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Jersey Number 8
Eric Freeny
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Centennial HS
2025-26
Played in 28 games as a redshirt freshman … averaged 2.0 points and 1.6 rebounds per game, logging 11.1 minutes per contest … shot 37.5 percent from the field and 37.0 percent from 3-point distance (10-for-27) … scored a season-best 10 points in the team’s regular-season finale, a win at USC (March 7, 2026) … shot 4-for-6 in the win at USC, sinking 2 of 3 attempts from 3-point territory … also had a season-high-tying five rebounds at USC … shot 2-for-4 with six points in a home win over Rutgers, going 2-for-2 from 3-point distance (Feb. 3, 2026) … shot 2-for-3 with six points in the Bruins’ road win at Penn State, going 2-for-3 from 3-point range (Jan. 14, 2026) … logged a season-high five rebounds in three games … had a season-best three steals in a home win over No. 9 Nebraska (March 3, 2026) … shot 9-for-18 from the field in UCLA’s final seven games, including five contests in postseason play.
2024-25
Redshirted.
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., playing for head coach Josh Giles … was ranked as high as No. 69 in his high school class, nationally, by 247Sports.com … as a senior in 2023-24, earned All-CIF Southern Section Open Division honors, as Centennial finished the year with a 21-14 record … captured first-team all-state acclaim in 2024 from Cal-Hi Sports and was honored on the Los Angeles Times’ all-star boys’ basketball team … as a senior, averaged a team-high 19 points per game, shot 52 percent from the field and shot 42 percent from 3-point distance … also added 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for Centennial, which finished the year ranked No. 16 in the state of California (as ranked by SBLive.com) … as a junior in 2022-23, secured All-CIF Southern Section Open Division acclaim and was a second-team All-Riverside County selection … led Centennial to the CIF Southern Section Open Division title as a junior, as Centennial finished 30-4 overall … during his junior season, Centennial defeated St. John Bosco, 58-56, to secure a third straight CIF Southern Section Open Division crown … totaled 18 points and connected on all four of his team’s 3-point makes in the win against St. John Bosco … as a sophomore in 2021-22, Centennial went 33-1 overall and won the CIF State Open Division title, finishing the season ranked No. 2 in the national MaxPreps.com top 25 rankings … during his freshman campaign (2020-21), his high school program went 21-22 overall in a season that was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Centennial closed its 2020-21 season with an 82-70 win at Sierra Canyon in the CIF Southern Section Open Division title contest.
Personal
Eric Freeny was born in Upland, Calif. … is the son of Erika Lozoya … has one older brother, Garviea, who played on the football team (defensive end) at Abilene Christian University in Texas from 2018-20 … grew up the Inland Empire (Corona, Calif.) … played AAU basketball for the Compton Magic … undeclared major.
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
