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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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42 Jaylen Peterson

42 Jaylen Peterson

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Stone Mountain, Ga.
  • Previous School:
    Greenforest-McCalep Christian

Summary

Biography

At Presbyterian -
2025-26: Big South Defensive Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-Big South selection....Finished tied for fifth in the Big South in blocked shots (1.5 blocks per game)...Started all 33 of Presbyterian's games...Recorded 16 double-figure scoring games, 4 20-point scoring games, 10 double-figure rebounds double-figure rebounds games, and four double-doubles...Led the Blue Hose in scoring five times, and rebounding nine times...Scored a game-high 20 points which included connecting on the game tying and game winning free throws with four seconds on the clock in the road win at UNC Asheville (Feb. 14)...Grabbed 17 rebounds, which is tied for the fourth most rebounds in a single game in Presbyterian's DI era, in the win over Bluefield (Nov. 5)...Scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against East Carolina (Nov. 17)...Set a career-high in points in the second straight game with 22 points (shooting 10-for-14 from the field), shot and made his first career three-point field goal while grabbing eight rebounds at Manhattan (Dec. 21)...Recorded his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win over USC Upstate (Jan. 3)...Tallied his second 20-point scoring game of the season with 21 points (shooting 7-for-9 from the field) at Longwood (Jan. 10)...Scored all 18 of his points in the second half in the win at Gardner-Webb (Jan. 17)...Collected his second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Charleston Southern (Jan. 21)...One of the best performances of his career with 18 points (7-for-11 from the field), 10 rebounds and a school-record tying six blocked shots against Radford (Jan. 31)...Recorded a double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocked shots in the win over Gardner-Webb (Feb. 7)...Double-double with 20 points (8-for-13 shooting from the field) with 13 rebounds in the Big South Tournament quarterfinals win over Radford (March 6).  

2024-25: Set Presbyterian's Division I era record for blocks in a season with Big South leading 52 blocked shots...Played an integral role in helping the Blue Hose earn a postseason tournament bid (CBI), the highest Big South Tournament seed in the program's history, and the Axe'Em Classic title...Recorded four double-figure scoring games and two double-doubles...Recorded six blocked shots at Winthrop (Jan. 29), which is tied for the highest single game blocks tally in the Big South this season...Nearly recorded a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds at USC Upstate (Jan. 8)...Collected his fourth double-figure rebounds game of the season with 10 boards against Manhattan (Dec. 21)...Solid all-around game at Miami (Dec. 15) with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots...Posted his second double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Columbia College (Dec. 11)...Tallied his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 27)...Had one of the best games of his career with his first career double-digits rebounds performance with 12 boards (with 7 offensive rebounds) while scoring eight points in the win over Monmouth (Nov. 23)...Recorded his first career double-figure scoring game with 11 points (5-for-8 shooting from the field) at Kennesaw State (Nov. 16)...Made his first career start in Presbyterian's season opening game at Charlotte (Nov. 4)...Scored 9 points (4-for-4 shooting from the field) with three blocked shots in the win over Charleston Southern (Jan. 22)...Grabbed 12 rebounds while scoring eight points with three assists against High Point (Feb. 1). 

2023-24: Redshirted

2022-23: Grabbed nine rebounds in 14 minutes of action off the bench in the win over Carolina University (November 7)...Connected on his first career free throw in the win over Allen (December 19)...Provided the Blue Hose with a quality eight minutes of play off the bench against Longwood (January 21)...Solid performance in nine minutes of action off the bench at UNC Asheville (January 25)...Saw action in 14 games. 

Prep: Helped lead Greenforest-McCalep Christian to the Georgia 1A private school state championship in 2022...Earned First Team All-State honors as a senior...For the 2021-22 season, Peterson averaged 13.5 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks per game...Was a team captain as a senior...Played AAU for Team Forrest.
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 200 lbs
    14
  • 42

    2025-26Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 210 lbs
    42