21 - Steve Peterson
Steve Peterson
Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Columbus, GA
College: Morehead State University
Position: G/F
Team: Men's Basketball

2010-2011 (Junior): Played in all 26 games, making 19 starts…Shot 41% (127-for-310) from the field and 37% (43-for-116) from three-point land…Led the team in scoring with 13 points per game...Third on the team in rebounds averaging 5.9 rebounds per contest...Recorded a season-high 24 points at Armstrong Atlantic State University (2/12/11)...Hit the 20-point plateau six times on the year and was in double figures 20 times...Registered three double-doubles...Grabbed a season best 13 rebounds versus Talladega (12/1/10) and at Georgia College (2/19/11)...Picked up at least two steals in 11 games.

Played two seasons under Coach Donnie Tyndall at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY.

2009-2010 (Morehead State): Played in 35 games and started 31 in his sophomore season…Averaged 7.9 points and four rebounds per game…Shot 46.9% (97-for-207) from the field…Team finished the season with a 24-11 record.

2008-2009 (Morehead State): Played in 31 games in his freshman season…Averaged 10.7 minutes per contest…Hit game-winning jumper as time expired to defeat Austin Peay in double-overtime to capture the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Title…Played in both NCAA Tournament games for the Eagles against Alabama State and Louisville…Team finished the season with a 20-16 record.

High School: Played at Jordan Vocational High School in Columbus, Ga...Helped lead Jordan to a State Championship.

Personal: Son of Denise Peterson...Born on December 12, 1988...Favorite food is chicken..Favorite Professional Athlete is LeBron James...Lists his mother as the most influential person in his life...Most memorable athletic achievement is hitting the game winning shot at Morehead to win the Ohio Valley Conference Championship...Favorite Actor is Chris Tucker...Likes to sleep in his spare time...Majoring in Criminal Justice.

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