Alec Peters (born April 13, 1995) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional

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player for

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

and the EuroLeague. He played

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for

Valparaiso University Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is a Lutheran university with about 3,000 students from over 50 countries on a campus of . Originally named Valparaiso Male and Female College, Valparaiso Universi ...

, where he was an All-American in 2017.

High school career

A 6'9"

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from

Washington, Illinois Washington is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. Washington is on U.S. Route 24 and Illinois Route 8, northeast of East Peoria. The population was 15,134 at the 2010 census, a 39.6 percent increase over 2000. It is a suburb of ...

, Peters was a first-team all-state selection in his final two seasons at Washington Community High School. He selected Valparaiso over larger-conference schools such as

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifi ...

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and

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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. As a sophomore, Peters settled into a starring role, averaging 16.8 points and 6.7

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. At the conclusion of the season, he was named first-team All-

Horizon League The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region. The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...

. In the 2015 Horizon League tournament, Peters was named tournament MVP in leading the Crusaders to the NCAA tournament. 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

2016 National Invitation Tournament The 2016 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2016 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament was played on campus sites for the first three rounds ...

final, where they lost to George Washington. At the close of the season, Peters took advantage of looser NBA draft eligibility rules to declare for the 2016 NBA draft. He ultimately chose to withdraw his name and after speculation that he might transfer, he opted to return to Valparaiso for his senior year in 2016–17. Prior to the start of the 2016–17 season, Peters was named the preseason Horizon League Player of the Year. He surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in a December 28, 2016 game against

Chicago State Chicago State University (CSU) is a predominantly black public university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1867 as the Cook County Normal School, it was an innovative teachers college. Eventually the Chicago Public Schools assumed control ...

. 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.

Professional career

Phoenix Suns (2017–2018)

In the

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, Peters was selected with the 54th pick by the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Pacific Division (NBA), P ...

. While Peters was officially named a member of the Suns'

2017 NBA Summer League The 2017 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Eight teams participated in the we ...

squad, he ultimately did not play due to a right foot stress fracture he had before working out with other teams properly throughout the NBA's draft process. He officially signed with the Suns on September 18, 2017. His contract would be a two-way deal, meaning he'd split his playing time between Phoenix and their

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affiliate, the

Northern Arizona Suns The Motor City Cruise are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Detroit, Michigan, and are affiliated with the Detroit Pistons. The Cruise play their home games at Wayne State Fieldhouse. The franchise began play a ...

. Peters made his professional debut on October 18, 2017 against the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

. After playing in one more game with Phoenix, Peters was transferred to the

affiliate team on October 23, 2017. Throughout this time, Peters would split his playing time between Northern Arizona and Phoenix, mostly playing with the Northern Arizona team in the process. In the last game of his rookie season, he would record a career-high 36 points (including a franchise record-high 8 three-pointers for rookies) and a season-high 9 rebounds in a blowout 124–97 win against the

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on April 10, 2018. He was the only player besides

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that season to record at least 35 points with 8 three-pointers made and 7 rebounds in a single game. On July 1, 2018, Peters changed his number from 25 to 14 while playing for the Suns in the

2018 NBA Summer League The 2018 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Sacramento Kings's California Classic Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. The Sacr ...

CSKA Moscow (2018–2019)

On July 23, 2018, the

PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow (russian: ПБК ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian professional basketball team based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League, and was a member of the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Baske ...

of the

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, i ...

announced the signing of Peters. He won the VTB League title averaging 6.2 points per game. On July 1, 2019, Peters was officially released from the Russian club.

Anadolu Efes (2019–2020)

On July 8, 2019, Alec Peters signed a one-year contract with Turkish champions and EuroLeague finalists Anadolu Efes. After averaging 4.2 points per game, he left the team on June 30, 2020.

Saski Baskonia (2020–2022)

On July 4, 2020, Peters signed with

Saski Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...

of the Liga ACB.

Olympiacos (2022–present)

On July 10, 2022, Peters signed with

of the

The Basketball Tournament

Peters joined Team Hines in

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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, 36 , , 18 , , 16.1 , , .400 , , .433 , , .893 , , 2.7 , , 0.7 , , .5 , , .1 , , 5.3 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Anadolu Efes , 27 , , 6 , , 13.4 , , .676, , .417 , , .846 , , 2.1 , , 0.5 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.2 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;",

Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...

, 33 , , 6 , , 23.2 , , .562 , , .447 , , .915 , , 3.9 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .2 , , 11.5 , , 12.5

NBA G League

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 35 , , 35 , , 34.0 , , .467 , , .411 , , .851 , , 7.1 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , 17.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 35 , , 35 , , 34.0 , , .467 , , .411 , , .851 , , 7.1 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , 17.6

College

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" , Valparaiso , 34 , , 34 , , 29.6 , , .490 , , .383 , , .773 , , 4.8 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .1 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" , Valparaiso , 34 , , 34 , , 30.6 , , .489 , , .466 , , .829 , , 6.7 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .3 , , 16.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Valparaiso , 37 , , 37 , , 32.1 , , .505 , , .440 , , .850 , , 8.4 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .3 , , 18.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Valparaiso , 29 , , 29 , , 35.1 , , .466 , , .363 , , .887 , , 10.1 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .4 , , 23.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 134 , , 134 , , 31.7 , , .487 , , .416 , , .846 , , 7.4 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 17.5

References

External links

Valparaiso Crusaders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Alec 1995 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball players from Illinois Liga ACB players Northern Arizona Suns players PBC CSKA Moscow players People from Washington, Illinois Phoenix Suns draft picks Phoenix Suns players Power forwards (basketball) Saski Baskonia players Small forwards Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball players