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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
Bio
Career
Has played in 69 career games over the past three seasons … has one year of eligibility remaining, having taken a redshirt year in 2021-22 at The Master’s University (Santa Clarita, Calif.) … spent two seasons playing basketball at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, before spending the 2024-25 season at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. … has 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 … has totaled at least 10 rebounds in two career games (both during the 2023-24 season).
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 and is enrolled in UCLA’s graduate school of education.
Has played in 69 career games over the past three seasons … has one year of eligibility remaining, having taken a redshirt year in 2021-22 at The Master’s University (Santa Clarita, Calif.) … spent two seasons playing basketball at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, before spending the 2024-25 season at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. … has 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 … has totaled at least 10 rebounds in two career games (both during the 2023-24 season).
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 and is enrolled in UCLA’s graduate school of education.
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Saturday, March 22
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