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Peterson, who turned up on some first-team All-American lists and helped lead the Spartans to the national championship, should be a great pro. A likely lottery pick, Peterson has great size and jumping ability, which enables him to do damage in the paint and finish on the break. Couple that with a tremendous 3-point stroke -- he led the Big Ten in 3-point percentage (.435) last season -- and you have a big-time scoring machine who's hard to guard. Peterson is also unselfish, as evidenced by his 44 assists last season. He averaged 6.1 rebounds as a senior. He can defend. It's little wonder Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun called Peterson (the Big Ten Player of the Year and tournament Most Outstanding Player) one of the five best players in the country.
| Career Statistics |
|---|
| Season |
G |
FGs |
PCT |
3-pts |
PCT |
FTs |
PCT |
RPG |
APG |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVE |
‘95-96
‘96-97
‘97-98
‘98-99
‘99-00
Totals
|
4
29
27
38
39
137
|
1-1
72-166
81-182
190-343
218-469
562-1161
|
1.000
.434
.445
.554
.465
.484
|
0-0
16-59
23-69
22-59
85-200
146-387
|
-----
.271
.333
.373
.425
.377
|
0-1
36-51
32-58
114-140
136-176
318-426
|
.000
.706
.552
.814
.773
.746
|
0.8
3.4
3.5
5.7
6.0
4.7
|
0.0
0.6
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.9
|
0
6
3
22
11
42
|
0
19
21
33
46
119
|
2
196
217
516
657
1588
|
0.5
6.8
8.0
13.6
16.8
11.6
|
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Senior Season
Only the fifth player in school history to score 1500+ points and 600+ rebounds in a career
Played in school-record 137 games, starting 60
All-Final Four team as Michigan State won the national championship with an 89-76 win over Florida
Sporting News first team All-America
Big Ten Coaches Player of the Year
Junior Season
Led the Spartans in scoring and finished 14th in the Big Ten
First team All-Big Ten, believed to be the first non-starter ever to earn that honor
Did not make a three-pointer in the Spartans' five games of the NCAA Tournament (0-6)
MSU lost to Duke in the Final Four as Peterson scored 15 points and had eight rebounds
Sophomore Season
Missed three games with a fractured bone in his right wrist
Wore a cast -- dubbed "The Club" -- for the majority of the season once he returned
1995-96 season
Was a medical redshirt after sustaining a broken finger
Appeared in four games, playing a total of 12 minutes
Notables
Led all Flint-area players in scoring as senior, averaging 22.4 ppg
Two sisters, Tonda and Trina, played basketball at Alabama State
Father, Morris, played basketball and football at Alcorn State and his mother, Valerie, played vollyball, basketball and competed in track at Mississippi State
Pacers rookie Jonathan Bender is his second cousin
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