Kaitlin Peterson

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
G
Height:
5-9
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Eufaula, Ala.
High School:
Eufaula High School
Prev. School:
UCF

At UCF
Spent two seasons with the Knights … Played in 55 games, starting in 54 … Reached double-digit points in 51 games during her tenure … Scored 1,156 points in that span, the fifth-most in UCF history … Was the 20th Knight to accumulate 1,000 career points but is the first to do so in only two seasons … Was an All-Big 12 Second Team member as a junior … Scored 599 points as a junior, the second-most by an individual player in a single season by a Knight … Was the only player in the Big 12 with six 30-point performances in 2023-24 … Averaged 21.4 points as a senior, the best season average by a Knight in program history … Led UCF in steals in both seasons, scooping 59 as a junior and 54 as a senior.

At Indiana
Spent two seasons with the Hoosiers … Appeared in 27 contests … Averaged 5.5 minutes per outing as a freshman … Had 2.0 points per appearance … Scored 11 points against Illinois … Scored in the NCAA Tournament first round against Charlotte where she played six minutes.

High School
Scored 2,967 points in her career at Eufaula High School … Four-time Alabama Sports Writers Association all-state selection … Recorded 591 rebounds, 588 steals and 492 assists in her high school career … Averaged 25.0 points per game as a senior to go along with 5.7 steals, 4.9 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game … Shot 58.4 percent from the floor as a senior to help Eufaula to a 26-4 overall record … Named a 2021 Alabama All-Star … As a junior in 2019-20, averaged 23.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 5.5 steals per game as she was named the Dothan Eagle Player of the Year and led Eugaula to a 25-7 overall record and a 6A Southeast Regional Tournament appearance … Rated as the No. 41 overall recruit by All Star Girls Report and No. 54 by Prospects Nation.

Personal
Born June 12, 2003 … Daughter of Lasonya Johnson and Kathy and Kenard Peterson … Has six siblings … Sports management major.