Taelon Peter

About

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.

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. After high school, he signed to play college basketball for Tennessee Tech in 2020.

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. He averaged 10 points playing in 25 games off the bench for Arkansas Tech in 2021–22. He then became…