Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 3:06 pm  |  19 responses

Breaking: Jamine Peterson Will Turn Pro, Dismissed From Team

by Franklyn Calle

Providence’s Jamine Peterson has informed SLAM that he will not return to Providence for his junior year and instead follow Brandon Jenning’s footsteps and play professional basketball overseas. The 6-6 forward led the Friars in scoring this year as a sophomore, averaging 19.6 points and 10.2 rebounds. “I sat down with my family and my coach and we thought it was best thing to do,” said the New York City native. “I spoke with some of Brandon Jennings’s people. I consulted with them and they told me it’s not going to be easy. I like the way it worked out for Jennings. I feel like I can go out there and contribute in rebounding and attacking the rim.”

After his season finished, he began to hear from scouts and decided to look into where he could make his next step forward. He holds offers from teams in France, Italy, Greece and Spain. He made it clear to us that he plans to test the NBA Draft waters next year.

UPDATE: After we got word from Jamine, Providence released a statement from Coach Keno Davis that Peterson “has been dismissed from the men’s basketball team for a violation of team rules.” Projo.com has more on the news and the impact on the PC program here. So maybe he had no choice.

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  • slamfan4life

    yuah buddy….

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    He should’ve asked Jeremy Tyler how that worked out for him.

  • http://slamonline.com Ben Osborne

    Jeremy Tyler is not a relevant comparison. Brandon is a better one. Either way, I say good luck to him.

  • http:slamonline.com Allenp

    So it worked for Brandon and it didn’t work for Tyler.
    If I was a player, I’d risk those odds.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Cub Buenning

    He can rebound for any team, in any league, in any country. The dude’s a machine. Love getting my news from the ProJo.

  • http://slamonline.com Ben Osborne

    Cub Scouts!

  • http://www.solecollector.com NDP

    There’s a difference between being a focused gym rat w/ mom and brother with you at all times to help get adjusted to the overseas life…compared to a lazy doofus simply waiting for a pay day that can’t show up to anything on time.

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  • http://slamonline.com Polow da Jon

    Goodluck to him! Maybe he should play for Macabi Haifa?

  • http://www.slamonline.com Cub Buenning

    Just getting back into the game, Ben.
    I got the TWolves for this mock draft, so I got to prepare my War Room.

  • snasty10

    I have a feeling he is going to stay overseas for awhile if he is a 6’6 power forward, can he handle the ball at all?

  • http://www.hoopsvibe.com/features/overdribbling chiqo

    i love how “i spoke with my coach and we thought it was the best thing to do” equals “dismissed from the basketball program for a violation of team rules.”

  • http://www.slamonline.com/ niQ

    lol. not like he had much choice. nice try.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Cub Buenning

    Peterson does not have great handles, but has made himself into a pretty solid outside shooter who can penetrate and score in the lane. He is not just a 6-6 rebounder down low. He is quicker than most think and he is pretty crafty on the defensive end of the court.

    His shortcomings can be worked on and I have little doubt that he will make it to the NBA in the next couple years; surfacing as a role-player.

  • http://sfdjklf.com Jukai

    NDP Posted: May.18 at 3:51 pm
    There’s a difference between being a focused gym rat w/ mom and brother with you at all times to help get adjusted to the overseas life…compared to a lazy doofus simply waiting for a pay day that can’t show up to anything on time.
    ——————–
    This guy hit it on the nail.

  • SmartWop

    He has more chances than Jennings had.
    Adapting a pf to a different kind of game is way easier than adapting a pg (here we do not ha pg’s we have “playmakers”).
    He’s the skills and athletism to get enough rebounds (and to dunk on offensive ones) in order to earn 15-20 minutes in most of the leagues here in europe.
    If he shows some extra ability and will he will become a starter in a good league (Spain,Italy,Greece,Turkey).

  • ralph

    that sucks, he is going to get lost in the shuffle

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