Taelon Peter

Taelon Joseph Peter (born February 27, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Liberty Flames. He was selected by the Pacers in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.

Early life and high school career Peter was born on February 27, 2002, and grew up in Russellville, Arkansas. He attended Russellville High School where he competed in basketball and track and field as a high jumper. He won two state championships in the high jump and in basketball, averaged 16 points per game as a senior. He was all-state in track and field and was named the Class 5A West Player of the Year, River Valley Now Player of the Year, all-state and all-conference in basketball.

College career Peter only played six games as a freshman for Tennessee Tech in 2020–21 before transferring to the NCAA Division II-level Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys.

Peter finished his three-year stint at Arkansas Tech with overall averages of 15 points and 5.2 rebounds and transferred to the Liberty Flames for his final year of eligibility in 2024–25. In one season with the Flames, he averaged 13.7 points and four rebounds, being selected third-team All-Conference USA and the Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year. He led the conference in free throw percentage and also was the national leader with a true shooting percentage of 72.4%, "a statistic that combines field goal and free throw shooting proficiency".

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NBA

College NCAA Division I

NCAA Division II