points per game. On July 1, 2019, Peters was officially released from the Russian club.[17]
Anadolu Efes (2019–2020)
On July 8, 2019, Alec Peters signed a one-year contract with Turkish champions and EuroLeague finalists Anadolu Efes.[18] After averaging 4.2 points per game, he left the team on June 30, 2020.[19]
Saski Baskonia (2020–2022)
On July 4, 2020, Peters signed with Saski Baskonia of the Liga ACB.[20]
Olympiacos (2022–present)
On July 10, 2022, Peters signed a two-year (1+1) contract with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[21] On July 5, 2023, Olympiacos picked up the option in their mutual contract and Peters remained with the club. On February 21, 2024, Peters renewed his contract with the Greek club through 2026 in the midst of a breakout season.
The Basketball Tournament
Peters joined Team Hines in The Basketball Tournament 2020.[22]
Career statistics
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 |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Phoenix | 20 | 0 | 11.3 | .378 | .310 | .800 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 4.1 |
Career | 20 | 0 | 11.3 | .378 | .310 | .800 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 4.1 |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2018–19
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CSKA Moscow | 36 | 18 | 16.1 | .400 | .433 | .893 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .5 | .1 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
2019–20
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Anadolu Efes | 27 | 6 | 13.4 | .676 | .417 | .846 | 2.1 | 0.5 | .3 | .1 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
2020–21 | Baskonia | 33 | 6 | 23.5 | .562 | .447 | .915 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .5 | .2 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
2021–22 | Baskonia | 12 | 8 | 23.8 | .638 | .390 | .818 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .6 | .3 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
2022–23 | Olympiacos | 37 | 3 | 13.2 | .443 | .411 | .964 | 2.5 | 0.4 | .6 | .1 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
2023–24 | Olympiacos | 25 | 25 | 26.8 | .611 | .548 | .862 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 14.3 | 16.1 |
Career | 170 | 66 | 18.4 | .555 | .451 | .890 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
NBA G League
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Northern Arizona
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35 | 35 | 34.0 | .467 | .411 | .851 | 7.1 | 2.0 | .6 | .3 | 17.6 |
Career | 35 | 35 | 34.0 | .467 | .411 | .851 | 7.1 | 2.0 | .6 | .3 | 17.6 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Valparaiso | 34 | 34 | 29.6 | .490 | .383 | .773 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .9 | .1 | 12.7 |
2014–15 | Valparaiso | 34 | 34 | 30.6 | .489 | .466 | .829 | 6.7 | 1.2 | .7 | .3 | 16.8 |
2015–16 | Valparaiso | 37 | 37 | 32.1 | .505 | .440 | .850 | 8.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 18.4 |
2016–17 | Valparaiso | 29 | 29 | 35.1 | .466 | .363 | .887 | 10.1 | 2.2 | .8 | .4 | 23.0 |
Career | 134 | 134 | 31.7 | .487 | .416 | .846 | 7.4 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | 17.5 |
References
- ^ a b c "Phoenix Suns Draft Alec Peters with the 54th Pick". NBA.com. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Doster, Adam (March 7, 2016). "Beyond the Horizon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Oren, Paul (January 17, 2014). "Valparaiso freshman Peters working through six weeks of struggles". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (November 20, 2013). "Midwest tornadoes hit home for Valpo star freshman Alec Peters". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- Valparaiso Crusaders. March 2, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "From Washington, Manual to NCAAs: Alec Peters, Lawrence Alexander lead teams to tourney titles". Peoria Journal Star. March 11, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Osipoff, Michael (April 7, 2016). "Valparaiso's Alec Peters decides to declare for NBA Draft — for now". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- SBNation.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Awards". Horizon League. October 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- Valparaiso Crusaders. December 28, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Phoenix Suns announce roster for NBA Summer League in Las Vegas". 4 July 2017.
- NBA.com.
- ^ @nazsuns (April 11, 2018). ".@petersalec dropped 36 points (8-13..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- NBA.com.
- ^ "Alec Peters joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. CSKA Moscow Professional Basketball Club. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow, Alec Peters part ways". Sportando. July 1, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes officially sign Alec Peters". Sportando. July 8, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Alec Peters officially leaves Anadolu Efes". Sportando. June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Alec Peters signs at Baskonia". Eurobasket.com. July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Γραβιά, Τζένη. "Παίκτης του Θρύλου ο Πίτερς". Olympiacos BC (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ Oren, Paul (June 18, 2020). "Homer Drew returning to the sidelines this summer for national tourney". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved July 10, 2020.