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AlexisPeterson

Position
Guard
Height
5-7
Weight
139 lbs
Birthdate
Jun 20, 1995
College/Country
Syracuse/USA
Draft
2017 Rnd 2 Pick 15
EXP
2 years
2
Alexis Peterson headshot
PPG
2.1
RPG
1.2
APG
0.8

About Alexis

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WNBA TRANSACTIONS

Apr. 13, 2017 Drafted by Seattle in the second round (No. 17 overall) of the 2017 WNBA Draft
Apr. 17, 2018 Waived by Seattle
Apr. 25, 2018 Signed by Indiana as a free agent
May 17, 2018 Waived by Indiana
Apr 16, 2019 Signed by Phoenix as a free agent
May 17, 2019 Waived by Phoenix
Feb. 1, 2023 Signed by Las Vegas as a free agent

WNBA REGULAR SEASON CAREER

2017 (Seattle)

  • Scored a career-high 7 points at Atlanta on August 23
  • Grabbed a career-high 4 rebounds on 3 occasions
  • Handed out a career-high 3 assists vs. Indiana on May 14
  • Recorded a career-high 2 steals on 2 occasions
  • Made her WNBA debut at Los Angeles on May 13

WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER

ALEXIS PETERSON IN THE NEWS

OVERSEAS CAREER

2022-23 [Angers—France (LFB)]

  • Led her team in scoring, assists and 3-point percentage, as Angers advanced to the LFB quarterfinals

2022-23 [Angers—France (EuroCup)]

  • Team finished in 2nd place in Group L (5-1), upending Movistar Estudiates and Castors Braine in the postseason before falling to LDLC ASVEL Feminin in the quarterfinals
  • Finished 1st on the team in scoring, assists, 3-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, and 2nd in steals

2021-22 [Angers —France (LFB)]

  • Team finished 7th in the regular season
  • Finished 1st on the team in scoring, assists and free throw percentage, and 2nd in steals

2020-21 [Maccabi Bnot Ashdod—Israel (D1)]

  • Team finished in 2nd place during the regular season
  • Team advanced to the Israeli League Finals
  • Finished 3rd on the team in scoring and rebounding, 1st in assists, steals and free throw percentage, and 2nd in field goal percentage

2019-20 [AZS-UMCS Lublin—Poland (PLKK)]

  • Team finished 4th in the league during the regular season
  • Finished 1st on the team in scoring, assists, and steals, and 3rd in free throw percentage

2018-19 [Hapoel Petah Tikva—Israel (D1)]

  • Team finished 5th in the regular season
  • Finished 3rd on the team in scoring, 2nd in assists, 3rd in rebounds, and 1st in steals, three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage

2017-18 [Hapoel Petah Tikva—Israel (D1)]

  • Team finished 5th in the regular season
  • Finished 3rd on the team in scoring, 1st in assists, and 2nd in steals and free throw percentage

OVERSEAS STATISTICS

Year Team League G Min FG FGA FG% 3G 3GA 3G% FT FTA FT% OR DR REB A S B TO PF PTS Avg
2017-18
Hapoel Petah Tikva D1
23
856
123
305
.403
26
91
.286
84
102
.824
14
67
81
90
18
0
55
39
356
15.5
2018-19
Hapoel Petah Tikva
D1
23
849
144
306
.471
51
108
.472
108
129
.837
23
122
145
104
60
0
60
55
447
19.4
2019-20
AZS-UMCS Lublin
PLKK 20
674
122
254
.480
23
71
.324
106
132
.803
10
 74  84  102  42  2  48  42  373 18.7
2020-21 Maccabi Bnot Ashdod D1 30 1074 181 401 .451 32 94 .340 142 163 .871 18 138 156 213 75 6 90 87 536 17.9
2021-22 Angers LFB 23 738 117 289 .405 24 86 .279 127 141 .901 18 59 77 138 44 0 62 46 385 16.7
2022-23 Angers LFB 21 749 129 275 .469 40 85 .471 111 124 .895 21 58 79 128 50 1 75 42 409 19.5
2022-23 Angers EC 11 325 61 128 .477 18 38 .474 38 42 .905 11 31 42 48 32 0 42 19 178 16.2
Israeli League (D1) 76 2779 448 1012 .443 109 293 .372 334 394 .848 55 327 382 407 153 6 205 181 1339 17.6
Polish League (PLKK)
20 674 122 254 .480 23 71 .324 106 132 .803 10 74 84 102 42 2 48 42 373 18.7
French League (LFB) 44 1487 246 564 .436 64 171 .374 238 265 .898 39 117 156 266 94 1 137 88 794 18.0
EuroCup (EC)
11 325 61 128 .477 18 38 .474 38 42 .905 11 31 42 48 32 0 42 19 178 16.2
Totals
130 4516 748 1683 .444 174 488 .357 605 709 .853 94 417 501 593 229 6 309 246 1902 14.6

