Honored with the Jack B. Riffle Award at the 2019 Jack B. Riffle Senior Varsity Athlete Celebration. The Riffle Awards have been presented annually since 1987 to the top male and female athlete in Hamilton's senior class. Riffle graduated from Hamilton in 1950 and passed away on Dec. 13, 1986. A group of Riffle's friends and associates established a memorial fund in his name because of his deep interest in Hamilton athletics.
2018-19: Served as a captain during his senior season... Started all 30 games... Averaged 24.4 minutes per game and 4.1 rebounds per game... Second on the team and ranked 12th in the NESCAC with a 50.8 field goal percentage... Second on the team and ranked 22nd in the NESCAC with 13.3 points per game... Ranked 14th in the NESCAC in steals (29) and blocks (22)... Went 8-for-11 from the floor with two three-pointers and 18 points in a 97-72 win over Centenary on Nov. 17... Scored 16 points in a 79-71 win at Carnegie Mellon on Nov. 25... Totaled 15 points, four assists, four steals, three rebounds and two blocks in an 85-80 win over Keene State on Jan. 3... Had 22 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and one block in a 92-76 win over Bates on Feb. 1... Scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds in an 87-83 win over Tufts on Feb. 2... Named the NESCAC Player of the Week on Feb. 4... Went 8-for-10 from the floor with 19 points and six rebounds in a 93-88 win over Colby in the NESCAC Championship quarterfinals on Feb. 16... Averaged over 53% from the floor and scored 19 points in all three of Hamilton's NCAA Championship games... Received All-NESCAC Second Team honors.
2017-18: Started all 29 games as a junior... Averaged 23.6 minutes per game and 5.0 rebounds per game... Ranked fifth in the NESCAC with a 56.1 field goal percentage... Second on the team with 13.9 points per game... Ranked third in the NESCAC with 40 steals... Shot a perfect 9-for-9 from the field and went 2-for-2 from the free throw line for 20 points in a 97-60 win over Keystone on Nov. 19, and was named to the Elmira College Tip-Off Classic all-tournament team... Had 18 points and eight rebounds in a 98-94 win at Moravian on Dec. 31... Had a season-high four blocks in a 76-70 win over No. 14 Wesleyan on Jan. 12... Scored a career-high 27 points on 11-for-12 shooting in a 102-77 win over Conn. College on Jan. 13... Joined the 1,000-point club on Feb. 13 and went on to score 19 points in an 84-51 win over Cobleskill... Went 11-for-17 from the field, scored 25 points and matched a career-high 11 rebounds in a 91-82 win over Tufts in the NESCAC Championship quarterfinals on Feb. 17... Scored 15 points in an 86-72 win over Nazareth in the first round of the NCAA Championship on March 2... Had 16 points and 11 rebounds in a 92-90 overtime loss to Springfield in the third round of the NCAA Championship on March 9... Received All-NESCAC Second Team honors.
2016-17: Started 23 of 25 games during his sophomore season... Averaged 28.3 minutes per game and 5.6 rebounds per game... Ranked fourth in the NESCAC and 82nd in Division III with a 54.8 field-goal percentage... Ranked fifth in the NESCAC with 16.7 points per game... Ranked fourth in the NESCAC in both blocks per game (1.9) and steals per game (1.7)... Went 9-11 from the floor with 24 points and had a career-high five steals in a 96-92 win over Clarkson on Nov. 26... Scored 21 points and had a career-high seven blocks in a 86-70 win over Conn. College on Jan. 6... Scored 22 points at No. 6 Tufts on Jan. 14... Recorded his first collegiate double-double on Jan. 17 with 15 points and 11 rebounds in an 83-68 win over SUNY Polytechnic... Totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 94-76 win over Williams on Jan. 20... Scored a season-high 26 points and added six rebounds against No. 8 Amherst on Feb. 11... Received All-NESCAC Second Team honors.
2015-16: Played all 24 games as a first year, including 18 starts... Averaged 27.9 minutes per game and 4.3 rebounds per game... Led the team with 12.7 points per game... Scored a season-high 20 points in an 88-80 win over Ithaca on Jan. 19... Scored 19 points and matched a season-high nine rebounds in an 83-75 win at Keystone on Jan. 25... Delivered the assist on the game-winning basket in a 64-62 decision over Middlebury on Jan. 30... Recorded 17 points and nine rebounds at Trinity on Feb. 12.
Personal: Majors in public policy... Peter attended Haldane High School... He played on the Academic Basketball Club (ABC) team... Peter is the son of Roger and Linda Hoffmann.
