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Jersey Number 23
Anthony Peoples Jr.
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Centennial HS
Career
Played in 75 career games over four college seasons, including six games at UCLA in 2025-26 … spent two seasons at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, before spending the 2024-25 season at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. … took a redshirt year (2021-22) at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, Calif. … scored at least 10 points in 15 career games – three games in 2022-23, 11 games in 2023-24 and one game in 2024-25 … totaled at least 10 rebounds in two career games (both during the 2023-24 season).
2025-26
Played in six games … averaged 0.3 points and 0.8 rebounds per game … totaled two points and five rebounds in just over 10 minutes of action … shot 1-for-2 from the field, with both shot attempts occurring in a home victory over Rutgers (Feb. 3, 2026) … also had a season-best two rebounds in the home win against Rutgers.
2024-25
Played in eight games during his junior season at North Carolina Central (located in Durham, N.C.) … averaged 5.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game … registered 12.0 minutes per game … playing time was limited due to a right knee injury … scored a season-high 16 points in a win over St. Andrews (Dec. 31, 2024), connecting on 8 of 13 shots from the field … also had eight rebounds and two assists in the victory against St. Andrews … concluded the season having shot 50.0 percent from the field (16-for-32) … was 2-for-8 from 3-point distance and shot 6-for-9 at the free throw line.
2023-24
Played in all 33 games during his sophomore season at Lewis-Clark State College … tied for the team lead in blocks (24) … averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … registered 16.2 minutes per game … shot 59.2 percent from the field (93-for-157) and had 18 assists … scored 220 points and totaled 114 rebounds … had 11 games with at least 10 points … scored a season-best 13 points against Multnomah (Jan. 21, 2024) … had a career-high 11 rebounds against Evergreen State (Dec. 1, 2023), logging his first double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) … blocked four shots in a game twice … had eight points and 10 rebounds in his team’s season-opening game against Northwest Indian College (Nov. 8).
2022-23
Played in 28 games as a freshman at Lewis-Clark State College … averaged 3.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 28 games … registered 14.3 minutes per game … shot 38.4 percent from the field (43-for-112) … had three games with at least 10 points … finished second on the team in blocks (14) … registered a career-high 12 points against Arizona Christian in his team’s season opener, shooting 3-for-6 from the field … twice registered eight rebounds – had a six-point and eight-rebound effort at Bushnell (Dec. 18) and also had an eight-rebound game at home versus Bushnell (Feb. 3).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., playing for head coach Josh Giles … graduated from Centennial in 2021 after having guided his high school team to the the 2021 CIF State Championship … was a part of three league championship teams while at Centennial … as a senior, Centennial went 21-2 overall in a season that had been pushed back in the calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Centennial’s 2020-21 season ended with an 80-72 victory at Sierra Canyon in the CIF Southern Section Open Division title game … during his high school basketball career, played alongside current UCLA teammates Donovan Dent and Eric Freeny – Dent was one year younger, while Freeny was three years younger.
Personal
Anthony Peoples Jr. was born in Riverside, Calif. … parents are Anthony Peoples Sr. and Jermone Jones … has four siblings (Tony, Jasmine, Matthew and BJ) … … his mother’s cousin is former UCLA football coach Eric Bieniemy … earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies from North Carolina Central … was enrolled in UCLA’s graduate school of education.
Played in 75 career games over four college seasons, including six games at UCLA in 2025-26 … spent two seasons at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, before spending the 2024-25 season at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. … took a redshirt year (2021-22) at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, Calif. … scored at least 10 points in 15 career games – three games in 2022-23, 11 games in 2023-24 and one game in 2024-25 … totaled at least 10 rebounds in two career games (both during the 2023-24 season).
2025-26
Played in six games … averaged 0.3 points and 0.8 rebounds per game … totaled two points and five rebounds in just over 10 minutes of action … shot 1-for-2 from the field, with both shot attempts occurring in a home victory over Rutgers (Feb. 3, 2026) … also had a season-best two rebounds in the home win against Rutgers.
2024-25
Played in eight games during his junior season at North Carolina Central (located in Durham, N.C.) … averaged 5.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game … registered 12.0 minutes per game … playing time was limited due to a right knee injury … scored a season-high 16 points in a win over St. Andrews (Dec. 31, 2024), connecting on 8 of 13 shots from the field … also had eight rebounds and two assists in the victory against St. Andrews … concluded the season having shot 50.0 percent from the field (16-for-32) … was 2-for-8 from 3-point distance and shot 6-for-9 at the free throw line.
2023-24
Played in all 33 games during his sophomore season at Lewis-Clark State College … tied for the team lead in blocks (24) … averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … registered 16.2 minutes per game … shot 59.2 percent from the field (93-for-157) and had 18 assists … scored 220 points and totaled 114 rebounds … had 11 games with at least 10 points … scored a season-best 13 points against Multnomah (Jan. 21, 2024) … had a career-high 11 rebounds against Evergreen State (Dec. 1, 2023), logging his first double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) … blocked four shots in a game twice … had eight points and 10 rebounds in his team’s season-opening game against Northwest Indian College (Nov. 8).
2022-23
Played in 28 games as a freshman at Lewis-Clark State College … averaged 3.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 28 games … registered 14.3 minutes per game … shot 38.4 percent from the field (43-for-112) … had three games with at least 10 points … finished second on the team in blocks (14) … registered a career-high 12 points against Arizona Christian in his team’s season opener, shooting 3-for-6 from the field … twice registered eight rebounds – had a six-point and eight-rebound effort at Bushnell (Dec. 18) and also had an eight-rebound game at home versus Bushnell (Feb. 3).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., playing for head coach Josh Giles … graduated from Centennial in 2021 after having guided his high school team to the the 2021 CIF State Championship … was a part of three league championship teams while at Centennial … as a senior, Centennial went 21-2 overall in a season that had been pushed back in the calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Centennial’s 2020-21 season ended with an 80-72 victory at Sierra Canyon in the CIF Southern Section Open Division title game … during his high school basketball career, played alongside current UCLA teammates Donovan Dent and Eric Freeny – Dent was one year younger, while Freeny was three years younger.
Personal
Anthony Peoples Jr. was born in Riverside, Calif. … parents are Anthony Peoples Sr. and Jermone Jones … has four siblings (Tony, Jasmine, Matthew and BJ) … … his mother’s cousin is former UCLA football coach Eric Bieniemy … earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies from North Carolina Central … was enrolled in UCLA’s graduate school of education.
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame – vs. UConn (March 22, 2026)
Sunday, March 22
UCLA M. Basketball Press Conference (March 21, 2026)
Sunday, March 22
UCLA M. Basketball Press Conference - Coach Cronin, Skyy Clark, Trent Perry, Xavier Booker (March 21, 2026)
Saturday, March 21
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame – vs. UCF (March 20, 2026)
Friday, March 20
