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The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inducted the three individuals and two programs during its Basketball Tipoff Luncheon presented by Mercy in front of a crowd of nearly 800 on Wednesday at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center. Former Mizzou coach Norm Stewart accepted on behalf of Peeler.
Anthony Peeler – Kansas City’s Paseo Academy & University of Missouri & NBA
Peeler was a star at Kansas City’s Paseo Academy, earning All-State honors all four years, and led the team to the 1988 state semifinals and a state runner-up finish as he also earned McDonald’s All-American distinction. He then became one of the most exciting players in the history of Missouri basketball, starring for the Tigers from 1989-92. He played on the Tigers’ 1990 Big Eight Conference championship team and was a key part of the school’s 1989 and 1991 Big Eight Conference Tournament title teams – and all three advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Peeler was the league’s Newcomer of the Year in 1989, and twice won First Team All-Big Eight honors. He was voted as the Big Eight Conference Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year in 1992, and also won All-America honors that season. Overall, he scored 1,970 points in his Tiger career, leaving as the program’s third-best all-time leading scorer, and led the conference with a 23.4-point scoring average as a senior. In 2006, he was named to Mizzou’s 30-member All-Century team following a 14-year career in the National Basketball Association. He was a 1992 first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers and went on to play with the Lakers (1992-1996), Vancouver Grizzlies (part of 1997-1998 season), Minnesota Timberwolves (1998-2003), Sacramento Kings (2003-2004) and Washington Wizards (2004-2005).