Alexis Ganay Peterson (born June 20, 1995) is an American-German[1] basketball combo guard who currently plays for CCC Polkowice of the Basket Liga Kobiet. A former ACC Player of the Year at Syracuse, she was drafted by the Seattle Storm with the 15th overall pick of the 2017 WNBA draft.[2][3] She played for the German national basketball team at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.[4]
No. 4 – CCC Polkowice | |
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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | June 20, 1995
Nationality | American / German |
Listed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Listed weight | 139 lb (63 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Northland (Columbus, Ohio) |
College | Syracuse (2013–2017) |
WNBA draft | 2017: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017 | Seattle Storm |
2017–2019 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
2019–2020 | AZS Lublin |
2020–2021 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
2021–2023 | Union Féminine Angers Basket 49 |
2023–2024 | Basket Landes |
2024–present | CCC Polkowice |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Professional career
editWNBA
editSeattle Storm
editPeterson was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the second round (15th overall) of the 2017 WNBA draft.[3] Spending one season with the Storm as the team's backup point guard, she was waived after the team drafted Jordin Canada in 2018.[5]
Indiana Fever
editPeterson signed a training camp contract with the Indiana Fever in 2018, but did not make the roster.[6]
Phoenix Mercury
editPeterson signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury in 2018, but did not make the roster.[7]
Las Vegas Aces
editPeterson signed a training camp contract with the Las Vegas Aces on February 1, 2023.[8] She played in one preseason game, but was eventually waived on May 14, 2023.[9]
Overseas
editPeterson played overseas in the Israeli Ligat ha'Al for Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, in the Polish Basket Liga Kobiet for AZS Lublin and (currently) CCC Polkowice, and in the French Ligue Féminine de Basketball for Union Féminine Angers Basket 49 and Basket Landes .
German National Team
editPeterson played in the German national team at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. [10]
Career statistics
editGP | 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 |
College
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2013–14 | Syracuse | 32 | 1 | 12.3 | .400 | .211 | .727 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
2014–15 | Syracuse | 32 | 32 | 33.3 | .432 | .385 | .748 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 16.2 |
2015–16 | Syracuse | 37 | 37 | 32.1 | .413 | .308 | .747 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 16.0 |
2016–17 | Syracuse | 33 | 33 | 35.6 | .423 | .369 | .798 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 23.4° |
Career | 134 | 103 | 28.5 | .421 | .347 | .764 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
WNBA
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2017 | Seattle | 17 | 0 | 7.1 | .295 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
References
edit- ^ "Alexis Peterson plays for Germany at the Olympics in Paris 2024". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Alexis Peterson becomes first Syracuse player to win ACC Player of the Year award". The Daily Orange. March 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ex-Syracuse star Alexis Peterson taken by Seattle Storm in second round of WNBA draft". syracuse.com. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Alexis Peterson - Germany - Stats, News, Photos & Videos - Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Storm waives backup point guard Alexis Peterson". Seattle Times. April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Syracuse women's basketball star gets chance with new WNBA team". syracuse.com. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ Phoenix Mercury [@PhoenixMercury] (April 16, 2019). "OFFICIAL: The Mercury has signed G Alexis Peterson and C Emese Hof to training camp contracts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Aces Sign Alexis Peterson, Courtney Range To Training Camp Contracts". LasVegasAces.com. February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Aces Waive Alexis Peterson". Las Vegas Aces. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Alexis Peterson German Olympic Team". FIBA Basketball Women Olympics 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.