Devereaux Peters #14 Forward

Background

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Drafted by Minnesota in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2012 WNBA Draft… Signed on April 29, 2012.

COLLEGE

Only fourth player in last 10 years (2001-02 through 2011-12) to have multiple seasons with 60 blocks, 60 steals and 60 assists, joining Tennessee’s Candace Parker (2006-07 and 2007-08), Minnesota’s Janel McCarville (2003-04 and 2004-05) and Appalachian State’s Anna Freeman (2009-10 and 2011-12)… First Fighting Irish player to register 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 blocks, 200 steals and 200 assists in her career… Appears in the top 10 on five of Notre Dame’s career statistical lists — blocked shots (2nd - 227), rebounds (5th - 937), field goal percentage (7th - .550), steals (9th - 222) and double-doubles (9th - 23)… Stands 17th in school history with 1,319 career points… 2011-12: Only player in country (and just the second in the past decade) to register 75 blocks, 75 steals and 75 assists in a single season — other to accomplish this was Tennessee’s Candace Parker in 2007-08 (Duquesne’s Damian Saunders was only men’s player to have a 75-75-75 season in last 10 years, doing so in 2009-10)… Her 363 total rebounds are second-most for one season in school history (368 by Katryna Gaither in 1996-97)… Only BIG EAST player to rank among top 10 in conference in the three major defensive categories this season — first in rebounding/42nd in nation (9.3 rpg.) third in blocked shots/40th in nation (2.0 bpg) and 10th in steals (2.0 spg)… Registered four games with 15 points & 15 rebounds and seven 15-rebound games (both tying school records first set in 1977-78)… 2010-11: Ranked third on team in scoring (career-high 11.9 ppg) and tops in rebounding (7.5 rpg), blocks (1.7 bpg; 68 total), field goal percentage (.593; fifth in nation) and double-doubles (career-high 10; most by ND player since 2003-04)… Fourth in steals (1.7 spg.; 66 total)… Only player in the nation with 65 blocks and 65 steals on the season… Joined Connecticut's Maya Moore as the only players to rank in top 15 in BIG EAST in three major defensive categories of rebounds, blocks and steals… 2009-10: Got late start to season while finishing rehabilitation protocol from her second knee surgery… Played in 25 games… Logged 6.7 points per game… Ranked second on team in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and led team in blocks (1.2 bpg)… 2008-09: Appeared in three games (one start), averaging 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game with .688 field goal percentage and six blocks (2.0 per game)… Injured left knee at Boston College, later diagnosed as season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)… Played in less than 30 percent of team's games and thus did not lose a year of athletic eligibility… Underwent successful two-part corrective surgery in February and May 2009… 2007-08: Saw action in 23 games (two starts), averaging 9.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game with team-leading 1.96 blocks per game, and .522 field goal percentage… Posted 45 blocks, the third-highest total ever by an Irish freshman… Made college debut vs. Miami (Ohio), coming off the bench to register six points, eight rebounds and game-high five blocks in 15 minutes… Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in 13 minutes vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh on Feb. 10 before suffering left knee injury at 13:44 mark of second half; injury later confirmed to be a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)… Underwent successful corrective surgery in April 2008.

INTERNATIONAL

2011: Made USA Basketball debut in summer of 2011 with USA World University Games Team, helping pace the United States to a 6-0 record and the gold medal at World University Games in Shenzhen, China… Had an impressive showing as the leading American scorer off the bench (and fourth overall) with 10.0 points per game… Fourth on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg.), and ranked among the top 10 in the entire tournament in field goal percentage (fifth at .560, second-best on team) and blocked shots (ninth with team-high 1.0 bpg).

PERSONAL

Born Oct. 8, 1989, in Chicago… First name pronounced DEV-er-OH… Daughter of Denise Gladden-Peters and R. Delacey Peters, Jr… Uncle, Tom Seabron, was defensive end/linebacker on Michigan football team (1975-78) and later was chosen by San Francisco 49ers in fifth round of 1979 National Football League draft… Received her bachelor's degree in film, television & theater from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters in May 2011.