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  Jeff Peterson

Jeff Peterson

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Hyattsville, MD

High School:
DeMatha Catholic HS

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 185

Position:
Guard

2007-08 - - Played in 30 games, with 11 starts . . . averaged 5.2 points, 3.1 assists and two rebounds per game . . . six points and two assists at Penn State . . . seven points, three rebounds and four assists at Minnesota . . . six points, three rebounds and four assists against Wisconsin . . . three points, two rebounds and three assists in win over Ohio State . . . converted on 14-straight FT's before miss at Purdue . . . seven points, two assists and three rebounds at Purdue . . . 19 points (4-4 FG's, 2-2 3Pt FG's, 9-9 FT's), three rebounds and five assists in win over Penn State . . . matched career-high with nine assists in win at Michigan . . . eight points, two rebounds and two assists at Wisconsin . . . seven points, tied a career-high with five rebounds and five assists against Drake . . . four points and tied career-highs with five rebounds and two steals at Iowa State . . . did not play at Northern Iowa due to death in the family . . . nine points, career-high five rebounds and three assists vs. Louisiana-Monroe . . . five points, three rebounds and seven assists vs. Wake Forest . . . nine points and four assists in win over Florida Gulf Coast . . . career-high 20 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in win over Northern Colorado . . . 12 points, nine assists, four rebounds and two steals in in over Idaho State in first college game.

High school - - Earned first team all-conference honors as a senior and was honorable mention all-Metro in the Washington, DC area . . . named third team all-conference as a junior . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . candidate for DeMatha's U.S. Army Reserve Student-Athlete of the Year award . . . selected to play in Capital Classic in Washington, DC following senior season . . . served as team captain as a senior and was named team MVP . . . averaged 13.9 points, 7.7 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a senior, shooting 43% from three-point range and 79% from the free throw line . . . led DeMatha to a 33-6 record as a senior, leading DeMatha to its third straight Washington, DC city championship . . . DeMatha was ranked as high as second in the nation before being ranked 16th at the end of the season . . . averaged 10.1 points as a junior for DeMatha team that posted a 34-1 overall record and was ranked third in the nation at the end of the season . . . served as the sixth man as a sophomore, averaging seven points for a team that held a 29-2 record and was ranked ninth in the nation.

Personal - - Born 1/27/89 in Springfield, MO . . . business major . . . completed prep career with a 3.98 cumulative GPA . . . parents are Chiquita Hendrick and John Peterson . . . high school coach was Mike Jones.

Career Bests

Points: 20 vs. Northern Colorado, 11/14/07
Rebounds: 5, three times, last vs. Drake, 12/14/07
FGM: 7 vs. Northern Colorado, 11/14/07
FGA: 10, twice, last vs. Bradley, 11/23/07
FTM: 9 vs. Penn State, 1/26/08
FTA: 9, twice, last vs. Penn State, 1/26/08
Assists: 9, twice, last at Michigan, 1/19/08
Steals: 2, three times, last at Iowa State, 12/8/07
Blocks:
Minutes: 40, twice, last vs. Wake Forest, 11/26/07

Peterson's Career Stats
YearG/GSFG-APCT3-PTPCTFT-APCTO-D-RBAVGPF-DIASTOBKSTPTSAVG
Fresh.30/1149-151.32514-52.26944-60.7336-55-612.066-392940191565.2