COLLEGE

Career (Syracuse, 2013-17)

  • Ranked 1st in Syracuse women’s basketball history in career assists at the time of her graduation, 2nd in career points and points per game, 3rd in steals and 4th in three-point field goal percentage

Senior (Syracuse, 2016-17)

  • Led Orange to Final Four
  • Named Syracuse Female Athlete of the Year
  • Named ACC Player of the Year by the Blue Ribbon Panel
  • Named to the WBCA Division I Coaches All-America Team, to the Associated Press All-America Second Team, and espnW All-America Honorable Mention
  • Named a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award and Dawn Staley Award
  • Named to the Wade Trophy watch list
  • Named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and Naismith Trophy midseason watch lists
  • Named to the John R. Wooden Award National Ballot
  • Named to the ACC All-Defensive Team
  • Named to the Coaches and Blue Ribbon Panel All-ACC First Team
  • Named to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team
  • Named ACC Player of the Week on 4 occasions
  • Set program single-season records in points and assists
  • Led the ACC and ranked 6th nationally in scoring average
  • Ranked 2nd in the ACC and 11th in the nation with 7.0 assists per game
  • Ranked 2nd in the ACC and 11th nationally with 3.0 steals per game

Junior (Syracuse, 2015-16)

  • Named to the ACC All-Defensive Team
  • Named to the All-ACC Tournament First Team by league coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel
  • Named to the Dawn Staley Award midseason watch list
  • Broke the school program record for points in a season
  • Ranked 3rd in the ACC in assists per game, and 5th in scoring and steals per game

Sophomore (Syracuse, 2014-15)

  • Named to the ACC All-Defensive Team
  • Named to the All-ACC Second Team by league coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel
  • Led the conference in steals per game, while ranking 3rd in assists per game and 7th in scoring average
  • Set a program conference tournament record with 34 points against Wake Forest on March 5

Freshman (Syracuse, 2013-14)

COLLEGE STATISTICS

Year Team G GS Min FG FGA FG% 3G 3GA 3G% FT FTA FT% OR DR REB A S B TO PF PTS Avg
2013-14 Syracuse
32 695 34 85 .300 4 19 .211 24 33 .727 8 23 31 54 24 0 36 24 96 3.0
2014-15
Syracuse 32 1067 177 410 .432 45 117 .385 119 159 .748 34 85 119 132 76 0 87 49 518 16.2
2015-16
Syracuse 37 1186 201 487 .413 52 169 .308 139 186 .747 32 67 99 173 79 2 109 61 593 16.0
2016-17
Syracuse 33 1174 265 626 .423 83 225 .369 158 198 .798 32 83 115 231 99 2 108 45 771 23.4
Totals 134 3822 677 1608 .421 184 530 .347 440 576 .764 106 258 364 590 278 4 340 179 1978 14.8

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Scored more than 2,000 career points at Northland High School
  • Led her high school team to an 87-14 record in her four scholastic seasons
  • Three-time girls high school basketball all-state honoree in Ohio, including first-team in 2012 and 2013
  • A four-star recruit, ranked the No. 92 player in the Class of 2013 by espnW HoopGurlz
  • Named the No. 26 guard in her class by espnW HoopGurlz
  • Was a three-time All-State honoree in Ohio, including first-team accolades in 2012 and 2013
  • Was a three-time All-Metro and four-time All-District honoree
  • As a senior, averaged 28.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 4.2 steals
  • Averaged 18.0 points per game as a junior, leading Northland to the Columbus city title
  • Averaged 14.0 points per game as a sophomore and led her team to a district championship

PERSONAL

  • Full name is Alexis Ganay Peterson
  • Daughter of Georgia and Michael Peterson
  • Born in Columbus, Ohio
  • Has three siblings
  • A child and family studies major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse
  • Was class president as a junior in high school at Northland High School
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