Quentin Peterson (born October 12, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
| No. 77 – Xinjiang Flying Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | CBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 12, 1994 Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hedgesville (Hedgesville, West Virginia) |
| College | VMI (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017 | USK Praha |
| 2017–2018 | Anyang KGC |
| 2018–2019 | APOEL |
| 2019–2020 | Mykolaiv |
| 2020–2021 | Bakken Bears |
| 2021–2022 | Gaziantep Basketbol |
| 2022–2023 | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
| 2023–2024 | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 2024–Present | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Early life
editPeterson was born in Frederick, Maryland and played at Hedgesville High School. He led the team to a State Championship, an achievement that has not been reached since 1971. He played at Massanutten Military Academy alongside seven Division One Players. Peterson received multiple offers from different colleges, signing with VMI on November 20, 2012.[1]
College career
editIn his first game at VMI, Peterson scored 25 points against The Citadel. He averaged 19 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team. Peterson suffered a mental breakdown in January 2015 and missed the rest of the season with a medical furlough. He returned to the team as a junior and averaged 19.6 points per game.[1] Peterson declared for the 2016 NBA draft but returned to VMI.[2] As a senior, Peterson was named to the First Team All-Southern Conference by the media and Second Team All-Conference by the coaches.[3] He averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[4]
Professional career
editPeterson signed his first professional contract with USK Praha on September 7, 2017.[4] He averaged 21.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in six games. He signed with Anyang KGC on November 11, 2017.[5] Peterson was selected by the Lakeland Magic in the first round of the 2018 NBA G League draft, but was waived in the preseason. On November 16, 2018, he signed with APOEL B.C. in Cyprus.[6] In November 2019, Peterson signed with MBC Mykolaiv of the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague.[7] He averaged 29.5 points per game as the top scorer in the Ukrainian League. On June 29, 2020, Peterson signed with the Bakken Bears.[8] He received 2020-21 Basketligaen Most Valuable Player honors.[9]
On July 9, 2021, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Basketball Super League.[10]
On July 17, 2022, Peterson reached a 1-year deal with Nanjing Monkey Kings of the CBA.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b King, Randy (March 3, 2016). "QJ Peterson glad to be back with VMI basketball team". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ King, Randy (April 27, 2016). "VMI's Peterson to test waters in NBA Draft". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "VMI senior QJ Peterson named All-SoCon". The News & Advance. March 1, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "QJ Peterson signs with USK Praha". Sportando. September 7, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "QJ Peterson signs with Anyang KGC". Sportando. November 17, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "Q.J. Peterson signs with Apoel Nicosia". Sportando. November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "MyCity - Интернет-издание - Новости Николаева".
- ^ "QJ Peterson signs with Bakken Bears". Sportando. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "Årets spiller i Basketligaen kåret – Basketligaen". Basketligaen (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Welcome to Gaziantep Basketbol Peterson/". gaziantepbasketbol.com.tr (in Turkish). July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "New Address of QJ Peterson, who left Gaziantep Basketball, is in China". Eurohoops.net. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.