Lynx Select Devereaux Peters with the Third Overall Pick
Peters was the 2011 and 2012 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL The Minnesota Lynx today selected Notre Dame forward Devereaux Peters with the third overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Peters, a 6-2 forward from Chicago, Ill., averaged personal bests in points (11.8 ppg), rebounds (9.3 rpg) and assists (2.1 apg) last season as a fifth-year senior.
Were excited to welcome Devereaux to the organization, said Lynx Executive Vice President Roger Griffith. With the third pick, we were looking to improve to our teams depth. Devereauxs tremendous energy, especially on the defensive end, will be a valuable asset for our team in the years to come.
A two-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team member, Peters finished her career as only the second player in school history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 150 blocks and 150 steals. She finished her career averaging 10.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.7 steals in 22.3 minutes per contest.
As a senior last season, Peters helped lead the Irish to their second NCAA Championship game in as many seasons. She was a finalist for the WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year as well as an AP All-American honorable mention. Johnson finished the season as the only BIG EAST player to rank in the top ten in the conference in the three major defensive categories, ranking first in rebounding, third in blocked shots (2.0 bpg) and ninth in steals (2.0 spg).
Minnesota still has five picks remaining in todays draft, including the 12th overall pick in the first round. The Lynx also have three second round picks (18, 19, 20) and one third round selection (31).
Devereaux Peters College Statistics
FIELD GOALS | FREE THROWS | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||||
SEASON | G | MIN | FG | FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | OFF | DEF | TOT | AVG | AST | BLK | STL | PTS | AVG |
2007-08 | 23 | 468 | 82 | 157 | .522 | 42 | 56 | .750 | 57 | 72 | 129 | 5.6 | 23 | 45 | 39 | 206 | 9.0 |
2008-09 | 3 | 61 | 11 | 16 | .688 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 7.3 |
2009-10 | 25 | 455 | 67 | 139 | .482 | 33 | 60 | .550 | 48 | 91 | 139 | 5.6 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 167 | 6.7 |
2010-11 | 39 | 953 | 195 | 329 | .593 | 75 | 103 | .728 | 128 | 165 | 293 | 7.5 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 465 | 11.9 |
2011-12 | 39 | 945 | 186 | 342 | .544 | 87 | 130 | .669 | 144 | 219 | 363 | 9.3 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 459 | 11.8 |
TOTALS | 129 | 2882 | 541 | 983 | .550 | 237 | 352 | .673 | 380 | 557 | 937 | 7.3 | 201 | 227 | 222 | 1319 | 10.2 |
Contact information:
Alex King, Minnesota Lynx, (612) 673-1632, king@lynxbasketball.com
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