Alec Peters

For the fictional character, see Alec Peters (The Bill).

Alec Peters

Alec Peters (right) with Capital Sports radio host Alan Moore in Moscow in 2019
No. 25–Olympiacos
Position	Power forward
League	Greek Basket League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1995-04-13) April 13, 1995 (age 28) Washington, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American / Bosnian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington (Washington, Illinois)
College	Valparaiso (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017: 2nd round, 54th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2018	Phoenix Suns
2017–2018	→Northern Arizona Suns
2018–2019	CSKA Moscow
2019–2020	Anadolu Efes
2020–2022	Baskonia
2022–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2019) Greek League champion (2023) 2× Greek Cup winner (2023, 2024) 2× Greek Super Cup winner (2022, 2023) Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2023) VTB United League champion (2019) Turkish Super Cup winner (2019) Third-team All-American – NABC (2017) 2× AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016, 2017) Horizon League Player of the Year (2017) 3× First-team All-Horizon League (2015–2017) Horizon League tournament MVP (2015)
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" small forward from Washington, Illinois, Peters was a first-team all-state selection in his final two seasons at Washington Community High School. ^[1] He selected Valparaiso over larger-conference schools such as Boston College, Missouri and Tennessee. ^[2]

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. ^{[3] [4]} As a sophomore, Peters settled into a starring role, averaging 16.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. At the conclusion of the season, he was named first-team All-Horizon League. ^[5] In the 2015 Horizon League tournament, Peters was named tournament MVP in leading the Crusaders to the NCAA tournament. ^[6]

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 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. ^[7] 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. ^{[8] [9]}

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 2017 NBA draft, Peters was selected with the 54th pick by the Phoenix Suns. ^[1] While Peters was officially named a member of the Suns' 2017 NBA Summer League 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. ^[12] He officially signed with the Suns on September 18, 2017. ^[13] His contract would be a two-way deal, meaning he'd split his playing time between Phoenix and their NBA G League affiliate, the Northern Arizona Suns. Peters made his professional debut on October 18, 2017 against the Portland Trail Blazers. After playing in one more game with Phoenix, Peters was transferred to the Northern Arizona Suns 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 Dallas Mavericks on April 10, 2018. He was the only player besides James Harden that season to record at least 35 points with 8 three-pointers made and 7 rebounds in a single game. ^[14]

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

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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
2018–19	CSKA Moscow	36	18	16.1	.400	.433	.893	2.7	0.7	.5	.1	5.3	4.3
2019–20	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
2017–18	Northern Arizona	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
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

1. "Phoenix Suns Draft Alec Peters with the 54th Pick". NBA.com. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
2. Doster, Adam (March 7, 2016). "Beyond the Horizon". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved August 23, 2016.
3. Oren, Paul (January 17, 2014). "Valparaiso freshman Peters working through six weeks of struggles". The Times of Northwest Indiana . Retrieved August 23, 2016.
4. Norlander, Matt (November 20, 2013). "Midwest tornadoes hit home for Valpo star freshman Alec Peters". CBSSports.com . Retrieved August 23, 2016.
5. "Five Crusaders Honored by Horizon League". Valparaiso Crusaders . March 2, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
6. "From Washington, Manual to NCAAs: Alec Peters, Lawrence Alexander lead teams to tourney titles". Peoria Journal Star . March 11, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
7. Osipoff, Michael (April 7, 2016). "Valparaiso's Alec Peters decides to declare for NBA Draft — for now". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 23, 2016.
8. Dauster, Rob (May 26, 2016). "Alec Peters withdraws from NBA Draft, will he transfer?". NBCSports.com . Retrieved August 23, 2016.
9. Evans, Andrew (June 2, 2016). "Alec Peters' return to Valparaiso sends shockwaves through the Horizon League". SBNation.com . Retrieved August 23, 2016.
10. "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.
11. "Peters Reaches 2,000 Career Points in Crusaders' Win Over Chicago State". Valparaiso Crusaders . December 28, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
12. "Phoenix Suns announce roster for NBA Summer League in Las Vegas". 4 July 2017.
13. "Phoenix Suns Sign Alec Peters". NBA.com .
14. @nazsuns (April 11, 2018). ".@petersalec dropped 36 points (8-13..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. "Suns Announce 2018 Summer League Roster". NBA.com .
16. "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.
17. "CSKA Moscow, Alec Peters part ways". Sportando. July 1, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
18. "Anadolu Efes officially sign Alec Peters". Sportando. July 8, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
19. "Alec Peters officially leaves Anadolu Efes". Sportando. June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
20. "Alec Peters signs at Baskonia". Eurobasket.com. July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
21. Γραβιά, Τζένη. "Παίκτης του Θρύλου ο Πίτερς". Olympiacos BC (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-10.
22. Oren, Paul (June 18, 2020). "Homer Drew returning to the sidelines this summer for national tourney". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

External links

• Valparaiso Crusaders bio