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20 Jared Peters

20 Jared Peters

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Shillington, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Governor Mifflin
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering

Summary

Biography

Career Honors and Awards:
  • 2021-22 MAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020-21 MAC Commonwealth Second Team
  • 2020-21 MAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 MAC Commonwealth Second Team
  • 2019-20 Academic All-MAC
  • 2019-20 MAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 NABC Honors Court
  • 2018-19 MAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017-18 MAC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20
Started all 27 games for the Pride, averaging 12.9 points, 4.6 rebounds. and 2.2 assists per game...Shot 83.1 percent from the free throw line...Scored 10 or more points in 18 games and had three contests of 20+...Led all players in scoring with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting vs. Stevenson (02/01/20)...Recorded first career triple-double against Hood (01/19/20), notching 16 points, 14 rebunds, and 10 assists...Led the Pride in points (SH 23), rebounds (5), and steals (5) against Stevenson (01/11/20)...Posted 17 pts, 6 reb, and a career-high tying 3 steals against Messiah (01/08/20)...Topped the scoring column with 17 points, connecting on 6-for-6 from the line against Lycoming (12/14/19)...Posted his first 20 point effort of the season against Misericordia (11/25/19)...Dropped a then season-high 15 points with three steals against Kean (11/16/19)...Led team in assists with four against Bryn Athyn (11/15/19).

2018-19
Appeared in all 27 games for the Pride while making seven starts...Ranked second on the Pride offense dropping 266 points while averaging 9.9 PPG and shooting 41percent from the field...Led the Pride with 42 three-pointers shooting 38 percent from downtown...Was 54-for-63 at the free throw line which was good for a team leading 86%...Tied for fourth on the squad with 37 assists...Scored a career-high 24 points against Albright (01/23)...Had 13 double digit scoring games...Was 5-for-7 from beyond the arc against Hood (12/08)...Notched at least one rebound in 25 of the 27 games he appeared in...Recorded 18 steals on the year including a three steal performance against Middlebury (01/08)...Tallied two steals during the 2018-19 season...Assisted a career high five times against Hood (01/26)...Assisted in eight straight games between January 23rd against Albright and February 21st against Hood.

2017-18
Appeared in 25 games for the Pride, seeing his minutes increase as the season progressed...Averaged 4.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game, adding 24 assists while shooting 40.7 percent (24-of-59) from beyond the arc...Was in double figures for the first time in 12 games, connecting on four triples against Wilson (02/28/18)...Set a career-high for the second straight game with 19 points at Alvernia (01/10/18) on 5-for-7 3PT...Went off vs. Messiah (01/06/18) setting career-highs in points (14), rebounds (7), minutes (24), and steals (2)...Tied his then career-best with eight points at Catholic (01/03/18)...Matched a then career-best playing 13 minutes against Lebanon Valley...(11/29/17)...Scored a career-high eight points, connecting on 2-of-3 shots from beyond the arc at Ursinus (11/26/17)...Opened his career with seven points and two assists against Bryn Athyn (11/17/17).

High School
Two-Time All-County award winner at Governor Mifflin High School… Also team captain his junior and senior year… Helped lead his team to a 19-7 record… As a senior he averaged 17.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game… Honor Roll student… Also a member of National Honor Society.
 
Personal
Son of Michelle and Jason Peters… Enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and playing video games… Mentioned Joel Embiid as his favorite athlete… Aspires to become an engineer.
 
Why I Chose Widener?
“I chose Widener because of the family-like atmosphere of the basketball team and the students. The school allows for me to succeed in the classroom and on the court. I also love the campus and the opportunities for students to get involved.”
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    2018-19Sophomore

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    2019-20Junior

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    2020-21Senior

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    2021-22Graduate Student

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