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  • Morris Peterson
  • #9
  • Guard
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2008 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
7.2
RPG
2.60
APG
0.6
EFF
+ 7.58
Born: Aug 26, 1977
Height: 6-7 /  2,01
Weight: 220  lbs. / 99,8  kg.
College: Michigan State
Years Pro: 8

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Background

CAREER
2006-07 Season: Averaged 8.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 21.3 minutes over 71 games…posted career lows in FGM, FGA, assists and total points…averaged 10.8 points in 12 starts…started the 4/7 vs. DET contest and finished with his lone double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds, including a career high with 13 defensive boards…tallied a season-high 23 points 3/23 vs. DEN…had his NBA Iron Man streak end at 371 consecutive games 11/22 vs. CLE due to a partial tendon tear in his left elbow…averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 30.5 minutes vs. NJN in the playoffs…had 17 points in a career playoff-high 45 minutes in Game Five…grabbed a career playoff-best eight rebounds in Game Six…started the final two games of the series.

Professional: 2005-06: Averaged 16.6 points (third on team), 4.7 rebounds, 1.26 steals and 38.2 minutes in 82 games, including 77 starts…set personal career bests in points, minutes, FGM, FGA, FTM, FTA, FT%, rebounds, assists and steals…set the franchise record for games played (418) on 12/28 vs. ATL …the lone Raptor to see action in every game…connected on a franchise-record 177 three-pointers (176, Damon Stoudamire, 1996-97)…ranked ninth in the NBA in three-pointers made, sixth in the league with 448 attempts and 29th in percentage at .395…made a three-pointer in 72 games and three or more in 51 games…paced the club in scoring 17 times and had a career-best 29 games with 20-or-more points…had four double-doubles…averaged 27.4 points and 41.6 minutes in April; also was 49-of-56 (.875) from the charity stripe…averaged 31.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 47.4 minutes, and shot .500 (46-92) from the field during a four-game home stand (3/29 – 4/4)…played the entire 48 minutes and scored a game-high 32 points in making 11 of a career-high 27 field goal attempts to go with eight rebounds and six assists 4/4 vs. BOS…netted a game-high 27 points and added nine rebounds and six assists in a career-high 54 minutes 4/2 vs. NOH…registered a career-high 38 points on a career-best 13 field goals 3/31 vs. PHO…totaled a career-high eight steals 2/10 at CHA…scored 5,000th point of his career on a free throw at 7:57 of the first quarter 1/15 vs. NYK…made his 300th career start 12/30 at IND…reached the 1,500 career-rebound plateau by grabbing nine boards 11/25 at SAC. 2004-05: Averaged 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 30.4 minutes in 82 games…was one of two players (Bonner) to play in every game…scored in double figures 53 times…ranked seventh in the league with a 0.98 steal-to-turnover ratio…ranked 35th in the NBA with a .385 (129-335) three-point field goal efficiency…recorded his 500th career three-point field goal Apr. 3 vs. Detroit…tied a career high with eight assists 3/13 vs. PHI…became the current NBA consecutive games-played leader at 257 (3/8) when WAS forward Antawn Jamison (386 games) missed a game due to right knee tendonitis…scored a season-best 37 points on 12-for-22 shooting from the field, including a career high-tying seven triples 1/12 vs. BOS. 2003-04: Averaged 8.3 points and 3.2 rebounds with TOR and was the only Raptor to play in all 82 games…ranked fourth in the NBA with a 1.28 : 1 steals-to-turnover ratio…set a then career high in three-pointers made (126) while leading the team in attempts (340)…started 29 games, averaging 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals…set a franchise record on 3/31 vs. GSW when he played in his 196th consecutive game (finished with 204 consecutive games played)…tied a career-high with seven three-pointers made 2/10 at PHO (finished with a season-high 27 points)...made the game-winning three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in overtime to lift the Raptors to an 84-81 win 2/8 at GSW. 2002-03: Averaged career highs in every category other than free-throw percentage, including 14.1 points (third on team), 4.4 rebounds and 36.0 minutes (first on team) in 82 games (only Raptor to play in all 82 games)…had career highs of 33 points 4/15 vs. MIA and 12 rebounds 11/12 at ORL…led the team in scoring 19 times. 2001-02: Averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 63 games (56 starts) for the Raptors…averaged 15.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 56 starts...missed 19 games on the Injured List with a spiral fracture to his right index finger…named to the Sophomore team for the 2002 Got Milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend, but was unable to compete due to injury. 2000-01: Appeared in 80 games his rookie season and averaged 9.3 points (fifth on team) and 3.2 rebounds…earned Schick NBA All-Rookie First Team honors…had a season-high 29 points, including seven triples, 2/27vs. CLE…scored eight points in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend…had 22 points in his first NBA start 1/7 vs. SEA…scored 14 points and made his first four field goals attempts 10/31 vs. DET in his NBA debut…averaged 5.4 points and 1.9 assists in eight playoff games.

College: Finished his four-year career as the ninth all-time leading scorer at Michigan State with 1,588 points…in addition, ranks fifth in three-pointers made (with 146) and attempted (with 387)…led Michigan State to the 2000 NCAA Championship…averaged 11.6 points and 4.7 rebounds in a school-record 137 games…named Sporting News All-America and first-team All-Big Ten as a senior…averaged 13.6 points and 5.7 rebounds as a junior and 16.8 points and 6.0 rebounds as a senior.

Personal

  • His father, Morris, played basketball and football at Alcorn State while his mother, Valerie, competed on the volleyball, basketball and track teams at Mississippi Valley State
  • Two sisters, Tonda and Trina, played basketball at Alabama State
  • Established Mo’s Maniacs, inviting 24 at-risk youths to each of the last three seasons
  • Majored in child development at Michigan State
  • Second cousin to former NBA player Jonathan Bender
  • Opened Picture Perfect Motoring in downtown Toronto in August of 2003, a business that provides post-manufacturer additions and auto detailing