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League Champion: <a href="https://www.wnba.com/video/into-the-action-2012-wnba-finals-game-4/">Indiana Fever (First title in franchise history)</a>
<a href="https://www.wnba.com/draft2012/">Top Draft Pick</a>: <a href="https://www.wnba.com/news/ogwumike-stricklen-peters-top-three-picks-2012-wnba-draft/">Nneka Ogwumike (LAS, Stanford University)</a>
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Awards
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<li>Most Valuable Player: <a href="https://www.wnba.com/news/tina-charles-named-2012-wnba-most-valuable-player-of-the-year-presented-by-boost-mobile/">Tina Charles (CON)</a></li>
<li>Rookie of the Year: Nneka Ogwumike (LAS)</li>
<li>Defensive Player of the Year: Tamika Catchings (IND) 5th DPOY</li>
<li>Sixth Woman of the Year: Renee Montgomery (CON)</li>
<li>Most Improved Player: Kristi Toliver (LAS)</li>
<li>Coach of the Year: Carol Ross (LAS)</li>
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Top Players
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<li>All-WNBA First Team: Seimone Augustus (MIN), Tamika Catchings (IND), Tina Charles (CON), Candace Parker (LAS), Cappie Pondexter (NYL)</li>
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<li>All-WNBA Second Team: Sylvia Fowles (CHI), Maya Moore (MIN), Kristi Toliver (LAS), Lindsay Whalen (MIN), Sophia Young-Malcolm (SAS)</li>
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<li>All-Rookie Team: Tiffany Hayes (ATL), Glory Johnson (TUL), Nneka Ogwumike (LAS), Samantha Prahalis (PHX), Riquna Williams (TUL)</li>
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<li>All-Defense First Team: Alana Beard (LAS), Tamika Catchings (IND), Sylvia Fowles (CHI), Briann January (IND), Sancho Lyttle (ATL)</li>
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<li>All-Defense Second Team: Tina Charles (CON), Armintie Price Herrington (ATL), Candace Parker (LAS), Danielle Robinson (SAS), Sophia Young-Malcolm (SAS)</li>
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Stats Leaders
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<li>Points Per Game: Angel McCoughtry (ATL): 21.4</li>
<li>Rebounds Per Game: Tina Charles (CON): 10.5</li>
<li>Assists Per Game: Lindsay Whalen (MIN): 5.4</li>
<li>Steals Per Game: Angel McCoughtry (ATL): 2.5</li>
<li>Blocks Per Game: Candace Parker (LAS): 2.3</li>
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Regular Season
Before the end of 2011, the Draft Lottery was held to determine which team would receive the top pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Despite having the lowest odds (104 chances of 1000), the Los Angeles Sparks won the lottery and the first overall selection.
On April 16, 2012, the Sparks used that pick to select forward Nneka Ogwumike from Stanford to pair with 2008 No. 1 pick Candace Parker on the L.A. frontline. The remaining top five picks were: Tennessee’s Shekinna Stricklen (Storm), Notre Dame’s Devereaux Peters (Lynx), Tennessee’s Glory Johnson (Shock), and Miami’s Shenise Johnson (Silver Stars).
After winning their final six playoff games to earn the 2011 WNBA title, the Minnesota Lynx picked up where they left off when the 2012 season tipped off. The Lynx set a WNBA record for the best start to a season by winning their first 10 games before taking their first loss of the season to Seattle.
The Lynx once again finished at the top of the standings as they matched their 2011 record at 27-7. They were one of five teams to finish with at least 21 wins, something that’s only happened one other time in league history (2006).
The Connecticut Sun finished atop the Eastern Conference at 25-9 thanks in large part to the play of Tina Charles, who would win MVP honors after winning her third straight rebounding title (10.5 per game), finishing fifth in scoring (18.0 per game) and second in blocks (1.4 per game). Charles also became the first player in WNBA history to log three 20-20 games in a career after finishing with 23 points and 22 boards in a win over Atlanta on June 17.
Atlanta’s Angel McCoughty won her first scoring title after coming up just short in 2011. In the tightest scoring race in league history, Taurasi edged Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry by less than one-tenth of a point &#8212; 21.63 compared to 21.56 points per game. In 2012, McCoughtry averaged 21.4 points per game to lead the Dream back to the postseason.
Tina Thompson – the first pick in the inaugural WNBA Draft in 1997 – hit two major milestones in 2012. Already the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer, she became the first player to surpass 7,000 career points. She also became the first player in league history to log 15,000 career minutes (a mark only two other players have hit in 2019 – Sue Bird and Katie Smith).
Tulsa’s Temeka Johnson finished the regular season with the league’s top single-season mark in history for 3-point shooting percentage. Her 53.1% (34-64) record still stands at the end of the decade. On the same day, Chicago’s Ticha Penicheiro played in her final WNBA games as she added two assists to extend her WNBA record to 2,599 (a mark that would eventually be topped by Bird).
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All-Star
There was no All-Star Game due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The WNBA took a one-month hiatus from July 14 to Aug. 16 so players could compete for their respective countries in the Olympics.
The U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team – comprised of 12 WNBA players – defeated France in the gold medal game. The win gave the United States women their fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal and, dating back to the bronze medal game in 1992, stretched the team’s winning streak to 41 games.
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Playoffs
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<li>West Semifinals: Los Angeles Sparks def. San Antonio Silver Stars, 2-0</li>
<li>West Semifinals: Minnesota Lynx def. Seattle Storm, 2-0</li>
<li>East Semifinals: Connecticut Sun def. New York Liberty, 2-0</li>
<li>East Semifinals: Indiana Fever def. Atlanta Dream, 2-1</li>
<li>West Finals: Minnesota Lynx def. Los Angeles Sparks, 2-0</li>
<li>East Finals: Indiana Fever def. Connecticut Sun, 2-1</li>
<li>Finals: Indiana Fever def. Minnesota Lynx, 3-1</li>
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In her 12th WNBA season, there was not much that Tamika Catchings had failed to accomplish on a basketball court. She won a title in college, she had three Olympic gold medals, she won league MVP and set the record with five Defensive Player of the Year honors. The only hole in her incredible resume was the WNBA championship. She had her first shot in 2009 when her Indiana Fever lost in five games to the Phoenix Mercury. In 2012, she got her next shot, but would have to dethrone the mighty Minnesota Lynx as they looked to defend their 2011 title.
It wasn’t an easy road to the Finals for Indiana as they were pushed to winner-take-all Game 3 in both the East Semis and East Finals. Their season was on the line in Game 2 of the East Finals against Connecticut.
With the game tied with 12 seconds to play, Connecticut’s Allison Hightower missed a free throw that could have given the Sun the lead. Tamika Catchings corralled the rebound and found a streaking Briann January for what appeared to be an easy transition layup to give the Fever the lead. January missed the layup, but made a great hustle play to save the rebound from going out of bounds and got it to Shavonte Zellous, who drilled a game-winning buzzer-beater to tie the series. The Fever would win Game 3 decisively to advance to the Finals.
In the Finals, the Fever won Game 1 in Minnesota to steal home-court advantage away from the Lynx. Minnesota responded to win Game 2 behind a 27-point night from Seimone Augustus to tie the series as it shifted to Indiana for the next two games. Determined not to go back to Minnesota for a winner-take-all Game 5, the Fever protected their home court with a 76-59 win in Game 3 behind 30 points from Shavonte Zellous.
With a shot to win the title at home in Game 4, it was Catchings who delivered with a game-high 25 points to go with eight assists, four rebounds, three blocks and a steal in the Fever’s 87-78 win to capture that elusive WNBA title. Catchings added WNBA champion and Finals MVP to her incredible resume.

