NCAA Basketball: 10 best players from state of West Virginia of last decade

9. QJ Peterson – VMI

This 6’0 point guard from Hedgesville showed off his talents and was an impressive scorer at the collegiate level. Peterson spent his entire four-year career at VMI, beginning his career under Duggar Baucom, known for his run and gun offense. Even after a coaching change, Peterson’s offensive numbers were still impressive and his role on this Keydets offense cannot be understated.

In each of Peterson’s four collegiate seasons, he averaged at least 19 points per game, a testament to his role on this offense. He contributed to a deep CIT run as a freshman and helped lead the program into the SoCon as a sophomore, putting up more than 4 assists per game. After missing a chunk of that sophomore year, Peterson returned to the Keydets, scoring a career-high 46 points against Mercer as a junior. He carved a vital role in new coach Dan Earl’s offensive gameplan for his final seasons.

Peterson was named Second Team All-Big South as a freshman and earned First Team All-SoCon honors in his final two seasons. He was the conference’s top scorer in both his junior and senior years while putting up impressive assist and steals numbers, especially later in his career. He was a heavily-used and efficient point guard who was a major player for the Keydets. Since his college career ended in 2017, he’s been playing overseas like so many other great college basketball players.