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• 2007 Samford Rebound Award-Winner Most versatile offensive performer ... excellent 3-point shooter for his size ... great decision-maker who will be counted on for scoring around the goal ... directs the offense from the center position.
Junior (2006-07): Received Samford's 2007 Rebound Award for leading the team with 159 rebounds at an average of 5.0 per game . . . named to the Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team . . . started in all 32 games for the Bulldogs and finished the year ranked second on the team with 11.3 points per contest . . . played an average of 32.4 minutes per game and compiled 78 assists and a team-high 36 blocks . . . finished the season ranked second in the OVC with an average of 1.1 blocks per game . . . led the Bulldogs in rebounding 17 times and in assists eight times . . . finished the season with a pair of 20-point outings and 22 double-digit scoring performances . . . averaged 12.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in OVC play . . . scored a season-high 23 points versus Eastern Kentucky Feb. 13 as he finished with a 9-of-13 shooting performance from the floor and added a team-high seven rebounds . . . tallied 21 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds against Eastern Kentucky Jan. 20 as he played a career-high 40 minutes . . . finished with 17 points in the Bulldogs' 55-44 victory at Murray State Dec. 21 . . . scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in the Bulldogs' 68-65 win over Tennessee Tech Jan. 2 . . . registered his best performance of the season Feb. 24 as he finished with 15 points, five boards, four assists and a steal against Eastern Illinois . . . helped lead the Bulldogs to an 80-66 win against Ohio Nov. 28 as he tallied 14 points, a game-high six rebounds, a season-high five assists and two blocks . . . tallied 12 points in the Bulldogs' 70-60 victory at Murray State in the opening round of the OVC Tournament . . . finished with 11 points and five rebounds against No. 1-ranked Florida Nov. 10 . . . concluded the season as Samford's active career leader in points (723), rebounds (286) and assists (179) . . . paced all scorers with 29 points and eight assists as he led the Blue team to an 88-67 victory in the Bulldogs' annual Showcase Scrimmage . . . also led the team in scoring with 19 points in Samford's 2006 Red-Blue Scrimmage . . . earned his third varsity letter. Sophomore (2005-06): Started at center in 30 of the Bulldogs' 31 games and averaged 29 minutes per contest . . . finished third on the team in 3-point field-goal percentage at .409 (45-of-110) . . . averaged 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game . . . named to the 2006 OVC All-Tournament team . . . led the OVC in assist/turnover ratio (2.88) and was ranked fourth in the conference in blocks per game (1.1) . . . also finished ninth in the OVC in assists per game (3.45) during conference play . . . led the team in scoring against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 14) as he tallied a career-high 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting . . . also shot 3-of-6 from 3-point range . . . turned in a 23-point performance on 8-of-12 shooting versus Morehead State (Feb. 16) . . . scored a game-high 22 points and added five rebounds against Austin Peay (Jan. 28) . . . recorded the first double-double of his career as he finished with a team-high 21 points and a career-high 11 rebounds versus Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 21) . . . the 11-rebound performance proved to be Samford's best of the season . . . led the team with 35 blocked shots and posted all but 12 of the Bulldogs' 47 blocks . . . scored in double figures 15 times, including all three games of the 2006 OVC Tournament . . . tallied four 20-point performances . . . led the team in scoring eight times and in rebounding four times . . . paced the Bulldogs in assists 11 times . . . earned his second varsity letter.
Freshman (2004-05): Earned playing time in 15 of the team's 28 games . . . averaged 5.8 minutes per contest . . . suffered a preseason leg injury that set him back in the rotation for playing time . . . posted five points on 1-of-2 shooting against Notre Dame (Dec. 30) . . . grabbed a season-high two rebounds versus Tennessee Tech (Feb. 19) . . . made his collegiate debut at IUPUI (Dec. 28) . . . connected on a 3-point basket against Tennessee State (Feb. 24) . . . blocked three shots in nine minutes of exhibition play versus West Alabama (Nov. 8) . . . was one of only five players in the OVC listed at 6-10 or taller . . . earned his first varsity letter. 2003-04: Redshirted. High School: Averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game under the tutelage of head coach Drew Tutt at Mountain Ridge High School . . . shot 55 percent from the floor and 80 percent from the charity stripe throughout his prep career . . . an Honorable Mention All-State Team member and First-Team All-Northwest Region member as a junior . . . was selected to play in the Arizona Prep Showcase that featured the top-40 high school players in the state . . . started at point guard before going through a six-inch growth spurt late in his prep career. Personal: Born May 18, 1985 . . . son of Randy and Karen Peterson . . . father played basketball at California Lutheran . . . majoring in business management/economics . . . at 6-10, is the tallest player on Samford's roster. ONE-ON-ONE WITH PETERSON |
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