Walter Peggs Jr.

52 Walter Peggs Jr.

Height:

6-4
Weight:

200
Hometown:

Jackson, Tenn.
Position:

G
Year:

So.
Previous School:

Columbia State CC

gp

8
pts/g

3.3
fg %

50.0
3pt %

46.2
ft %

40.0
reb/g

1.4
a/g

0.0

Bio

2021-22 (Freshman – Columbia State CC): Peggs played in 27 of the team's 29 games on the year… averaged 4.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game… shot 41.9 percent from the floor, 34.1 percent from distance, and 60.0 percent from the charity stripe… dropped a season-high 22 points on 8-for-9 shooting and 6-for-7 efficiency from downtown against Experience Prep (Dec. 16)… produced 11 points on a 5-for-6 showing from the floor against Motlow State (Feb. 19)… hauled in a season-best six rebounds five times on the year… dished out a season-high five assists against Walters State (Nov. 13)… racked up a season-best three steals at Vincennes (Nov. 5)… pulled down five or more rebounds eight times… doled out three or more helpers in four games.

High School: Peggs played basketball at Madison Academic Magnet High School in Jackson, Tenn. for head coach Adam Simpson… averaged 23.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.7 steals per game as a senior… was a finalist for the 2021 TSSAA Class A Mr. Basketball Award with current teammate and eventual winner Grant Strong… earned TSSAA Class A All-State honors… led Madison to the Region 7A title in 2021 and to back-to-back District 14A championships… named the 2021 District 14A MVP and Tournament MVP… named a West Tennessee Boys BCAT All-Star.

Personal: Full name is Walter Peggs Jr.… served as a manager for the Golden Eagles to start the fall before earning a roster spot as a walk-on Oct. 21.

Academic: Majoring in exercise science and physical wellness with a concentration in pre-athletic training.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	8	5
Games started	-	-
Minutes	50	19
Minutes per game	6.3	3.8
FG	9-18	3-6
FG Pct	50.0	50.0
3PT	6-13	3-5
3PT Pct	46.2	60.0
FT	2-5	1-2
FT Pct	40.0	50.0
Off rebounds	3	0
Def rebounds	8	2
Total rebounds	11	2
Rebounds per game	1.4	0.4
Personal fouls	4	0
Disqualifications	-	-
Assists	0	0
Turnovers	2	0
Assist to turnover ratio	0.0	-
Steals	0	0
Blocks	0	0
Points	26	10
Points per game	3.3	2.0
Points per 40 min	20.8	21.1

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 16	Lindenwood	W, 77-68
Feb 18	UT Martin	L, 100-91
Feb 23	at Southern Indiana	W, 82-79
Feb 25	at Eastern Illinois	W, 75-66
Mar 3	vs. UT Martin	W, 78-63
Mar 4	vs. Southeast Missouri	L, 89-82

