Q. J. Peterson

Quentin Level "Q. J." Peterson Jr. (born October 12, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Pizza Bulls Bordo Bandırma of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the VMI Keydets.

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. He played a prep season at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia in 2012–13.

College career Peterson signed to play college basketball for the VMI Keydets.

As a freshman in 2013–14, Peterson averaged 19.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game

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. 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. He averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.

Professional career On September 7, 2017, Peterson signed his first professional contract with USK Praha of the Czech NBL. 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.

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. On November 16, 2018, he signed with APOEL B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. 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. 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.

On June 29, 2020, Peterson signed with the Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen. The team won the Basketligaen championship.

On July 9, 2021, Peterson signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. 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. 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. On December 4, he scored 42 points in a 113–109 overtime win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. It marked the highest score for a Hawks player since C. J. Bruton had 43 in the 1998–99 season. In 26 games, he averaged 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

On March 12, 2026, Peterson signed with the Fujian Sturgeons for the rest of the 2025–26 CBA season.