| Intro | Basketball player | ||||
| Is | Athlete Basketball player | ||||
| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | female | ||||
| Birth | 8 October 1989, Chicago, USA | ||||
| Age: | 30 years | ||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||
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Devereaux Peters (born October 8, 1989) is an American basketball forward with the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk of the Russian women’s league.
Peters played at Notre Dame, where she was Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. She led a Notre Dame squad that finished second in the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Peters made her WNBA debut on May 20, 2012 with the Minnesota Lynx, scoring 3 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in a win over the Phoenix Mercury.
Peters quickly became the first power forward off the bench, and led the team in field goal percentage through sixteen games. In July, Peters broke a finger on her left hand, forcing her to miss three games.
Peters would remain the primary backup in 2013, leading the Lynx in blocked shots. She played a key role in the Lynx’s second WNBA championship, serving as a reliable defensive presence.
On February 2, 2016, Peters was traded to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Natasha Howard.
On February 5, 2018, Peters signed a contract with the Washington Mystics.
College statistics
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| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Notre Dame | 23 | 206 | 52.2 | – | 75.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 2008–09 | Notre Dame | 3 | 22 | 68.8 | – | – | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 2009–10 | Notre Dame | 25 | 167 | 48.2 | – | 55.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
| 2010–11 | Notre Dame | 39 | 465 | 59.3 | – | 72.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| 2011–12 | Notre Dame | 39 | 459 | 54.4 | – | 66.9 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| Career Totals | Notre Dame | 129 | 1319 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 67.3 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10.2 |
USA Basketball
Peters played on the team presenting the USA at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Peters averaged 10.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
