Quentin Peterson
American basketball player
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Quentin Level "Q. J." Peterson Jr.[1] (born October 12, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the VMI Keydets.
| Fujian Sturgeons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | CBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 12, 1994 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | VMI (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017 | USK Praha |
| 2017–2018 | Anyang KGC |
| 2018–2019 | APOEL |
| 2019–2020 | Mykolaiv |
| 2020–2021 | Bakken Bears |
| 2021–2022 | Gaziantep Basketbol |
| 2022–2023 | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
| 2023–2024 | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 2024 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2024–2025 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 2025–2026 | Illawarra Hawks |
| 2026–present | Fujian Sturgeons |
| Career highlights | |
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Early life
Peterson attended Hedgesville High School in Hedgesville, West Virginia, where he averaged 21 points, six rebounds and four assists per game as a senior in 2011–12.[2] He played a prep season at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia in 2012–13.[3]
College career
Peterson signed to play college basketball for the VMI Keydets.[4]
As a freshman in 2013–14, Peterson averaged 19.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game[2] and was named to the Big South Conference All-Freshman Team and earned second-team All-Big South.[5]
As a sophomore in 2014–15, Peterson scored in double figures in 16 of VMI's first 18 games, including seven games of 20 or more points, but his shooting took a hit. He went 32 for 123 from the field (26 percent), including 10 of 61 (16.4 percent) from 3-point range, in a seven-game span from December 22 to January 14. Following VMI's 75–63 loss at UNCG on January 14, 2015, a contest in which he scored eight points on 2-for-11 shooting with three rebounds in 30 minutes, Peterson suffered a mental breakdown and missed the rest of the season with a medical furlough.[4]
Peterson returned to the team for his junior year in 2015–16 and led the league in scoring (19.6 ppg) and was named first-team All-SoCon.[4]
Peterson declared for the 2016 NBA draft[6] but ultimately returned to VMI. As a senior in 2016–17, he was named first-team All-SoCon by the media and second-team All-SoCon by the coaches.[7] He averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[8]
Professional career
On September 7, 2017, Peterson signed his first professional contract with USK Praha of the Czech NBL.[8] After averaging 21.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in six games, he signed with Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League on November 11, 2017.[9] In 51 games to finish the 2017–18 season, he averaged 15.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[10]
On October 20, 2018, Peterson was selected by the Lakeland Magic in the first round of the 2018 NBA G League draft. He was waived by the Magic nine days later.[11] On November 16, 2018, he signed with APOEL B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A.[12] He left the team in January 2019 after averaging 15.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals in eight games.[10]
In November 2019, Peterson signed with MBC Mykolaiv of the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague.[13] In 18 games during the 2019–20 season, he averaged 29.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game.[10] He was the top scorer of the Ukrainian League.[14]
On June 29, 2020, Peterson signed with the Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen.[14] He was named league MVP for the 2020–21 season after averaging a league-best 22.4 points per game alongside 6.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists.[15] The team won the Basketligaen championship.[16]
On July 9, 2021, Peterson signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[17] In 32 games during the 2021–22 season, he averaged 18.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[10]
In July 2022, Peterson signed with the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[18] In 38 games during the 2022–23 season, he averaged 28.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game.[10]
Peterson played for the New York Knicks during the 2023 NBA Summer League.[11] He then returned to China, joining the Jilin Northeast Tigers for the 2023–24 CBA season. In 40 games, he averaged 27.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.[10]
Peterson joined Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional for the 2024 season, averaging 21.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.0 steals in 11 games.[10]
For the 2024–25 CBA season, Peterson joined the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. In 37 games, he averaged 20.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.[10]
On October 30, 2025, Peterson signed with the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[19][20] On December 4, he scored 42 points in a 113–109 overtime win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix.[21] It marked the highest score for a Hawks player since C. J. Bruton had 43 in the 1998–99 season.[22] In 26 games, he averaged 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.[23]
On March 12, 2026, Peterson signed with the Fujian Sturgeons for the rest of the 2025–26 CBA season.[23]