St. John's University Athletics
Rayven Peeples Signs Professional Contract in England
8/29/2023 12:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Former Red Storm forward will play for Leicester Riders
QUEENS, N.Y.– Former St. John's women's basketball forward Rayven Peeples signed a professional contract with the Leicester Riders in England.
Peeples will join the Riders roster for the upcoming Women's British Basketball League (WBBL) season.
The former Johnnie enters the professional ranks after making her mark during three seasons with the Red Storm. The forward finishes her career as the program's all-time leader in field goal percentage with an impressive mark of 59.6 percent.
An efficient shooter, the post player holds three of the top four spots for best field goal percentage in a single season. During her first year with the program in 2020-21, Peeples shot 61.7 percent from the field, the top mark all-time in Red Storm women's basketball history.
A remarkable rebounder, the Detroit, Mich., native ranked sixth in the BIG EAST, averaging 8.7 boards per game. Peeples collected 278 total rebounds during the 2022-23 campaign, which ranks sixth in St. John's history. The redshirt senior logged double-figures in rebounding in 12 games, including matching a career-high 17 boards against Temple on Nov. 17.
A stellar defender, Peeples ranked sixth in the conference blocks tallying 1.2 per game in 32 starts for the Red Storm.
Prior to coming to St. John's, Peeples spent one season apiece at Northwest Florida and North Carolina A&T.
Peeples becomes the third graduate of last year's NCAA Tournament squad to sign a professional contract in Europe, joining Jayla Everett and Kadaja Bailey.