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Oct 27	Cumberland	W, 80-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 7	at #11 Tennessee	L, 75-43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 10	Tennessee Wesleyan	W, 82-48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 14	at Marshall	L, 91-65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 17	Coppin State	L, 90-85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 20	ETSU	W, 69-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 22	Truett McConnell	W, 84-48	-	13	2-5	40.0	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	6
Nov 27	at Northern Kentucky	L, 85-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 30	Chattanooga	L, 81-74	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 3	at Butler	L, 80-66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 10	at Troy	L, 87-64	-	1	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 14	at Lipscomb	L, 64-63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 17	Western Carolina	L, 75-65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 20	Kentucky Christian	W, 104-72	-	17	4-7	57.1	2-4	50.0	0-1	0.0	10
Dec 29	at SIUE	L, 64-51	-	1	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 31	at Lindenwood	L, 82-64	-	4	0-2	0.0	0-2	0.0	1-2	50.0	1
Jan 5	Eastern Illinois	W, 70-49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 7	at UT Martin	W, 84-80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 12	Morehead State	W, 79-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 14	Tennessee State	W, 71-63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 19	at Little Rock	W, 77-75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 21	at Southeast Missouri	L, 84-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 26	SIUE	W, 80-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 28	Little Rock	L, 91-89	-	7	1-1	100.0	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	3
Feb 2	at Morehead State	L, 64-45	-	4	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Feb 4	Southeast Missouri	W, 82-80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 9	Southern Indiana	W, 84-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 11	at Tennessee State	L, 67-53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 16	Lindenwood	W, 77-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 18	UT Martin	L, 100-91	-	3	2-3	66.7	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	6
Feb 23	at Southern Indiana	W, 82-79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 25	at Eastern Illinois	W, 75-66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 3	vs. UT Martin	W, 78-63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 4	vs. Southeast Missouri	L, 89-82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Oct 27	Cumberland	W, 80-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 7	at #11 Tennessee	L, 75-43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 10	Tennessee Wesleyan	W, 82-48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 14	at Marshall	L, 91-65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 17	Coppin State	L, 90-85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 20	ETSU	W, 69-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 22	Truett McConnell	W, 84-48	-	13	2	4	6	0	0	0	0
Nov 27	at Northern Kentucky	L, 85-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 30	Chattanooga	L, 81-74	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 3	at Butler	L, 80-66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 10	at Troy	L, 87-64	-	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Dec 14	at Lipscomb	L, 64-63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 17	Western Carolina	L, 75-65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 20	Kentucky Christian	W, 104-72	-	17	1	1	2	0	1	0	0
Dec 29	at SIUE	L, 64-51	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 31	at Lindenwood	L, 82-64	-	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 5	Eastern Illinois	W, 70-49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 7	at UT Martin	W, 84-80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 12	Morehead State	W, 79-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 14	Tennessee State	W, 71-63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 19	at Little Rock	W, 77-75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 21	at Southeast Missouri	L, 84-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 26	SIUE	W, 80-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 28	Little Rock	L, 91-89	-	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Feb 2	at Morehead State	L, 64-45	-	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 4	Southeast Missouri	W, 82-80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 9	Southern Indiana	W, 84-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 11	at Tennessee State	L, 67-53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 16	Lindenwood	W, 77-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 18	UT Martin	L, 100-91	-	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 23	at Southern Indiana	W, 82-79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 25	at Eastern Illinois	W, 75-66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 3	vs. UT Martin	W, 78-63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 4	vs. Southeast Missouri	L, 89-82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Oct 27	Cumberland	W, 80-69	-	-	-	-
Nov 7	at #11 Tennessee	L, 75-43	-	-	-	-
Nov 10	Tennessee Wesleyan	W, 82-48	-	-	-	-
Nov 14	at Marshall	L, 91-65	-	-	-	-
Nov 17	Coppin State	L, 90-85	-	-	-	-
Nov 20	ETSU	W, 69-62	-	-	-	-
Nov 22	Truett McConnell	W, 84-48	-	1	-	-
Nov 27	at Northern Kentucky	L, 85-77	-	-	-	-
Nov 30	Chattanooga	L, 81-74	-	-	-	-
Dec 3	at Butler	L, 80-66	-	-	-	-
Dec 10	at Troy	L, 87-64	-	1	-	0.0
Dec 14	at Lipscomb	L, 64-63	-	-	-	-
Dec 17	Western Carolina	L, 75-65	-	-	-	-
Dec 20	Kentucky Christian	W, 104-72	-	2	-	0.0
Dec 29	at SIUE	L, 64-51	-	0	-	-
Dec 31	at Lindenwood	L, 82-64	-	0	-	-
Jan 5	Eastern Illinois	W, 70-49	-	-	-	-
Jan 7	at UT Martin	W, 84-80	-	-	-	-
Jan 12	Morehead State	W, 79-62	-	-	-	-
Jan 14	Tennessee State	W, 71-63	-	-	-	-
Jan 19	at Little Rock	W, 77-75	-	-	-	-
Jan 21	at Southeast Missouri	L, 84-77	-	-	-	-
Jan 26	SIUE	W, 80-68	-	-	-	-
Jan 28	Little Rock	L, 91-89	-	0	-	-
Feb 2	at Morehead State	L, 64-45	-	0	-	-
Feb 4	Southeast Missouri	W, 82-80	-	-	-	-
Feb 9	Southern Indiana	W, 84-69	-	-	-	-
Feb 11	at Tennessee State	L, 67-53	-	-	-	-
Feb 16	Lindenwood	W, 77-68	-	-	-	-
Feb 18	UT Martin	L, 100-91	-	0	-	-
Feb 23	at Southern Indiana	W, 82-79	-	-	-	-
Feb 25	at Eastern Illinois	W, 75-66	-	-	-	-
Mar 3	vs. UT Martin	W, 78-63	-	-	-	-
Mar 4	vs. Southeast Missouri	L, 89-82	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2022-23	8	6.3	1.1-2.2	0.8-1.6	0.2-0.6	3.3
Total	8	6.3	1.1-2.2	0.8-1.6	0.2-0.6	3.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2022-23	8	-	50	9-18	50.0	6-13	46.2	2-5	40.0	26
Total	8	-	50	9-18	50.0	6-13	46.2	2-5	40.0	26

