Janis Peterson G/F basketball profile
Janis Peterson
Vitals
Height: 6'1" (185cm)
Position: Guard (2) or Forward (3)
Date of Birth:
Passport: US Passport
Eurobasket player ID# 307499
Outlook
Janis can score the basketball. She shoots the 3-point shot with accuracy, 41.1% during the 2014-2015 season when she earned 1st team All-American status. She also has the ability to create baskets off the dribble, able to finish with either hand. Janis is able to score in the post with a variety of moves. Her ability to finish with either hand combined with her ability to run the court allows Janis to be especially explosive in the open court and in an uptempo game. Janis is a versatile player, capable of playing multiple positions with her length while creating match-up problems for opposing teams. In addition, her length allows her to defensively disrupt opposing offenses with her shot-blocking ability and her ability to play the passing lanes, gaining possessions for her team and often times converting these turnovers to points for her team. Janis is a solid team player and uses her length to be a good rebounder on both ends of the court.
“Janis will give us great position flexibility and gives us more scoring and length on the perimeter,” UNT coach Mike Peterson said. “She is a long athlete who can run score and make threes. She can also cover ground defensively. She has a really diversified skill set.” “She is a very versatile player who can score in a variety of ways “
Pro Basketball Experience
2016: BLK Slavia Praha, Czech Republic ZBL
2015-2016: Sevenoaks Suns, United Kingdom (WBBL) 20 minutes: 12.7 points: 1.7 rebounds per game
2014-15: Concordia University Irvine (NAIA D1 – GSAC)
- 2014-15 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball All-America Team 1st team
- 3rd overall in NAIA in scoring average – 21.3ppg
- 41.1% - 3PT shooting percentage
- led team to NAIA National Championship Tournament, advancing to 2nd round
- named NAIA National Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
- led team to GSAC Conference Championship
- named All-GSAC team: leading GSAC in scoring
- named GSAC Player of the Week – twice
- week of Jan. 26th -- Janis Peterson led the No. 9 Eagles as they defeated No. 11 Vanguard 88-83 in overtime in the NAIA Game of the Week. The senior guard scored 32 points as the Eagles won in The Pit for the first time since 2001. She was 12-of-20 (.600) from the field and 7-for-10 at the line. She also added seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and two steals. Currently, Peterson leads the GSAC in scoring and is second in the nation at 22.5 points per game. This is her second GSAC Player of the Week honor this season. Peterson was also named NAIA Div. I Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
- Week of Jan. 12th -- Janis Peterson averaged 20.3 points per game as the No. 10 Eagles went 3-0 on the week, including two road wins. The senior guard shot 21-for-42 (.500) from the field, including 10-for-24 (.417) from three-point range, and 9-for-10 from the line for an extremely efficient week. She grabbed eight rebounds in each game and dished six assists, blocked two shots, and recorded four steals. Peterson currently leads the nation in points per game at 23 and is seventh in threes per game (3.143).
- led team in scoring and blocked shots
- scored more than 29 or more points in a game , 6 times including season high 39 on Dec. 2 and 32 on March 20 at the NAIA National Championship Tournament
- coached by former WNBA and European pro Trisha Stafford-Odom
2013-14 University of North Texas (NCAA D1- Conference USA)
8.6 ppg (3rd on team): 2.8rpg:
Posted season high 27 points including 4 made 3-pointers vs. No Colorado (Dec. 15):
Scored 23 including 6 made 3-pointers vs. SMU (Dec. 21)… scored 21 vs. Missouri St (Dec. 29).
Other season-highs -- 6 steals vs. No Colorado (Dec. 15): 4 blocked shots vs. Cameron (Jan. 4)
2011-12 City College of San Francisco
Was a prolific scorer for City College of San Francisco. She averaged 22.6 points a game during the 2010-11 season, the top scoring average in the Coast North Division of the CCCAA, and made 78 three-pointers and 120 free throws. To top it off, she won Co-Junior College Player of the Year honors to conclude her freshman season. She averaged 24 points a game, including seven 40-point games.
She followed it up with another dominant performance during her sophomore campaign for the Rams, averaging 18 points a game to lead San Francisco to a co-conference championship.
During both of her seasons for the Rams, Peterson was the Coast-North Division scoring champion.
- Named Northern California JUCO Player of the Year
- Averaged 18 ppg.
- Led the Rams to a co-conference championship
2010-11 City College of San Francisco
- Won Co-Junior College Player of the Year
- Averaged 22.6 ppg, tops in the Coast North Division of the CCCAA
- Made 78 3-pointers and 120 free throws
Named MVP, player of the year in Northern California
California Junior College Player of the Year
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Encinal High School in Alameda, CA graduating in 2010. Named MVP her sophomore, junior, and senior year.
PERSONAL: Born July 11th 1992 in San Francisco, CA to Ken and Candy Babers… She has a brother James and two sister Jada and Faatinah...Majoring in criminal justice.
Awards/Achievements
2015 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball All-America Team 1st team
2015 3rd overall in NAIA in scoring average – 21.3 ppg
2015 NAIA National Championship Tournament (advanced to 2nd round)
2015 NAIA National Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
2015 GSAC Conference Champions
2015 All-GSAC team
2015 named GSAC Player of the Week - twice
2012 California Junior College Player of the Year
2012 Northern California JUCO Player of the Year
2012 Co-conference championship
2012 named MVP in Northern California
2011 Co-Junior College Player of the Year
2011 CCCAA finalist
2011 top scorer in the Coast North Division of the CCCAA (22.6 ppg.)
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