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WNBA Decade In Review: 2012

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Washington, D.C. –Washington Mystics Head Coach Mike Thibault announced that the team has signed forward Devereaux Peters and re-signed forward Asia Taylor.
“We are excited about adding Devereaux to our roster,” said Thibault. “After having to sit out last season due to injury, she has recovered and is playing well in Europe. Her versatility at both forward spots will give us flexibility and depth in our front court.”
The 6’2 Peters was selected by the Minnesota Lynx as the third overall pick of the 2012 WNBA draft. She was a member of the Lynx team that won the 2013 WNBA Championship. During her rookie season, she led all rookies in field goal percentage (56%). Peters has career averages of 4.4 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game. She is currently playing in Slovakia and is recording 8.1 points per game and 5.7 rebounds. Peters attended Notre Dame where she is ranked in the top ten in many of the school’s career statistical lists.
Taylor returns to the team after appearing in 24 games and averaging 1.9 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game. She was the 36th overall selection in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Taylor was also on the roster of the Connecticut Sun. Taylor is currently playing in Australia where she is averaging 18.86 points per game and 7.71 rebounds per game.
“Asia was an excellent contributor to our winning culture last season, having to fill many roles throughout the season” stated Thibault. “She has had another excellent season this winter as one of the top players in the Australian league.” “
The WNBA’s Washington Mystics are owned and operated by Monumental Sports &amp; Entertainment, which is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. The company also owns and operates the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals, the, the AFL’s Washington Valor and Baltimore Brigade, NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming, as well as Capital One Arena, the premier sports and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C. Monumental Sports &amp; Entertainment is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in global esports franchise Team Liquid, and oversees the management of Kettler Capitals Iceplex–the training facility for the Washington Capitals–and the Eagle Bank arena at George Mason University.