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2022-23	8	50	6.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	46.2	0.0-0.0	0.0
Total	8	50	6.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	46.2	0.0-0.0	0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2022-23	8	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Total	8	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2022-23	8	-	3	8	11	0	2	0	0
Total	8	-	3	8	11	0	2	0	0

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2022-23	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	8	6.3	1.1-2.2	0.8-1.6	0.2-0.6	3.3
Conference	5	3.8	0.6-1.2	0.6-1.0	0.2-0.4	2.0
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	4	10.0	2.2-4.0	1.5-2.8	0.2-0.8	6.3
Away	4	2.5	0.0-0.5	0.0-0.5	0.2-0.5	0.3
Neutral	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	2	15.0	3.0-6.0	1.5-4.0	0.5-1.5	8.0
Losses	6	3.3	0.5-1.0	0.5-0.8	0.2-0.3	1.7
Month
November	1	13.0	2.0-5.0	1.0-4.0	1.0-2.0	6.0
December	4	5.8	1.0-2.2	0.5-1.5	0.2-0.8	2.8
January	1	7.0	1.0-1.0	1.0-1.0	0.0-0.0	3.0
February	2	3.5	1.0-1.5	1.0-1.0	0.0-0.0	3.0

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	8	-	50	9-18	50.0	6-13	46.2	2-5	40.0	26
Conference	5	-	19	3-6	50.0	3-5	60.0	1-2	50.0	10
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	4	-	40	9-16	56.3	6-11	54.5	1-3	33.3	25
Away	4	-	10	0-2	0.0	0-2	0.0	1-2	50.0	1
Neutral	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Result
Wins	2	-	30	6-12	50.0	3-8	37.5	1-3	33.3	16
Losses	6	-	20	3-6	50.0	3-5	60.0	1-2	50.0	10
Month
November	1	-	13	2-5	40.0	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	6
December	4	-	23	4-9	44.4	2-6	33.3	1-3	33.3	11
January	1	-	7	1-1	100.0	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	3
February	2	-	7	2-3	66.7	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	6

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	8	50	6.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	46.2	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	5	19	3.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	60.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	4	40	10.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	54.5	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	4	10	2.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	2	30	15.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	37.5	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	6	20	3.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	60.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
November	1	13	13.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	25.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	4	23	5.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	33.3	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	1	7	7.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	100.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	2	7	3.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	100.0	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	8	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Conference	5	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	4	0.8	1.8	2.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Away	4	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	2	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Losses	6	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Month
November	1	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
December	4	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
January	1	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
February	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	8	-	3	8	11	0	2	0	0
Conference	5	-	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	4	-	3	7	10	0	1	0	0
Away	4	-	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	2	-	3	5	8	0	1	0	0
Losses	6	-	0	3	3	0	1	0	0
Month
November	1	-	2	4	6	0	0	0	0
December	4	-	1	2	3	0	2	0	0
January	1	-	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
February	2	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Conference	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Away	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Losses	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Month
November	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
December	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
January	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
February	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Walter Peggs Jr.

Bio

Game Log - Shooting

Game Log - Ball control

Game Log - Ball control extended

News mentions