Liberty guard Taelon Peter was chosen by the Indiana Pacers with the No. 54 overall pick in the second round of the NBA draft on Thursday night. Peter played just one season at Liberty but averaged 13.

Out of nowhere, the Pacers selected Liberty guard Taelon Peter with the 54th overall pick of Thursday night's second round in Brooklyn. Indiana's pick raised a lot of eyebrows, as he wasn't expected to hear his name called during the second round. The Pacers likely valued his shooting, as he shot 45.3-percent from the 3-point range last season.

Neither of them was named the VaSID University Division Player of the Year, though. Brian Moore Jr., formerly of Norfolk State, gained that honor.