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Mystics Add Peters, Re-Sign Taylor

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Devereaux Peters with the rejection vs. the Sun

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Top Play by Devereaux Peters vs. the Sparks

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Devereaux Peters with the rejection vs. the Mystics

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Devereaux Peters with the nice dish vs. the Sky

Devereaux Peters stays cool at the 3rd-quarter buzzer, sinking the trey

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Peters' 3 Beats The Buzzer

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Devereaux Peters gets to 15 Points vs. the Mercury

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Indiana Fever Release
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever have announced the signing of free agent forward Deveraux Peters, a former first-round draft pick who starred at Notre Dame. As part of a sign-and-trade deal with Minnesota, Natasha Howard has been dealt to the Lynx. Per team policy, terms of Peters’ contract are not disclosed.
Peters, a 6-2 native of suburban Chicago, was the third overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft and completed four seasons with the Lynx. She was part of Minnesota’s championship teams in 2013 and 2015, and appeared in all five games of the 2012 WNBA Finals in which the Lynx lost to Indiana.
Despite appearing in at least 28 games in each of four WNBA seasons, Peters was largely relegated to a reserve role with the star-studded Lynx. She averages 4.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the floor during her WNBA career. In 31 career playoff games, she owns averages of 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds, with 50.6 percent shooting accuracy.
At Notre Dame, Peters helped the Irish to three consecutive NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances and a pair of Final Four trips as a junior and senior. The 2012 Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year, she will be reunited in Indiana with Natalie Achonwa, with whom she starred for two years as college teammates.
Currently, Peters plays for Wisla Krakow, a traditional EuroLeague power who is 14-2 atop the Polish League standings. She averages 12.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest.
Howard appeared in 64 games for the Fever over two seasons, averaging 5.7 points with 2.9. She was the ninth-overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft.
Minnesota Lynx Release
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has executed a sign-and-trade deal with Indiana, sending restricted free agent Devereaux Peters to the Fever in exchange for forward Natasha Howard.
Howard, originally drafted by the Indiana Fever with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, comes to the Lynx with career averages of 5.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 14.4 minutes per game. Last season with the Fever, Howard played in 30 regular season games, averaging 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
In her rookie season, Howard played in all 34 games and made 15 starts for the Fever. She recorded 11 double-digit scoring games with two games of 20 or more points and finished her rookie campaign averaging 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
The Toledo, Ohio, native has appeared in 13 career playoff games with Indiana in 2014 and 2015, averaging 2.2 points and 0.7 rebounds per game. During the 2015 WNBA Finals against the Lynx, Howard averaged 3.8 points and 0.6 rebounds in five games, including scoring a playoff career high seven points in Game 4.
Prior to the WNBA, Howard attended Florida State University and finished her career as Florida State’s career leader in rebounds (1,047) and double-doubles (41), second in career points (1,811) and third in blocks (186). She finished her senior season with the Seminoles averaging 20.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 2.1 steals.
Peters, originally drafted by Minnesota with the third overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft, holds career averages of 4.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 125 regular season games. The 6-1 forward averaged 3.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists last season with the 2015 WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx. Peter played 31 playoffs games in her four years with the Lynx, averaging 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds while earning two WNBA Championships.

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Fever, Lynx Trade Natasha Howard, Devereaux Peters

