Devereaux Peters

Devereaux Peters
	Peters in 2013
Personal information
Born	October 8, 1989 (age 35); 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
	2× WNBA champion (2013, 2015); 2x Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2011, 2012); 2x First-team All-Big East (2011, 2012); Big East Al-Freshman Team (2008); McDonald's All-American (2007);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing United States
World University Games

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

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

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


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	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2012	Minnesota	9	6.9	.417	.000	.667	1.8	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.7	1.3
2013^†	Minnesota	7	16.6	.542	.000	.500	3.6	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	3.9
2014	Minnesota	5	11.4	.455	.000	.000	2.2	0.2	0.6	0.2	1.2	2.0
2015^†	Minnesota	10	13.9	.531	.000	1.000	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.7	4.0
2017	Phoenix	2	6.5	.250	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0
Career	5 years, 2 teams	33	11.7	.494	.000	.818	2.3	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	2.8

College statistics

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

^ "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.

[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.

[2011_WUG-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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

v t e 2012 WNBA draft
First round	Nneka Ogwumike Shekinna Stricklen Devereaux Peters Glory Johnson Shenise Johnson Samantha Prahalis Kelley Cain Natalie Novosel Astan Dabo LaSondra Barrett Sasha Goodlett Damiris Dantas
Second round	Farhiya Abdi Tiffany Hayes Khadijah Rushdan Tyra White Riquna Williams Julie Wojta Kayla Standish Nika Barič Chay Shegog Keisha Hampton Shey Peddy C'eira Ricketts