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Peyton Watson
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Peyton Watson
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Peyton Watson
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
NCAA Basketball: Chico State at UCLA
Photo by: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Peyton Watson
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Peyton Watson
Photo by: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Peyton Watson
Photo by: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Peyton Watson
Photo by: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Peyton Watson, headshot
Jersey Number 23

Peyton Watson

  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School:
    Long Beach Poly HS

2021-22
Played in 32 games โ€ฆ averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per game โ€ฆ was an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection โ€ฆ ranked second on the team with 19 blocked shots โ€ฆ also tallied 19 steals โ€ฆ scored at least 10 points in three games โ€ฆ registered a season-high 19 points against Bellarmine in a non-conference win a T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nov. 22) โ€ฆ scored 12 points and totaled six rebounds in a Pac-12 win against California (Jan. 27) โ€ฆ recorded a season-high nine rebounds in the Bruinsโ€™ win at UNLV (Nov. 27) โ€ฆ also had eight rebounds against North Florida (Nov. 17) and versus Oregon (Jan. 13) โ€ฆ registered a season-high five assists in a non-conference win against Long Beach State (Jan. 6) and in a Pac-12 victory against Washington (Feb. 19).

High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Long Beach Poly High School, playing for head coach Shelton Diggs โ€ฆ was ranked among the nationโ€™s top 10 players in his high school class by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com โ€ฆ was listed as the No. 8 player in his high school class by 247Sports.com โ€ฆ also was listed No. 9 by Rivals.com and No. 10 by ESPN.com in the national player rankings โ€ฆ was ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of California by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com โ€ฆ was selected as a 2021 McDonaldโ€™s All-American โ€ฆ competed at the Iverson Classic in Memphis in May of 2021 โ€ฆ in an abbreviated senior season at Long Beach Poly (2020-21), averaged 30 points per game for the Jackrabbits โ€ฆ had been listed as one of 50 top players in the country on the preseason watch list for the 2021 Jersey Mikeโ€™s Naismith Trophy for High School Boys Player of the Year (as released by the Atlanta Tipoff Club) โ€ฆ as a junior in 2019-20, averaged 23.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game โ€ฆ helped lead Long Beach Poly (in 2019-20) to the programโ€™s 11th consecutive Moore League title before earning All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors โ€ฆ was named the 2020 Moore League Player of the Year โ€ฆ in the finale regular-season game in 2019-20, finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in a must-win game that allowed Long Beach Poly to clinch the Moore League title โ€ฆ Long Beach Poly registered a 10-2 Moore League record in 2019-20 โ€ฆ as a sophomore (2018-19), guided Long Beach Poly to a perfect 12-0 Moore League record.
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USA Basketball
Helped the USA Menโ€™s Basketball U19 Team win the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup in July of 2021 โ€ฆ Team USA defeated France in the gold medal game, 83-81, on July 11, 2021 โ€ฆ totaled two blocks in five minutes off the bench in the gold medal game โ€ฆ helped Team USA post a perfect 7-0 record in the international tournament (Riga, Latvia) โ€ฆ finished the U19 World Cup having averaged 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game โ€ฆ Team USA advanced to the gold medal game with an 92-86 victory against Canada in the semifinals โ€ฆ became UCLAโ€™s first student-athlete to represent the Bruinsโ€™ program on the U19 team since Thomas Welsh in the summer of 2015 (Welsh helped Team USA win the gold medal in Greece, that summer) โ€ฆ in addition, was named to the 2021 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team in March of 2021 (the event was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic) โ€ฆ participated in the 2019 USA Basketball Menโ€™s Junior National Team October minicamp โ€ฆ took part in the 2019 USA Basketball Menโ€™s Junior National Team July minicamp.
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Personal
Full name: Peyton Tyler Watson โ€ฆ born in Beverly Hills, Calif. โ€ฆ is the oldest of Julio and Antoinetteโ€™s three children โ€ฆ has one younger brother, Christian, and one younger sister, Jolie Grace โ€ฆ uncle, Brantley Watson, graduated from UCLA โ€ฆ undeclared major.
Highlights - UCLA M. Basketball, Exhibition at San Diego State (Oct. 17, 2025)
Saturday, October 18
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - Players, at San Diego State (Oct. 17, 2025)
Friday, October 17
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - Coach Cronin, at San Diego State (Oct. 17, 2025)
Friday, October 17
UCLA M. Basketball at Big Ten Media Day (Oct. 9, 2025)
Friday, October 10