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Devereaux Peters

Devereaux Peters #14
Notre Dame &#8211; Forward &#8211; 6-1 &#8211; 174 &#8211; 6 Years
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WNBA CAREER
Six-year WNBA player…spent 2012-15 seasons with Minnesota, 2016 with Indiana and 2018 with Phoenix
Selected with the third overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft by Minnesota
2013 WNBA Champion with Minnesota
Has appeared in 160 career games, including all 34 with Minnesota during 2013 WNBA season
Career averages of 4.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game
Scored a career-high 18 points on June 21, 2012 against New York while with Minnesota
Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds on September 20, 2012 against Los Angeles
Led all rookies in field goal percentage at 56.0 percent (61-of-109) during 2012 season with Minnesota
Has appeared in the WNBA playoffs in five of her six WNBA seasons…has played in 33 career postseason games
Career playoff averages of 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game
WNBA CAREER CAPSULE
2018 SEASON
Initially signed by Phoenix Mercury to a seven-day contract on August 6
Appeared in five games for Phoenix, averaging 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game
Scored a season-high four points twice (August 10 against Indiana; August 19 against New York)
Grabbed a season-best four rebounds in her Mercury debut on July 31 against Seattle
Appeared in two postseason games (August 21 against Dallas and August 28 at Seattle)…grabbed one rebound in both games and scored only two points against Dallas
2014 SEASON
Completed her third season in Minnesota by playing in 28 games off the bench… Sidelined for the first five contests after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on her left knee on May 7, and drew a DNP-CD on June 6 at Seattle… Averaged 4.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 1.7 apg while logging 18.0 mpg; she ranked 9th in the WNBA in blocked shots (1.00 bpg)… Shot 44.3% from the field and 73.7% from the FT line… Slipped to 3.5 ppg (37.8%) and 3.5 rpg after the All- Star Break, after netting 7.4 ppg (50.0%) 5.3 rpg in her previous seven outings… Matched her career high with four blocks July 25 vs. San Antonio, equaling the most by any Lynx player since Nicky Anosike had five at Tulsa on May 15, 2010… Picked up her lone double-double of the year (second career) July 13 vs. Seattle, totaling 10 points and a season high 10 rebounds… Tied her career best with the six assists July 10 at Tulsa; she also dealt six assists two nights earlier vs. Los Angeles… Swiped a career-high five steals July 3 vs. San Antonio, and picked up four steals June 29 vs. Seattle… Grabbed six rebounds June 22 vs. Indiana, one of three times she led the Lynx; the 28:51 of playing time was a season high.
2013: Played in all 34 games… Started the Aug. 11-16 contests, running her career total to four; her 83:41 of playing time in that span is the second-highest two-game haul in club history… Averaged 4.1 ppg and a career-best 4.6 rpg in 18.6 mpg; she ranked 11th in the league and tops on Minnesota in blocks (1.00 bpg)… Shot 39.6% from the floor and 85.2% from the FT line… Grabbed a game- and season-high 10 rebounds Sept. 7 at Seattle, the fifth time she led the Lynx… Averaged 6.6 rpg over her final seven contests (13.4 per 40); she&#8217;d grabbed 6.4 reb/40 in the prior 16 games… Led the Lynx with eight rebounds Aug. 16 vs. Tulsa, adding a season-high five assists… Logged a career-high 44:49 at Chicago on Aug. 11, the most by any Lynx player since Katie Smith in 2001… Added 13 points July 19 at San Antonio, her second double-digit scoring night; the four blocks tied her career high and were a team season best… Pulled in 10 rebounds July 7 vs. Phoenix and scored a season-high 14 points June 28 vs. Los Angeles… 2012: Finished her rookie season by appearing in 30 games, missing three (July 7-12) due to a broken left hand suffered July 5 at Los Angeles… Averaged 5.3 ppg and 3.8 rpg while logging 14.1 mpg; she led all rookies in FG accuracy (56.0%) and shot 70.6% from the FT line… Reached double figures in three of the final five contests (seven total), averaging 10.4 ppg (57.4%), 9.0 rpg and 2.00 bpg in 28.6 mpg in those five… Made her first start of the year Sept. 21 at Phoenix, leading the Lynx in rebounds and assists (a season-high six); her four blocks match a team season high… Collected her first double-double (17 points/13 rebounds) on Sept. 20 at Los Angeles; the rebound total equals the most by any Lynx player aside from Rebekkah Brunson since 2008… Dealt 23 assists after the Olympic break (4.1 per 40), and shot 62.5% (25-for-40) from the floor in her final seven contests… Hauled down nine rebounds July 1 at San Antonio, and tallied a season-high 18 points June 21 vs. New York… Committed five TOs June 23 vs. Chicago… Added 14 points and four assists June 6 vs. Seattle.
INTERNATIONAL
2011: Made her USA Basketball debut with the World University Games squad, helping pace the United States to a 6-0 record and the gold medal in Shenzhen, China… Had an impressive showing as the leading American scorer off the bench with 10.0 ppg… Fourth on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg), and ranked among the top 10 in the entire tournament in FG percentage (56.0%, second-best on team) and blocked shots (9th with team-high 1.0 bpg).
OVERSEAS
2014-15: Joined Campus Promete in the Spanish League to average 11.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in eight games played… 2013-14: Played for Dynamo-Guvd Novosibirsk in Russia…Appeared in 24 Premier League games where she averaged 13.9 points, 8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game…Played in six EuroCup games, averaging 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game…Finished 9th in league in scoring average (13.2 ppg)… 2012-13: Appeared in seven games for Gesam Gas Lucca in LegA (Italy), averaging 10.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game… Averaged 2.4 steals and 0.9 blocks per game.
COLLEGE
Was only the 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 &#8211; 227), rebounds (5th &#8211; 937), field goal percentage (7th &#8211; .550), steals (9th &#8211; 222) and double-doubles (9th &#8211; 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 &amp; 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&#8217;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&#8217;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.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 8, 1989 in Chicago, Ill.… First name is pronounced DEV-er-OH… Daughter of Denise Gladden-Peters and R. Delacey Peters, Jr.… Uncle, Tom Seabron, was a defensive end/linebacker on the Michigan football team (1975-78) and later was chosen by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round of 1979 National Football League draft… Received her bachelor&#8217;s degree in film, television &amp; theater from Notre Dame&#8217;s College of Arts and Letters in May 2011.