Alexis Ganay Peterson (born June 20, 1995) is an American basketball combo guard who currently plays for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod of the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League (Ligat ha'Al). A former ACC Player of the Year at Syracuse, she was drafted by the Seattle Storm with the 15th overall pick of the 2017 WNBA draft.[1][2]
| No. 4 – Maccabi Ashdod | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Ligat ha'Al |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 27) Columbus, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 139 lb (63 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Northland (Columbus, Ohio) |
| College | Syracuse (2013–2017) |
| WNBA draft | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017 | Seattle Storm |
| 2017–2019 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| 2019–2020 | AZS Lublin |
| 2020–present | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Peterson was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the second round (15th overall) of the 2017 WNBA Draft.[2] After one season with the Storm as the backup point guard, she was waived after one season after the team drafted Jordin Canada in 2018.[3]
Peterson signed a training camp contract with the Indiana Fever in 2018, but did not make the roster.[4]
Peterson signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury in 2018, but did not make the roster.[5]
Peterson played overseas in Ligat ha'Al for Petah Tikva before going to the Basket Liga Kobiet team AZS Lublin. She currently plays for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod in Israel.
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2013–14 | Syracuse | 32 | 1 | 12.3 | .400 | .211 | .727 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 2014–15 | Syracuse | 32 | 32 | 33.3 | .432 | .385 | .748 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 16.2 |
| 2015–16 | Syracuse | 37 | 37 | 32.1 | .413 | .308 | .747 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 16.0 |
| 2016–17 | Syracuse | 33 | 33 | 35.6 | .423 | .369 | .798 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 23.4 |
| Career | 134 | 103 | 28.5 | .421 | .347 | .764 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 14.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2017 | Seattle | 17 | 0 | 7.1 | .295 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Career | 17 | 0 | 7.1 | .295 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | |
2017 WNBA draft | |
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| First round | |
| Second round |
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Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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