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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

5 Devin Peterson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Milton, Ga.
  • High School Mt. Pisgah Christian School

Biography

Single-Game Highs 
Points: 22, Furman -- 02/15/17 
Rebounds: 6, at The Citadel -- 02/22/17; UNC Asheville -- 11/15/15 
Assists: 11, vs. The Citadel -- 03/03/17 
Steals: 4, ETSU -- 02/25/17 
Blocks: 3, at Ohio State -- 11/21/17 
FG made: 8, UNCG -- 02/11/17 
FG attempts: 20, at Wofford -- 02/18/17 
3FG made: 2, six times 
3FG attempts: 7, at Marquette -- 11/30/16 
FT made: 10, The Citadel -- 01/19/17 
FT attempts: 11, The Citadel -- 01/19/17

Career Statistics

All-Time Rankings and Stats

2016-17 (Junior): Appeared in 31 of WCU's 32 contests while making 26 starts ... Ranked second on the team in scoring (1.5 ppg.) and first in assists (3.6 apg.) ... Led the team in scoring seven times throughout the season ... Scored in double-figures 16 times including seven of the last eight contests of the season ... Scored a career-high 22 points against Furman (02/15) ... Scored 20 points or more in three games ... Ripped down 77 rebounds on the year including a career-high tying six at The Citadel (02/22) ... Shot 75.5 percent from the free throw line including knocking down 10-of-11 from the line against The Citadel (01/19) ... Had a pair of double-doubles including 20 points and 10 assists against The Citadel (01/19) and 14 points and 11 assists versus The Citadel (03/03) in the SoCon Tournament ... Had seven games with five or more assists ... Had a career-high four steals against ETSU (02/25) ... Had his first multiple-block game of his career with a career-high three at Ohio State (11/21) ... Had a pair of blocks at The Citadel (02/22).

2015-16 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 34 games for the Catamounts while starting 15 contests ... Started the final 10 games of the season ... Tied for the team lead in scoring versus Chattanooga (02/11) ... Scored in double-figures six times including scoring a career-high 17 points at The Citadel (02/20) ... Dished out at least two assists in 16 games while tying a career-high with five at The Citadel (02/20) ... Collected a career-best six rebounds versus UNC Asheville (11/15) ... Tied career-high in steals with three versus Hiwassee (11/24), The Citadel (01/21) and at Mercer (02/18) ... Had a stretch of six games from Feb. 6 to Feb. 20 where he averaged 12.5 points per game and never scored below nine points in the stretch ... Tied a career-high with two made 3-pointers at VMI (02/06) ... Made a career-high four free throws versus Chattanooga (02/11).

2014-15 (Freshman): Appeared in all 32 games for the Catamounts while making a pair of starts ... Scored his first career point at Alabama (11/17) ... Scored in double-figures twice during the season; his only two starts of the season ... Had 12 points against Saint Catharine (12/30) and UNCG (01/10) ... Sunk his first career 3-pointer against Chattanooga (01/08) ... Went on to hit a pair of threes in the next two games against UNCG (01/10) and ETSU (01/15) ... Dished out a career-high five assists at VMI (01/29) while matching his career-high with four rebounds ... Also had four rebounds against UNCG (01/10) ... Had six games with two or more assists including three with four or more ... Set a career-high with three steals at UNCG (01/31) and matched it at Furman (02/26) ... After averaging just 0.6 points and 0.2 rebounds per game over his first 11 career games, he finished the season averaging 4.1 points and 1.5 rebounds over the final 21 games.

Prior to Western Carolina: Attended Mount Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek, Ga. ... Missed both is freshman and sophomore seasons due to injury ... As a junior, averaged 14.7 points, 2.2 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game ... Named first team All-Region and honorable mention All-State ... The team advanced to the Sweet 16 ... As a senior, averaged 17 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals per game ... Named first team All-Region ... Team advanced to the Sweet 16.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    6'1" 171 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2015-16Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    5