Anthony Peeler
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Missouri |
| NBA draft | 1992: 1st round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1992–2005 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 1, 7, 44, 8 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 8,017 |
| Rebounds | 2,136 |
| Assists | 1,955 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Anthony Eugene Peeler (born November 25, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a retired American professional basketball player, having played for a number of NBA teams from 1992 to 2005. He is currently an assistant coach at Division II Virginia Union University.[1]
College career
Peeler was a standout high school player at Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri and was named to the McDonald's All-American team his senior year.[2] Peeler chose the University of Missouri and went on to be one of the school's all-time greats.
Anthony Peeler averaged 16.8 points per game for his Tiger career and left as Missouri's all-time third leading scorer, with 1,970 points. He is also the school career record holder for both steals and assists. During his career, Peeler was named first-team All-Big Eight, and in 1992 was named the conference AP Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year and a consensus second team All-American.
In 2006, Peeler was named to the Missouri's 30-member All-Century team, in honor of the school's 100th year of competition.
Professional career
After his college eligibility was up, Peeler was drafted 15th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1992 NBA Draft.
Peeler also played for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings and the Washington Wizards averaging 9.7 points per game throughout his NBA career.
While with Sacramento during the 2003–04 season, he led the league in three-point field goal accuracy with 48.2 percent.[3] During that season's playoffs, during game 6 matchup between Sacramento and Minnesota, Peeler threw an elbow at former Timberwolves teammate Kevin Garnett, followed by a left hook;[4][5] Peeler was suspended for 2 games,[5] which included a game 7 loss, which ended the Kings' season, and the season-opener of the Washington Wizards's 2004–05 campaign, with whom Peeler spent his final year.[6]
Afterwards, Peeler was forced to miss the 2006 NBA season entirely, due to a career-ending injury. In practice, he slipped on a banana peel. http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Anthony_Peeler/Summary/728
Notes
- ^ Former NBA player credited with an assist | Richmond Times-Dispatch
- ^ Alumni Boys
- ^ 2003-04 Regular Season NBA Player Stats and League Leaders - 3-Points - National Basketball Association - ESPN
- ^ Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings - Recap - May 16, 2004 - ESPN
- ^ a b Ex-Wolf suspended 2 games; Garnett fined - NBA - ESPN
- ^ Washington Wizards vs. Memphis Grizzlies - Recap - November 03, 2004 - ESPN
External links
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Kansas City, Missouri
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Basketball players from Missouri
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Missouri Tigers men's basketball players
- Sacramento Kings players
- Vancouver Grizzlies players
- Washington Wizards players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- University of Missouri alumni