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Anthony Eugene Peeler (born November 25, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former American professional basketball player, having played for a number of NBA teams from 1992 to 2005. He is currently an assistant coach at Division II Virginia Union University.
College career
Peeler was a standout high school player at Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri and was named to the McDonald's All-American team his senior year. Peeler chose the University of Missouri and went on to be one of the school's all-time greats.
Anthony Peeler averaged 16.8 points per game for his Tiger career and left as Missouri's all-time third leading scorer, with 1,970 points. He is also the school career record holder for both steals and assists. During his career, Peeler was named first-team All-Big Eight, and in 1992 was named the conference AP Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year and a conensus second team All-American.
In 2006, Peeler was named to the Missouri's 30-member All-Century team, in honor of the school's 100th year of competition.
Professional career
After his college eligibility was up, Peeler was drafted 15th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1992 NBA Draft.
Peeler also played for the then-Vancouver Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, and the Washington Wizards averaging 9.8 points per game throughout his NBA career.
While with Sacramento during the 2003-04 season, he led the league in three-point field goal percentage. During that season's playoffs, Peeler threw an elbow at former teammate Kevin Garnett followed by a left hook and was suspended for the remainder of the series, which they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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