Will Peeples

6-5, 220, Junior, Forward
Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)

A skilled and versatile forward who can defend multiple positions and rebound on both ends.

2006-07: Academic All-Conference ... Played in 29 games ... Heady player and emotional leader ... Sixth on team in assists (51) ... Had one point, three rebounds and three assists in 12 minutes in NCAA Tournament game vs. Georgetown (3/15/07) before fouling out ... Defended 2007 NBA Draft 5th overall selection Jeff Green and Dajuan Summers much of the game ... Seven points and five rebounds in Atlantic Sun Championship at ETSU (3/3/07) ... Six rebounds vs. Campbell (2/17/07) ... Seven points, six rebounds and two blocks at Mercer, scoring all seven points from the free throw line (2/3/07) ... Seven points at Gardner-Webb (1/20/07) ... Six points and six rebounds at Campbell (1/18/07) ... Season-high eight points and five rebounds vs. Lipscomb (1/12/07) ... Four points and seven rebounds at ETSU (1/2/07) ... Supplied key offensive rebound and assist to Andy Wicke in comeback victory over Rice (12/28/06) as part of Saint Mary’s (CA) Tournament ... Scored first point of the season in homecoming game at UALR (12/13/06) ... At least one assist in 24 of 29 games ... Four or more rebounds in 11 games ... 20+ minutes in nine contests ... Missed four games with a wrist injury.

2005-06: Academic All-Conference … Medical Redshirt.

2004-05: Played in all 30 games with 11 starts … Averaged 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game … Logged a career-high 31 minutes on the hardwood at Georgia State on February 11 … Also shot 75 percent (6-of-8) from the floor in this game … Scored 11 points at Tennessee on December 20 while dishing out four assists with no turnovers … Had a career-high six helpers versus Navy on December 6 … On January 23 against UCF knocked down 7-of-11 shots from the charity stripe … Made first career start at Florida Atlantic on January 31 … Scored a career-high 13 points at Gardner-Webb on January 5 and went on to match that total two more times … Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds at Mercer on February 13 … Dished out a team-best five assists in A-Sun Quarterfinal win over Georgia State on March 3 … Was perfect from the floor four times … Scored in double figures four times.

Prior to Belmont: Helped lead Pulaski Academy to back-to-back Arkansas Class AAA State Championships in 2002 and 2003 … Ranked #22 in the USA Today Super 25 … Finished his senior season 34-1 after falling in the State Semifinals … Team posted a 99-7 record over the last three seasons … Selected All-State three straight seasons … Averaged a double-double as both a junior and a senior, scoring 16.0 points with 10.0 rebounds per game as a junior and followed with 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game the next season … Also named to the State Tourney Team three times … Placed on the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Super Sophomore Team after scoring nearly 11 points per game as a sophomore … Pulaski Academy won their second state title with no seniors on the team … Prepped for coach Scott Loucks.

Personal: Earned bachelor’s degree in Accounting in May 2007 … Pursuing a master’s degree in accounting ... Lists playing the piano as a hobby … Served as Fellowship of Christian Athletes President … Named to the Arkansas All-Academic Team … Nominee for Wendy's High School Heisman … Has three older siblings: Sara, Ray and Mary Helen … Son of Dr. Earl and Carolyn Peeples … Born William Reed Peeples on February 10, 1986 in Little Rock, Ark. … Lists Larry Bird and Chris Mullin as favorite basketball players.

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