No. 1 โ UCLA Bruins | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | (2005-01-08) January 8, 2005 (age 19) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, California) |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Trent Perry (born January 8, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He was named a McDonald's All-American and voted California Mr. Basketball as a senior in high school in 2024.
Early life and high school
Perry grew up in West Covina, California and attended Harvard-Westlake School. He was named the Mission League MVP at the end of his junior season. As a senior, Perry averaged 18.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game and was named the California Gatorade Player of the Year and repeated as Mission League MVP. Perry was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Game and was named California Mr. Basketball.
Perry was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at USC over offers from Stanford, Gonzaga, Oregon, Colorado, and TCU. He decommitted from USC on April 2, 2024, after USC head coach Andy Enfield would be leaving the program to become the head coach at SMU. He later signed to play at UCLA.
College career
Perry entered his freshman season with the UCLA Bruins as a reserve at guard.
References
- ^ "Trent Perry - NBADraft.net". NBADraft.net. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- Woods, Erik (December 25, 2022). "Harvard Westlake guard Trent Perry: Mr. Underdog". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry shines in big hoop moments". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- "All-league boys basketball teams: Trent Perry, Nasir Meyer, Andrew Meadow earn MVP honors". Los Angeles Daily News. March 15, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- Lovi, Dan (April 26, 2024). "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry is the player of the year". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- "Southland stars Trent Perry, Carter Bryant chosen for McDonald's All-American game". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- Flores, Ronnie (May 13, 2024). "2023-24 High School All-American Elite Team". BallIsLife.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (October 13, 2023). "USC Trojans land touted basketball prospect Trent Perry". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- Givony, Jonathan (April 2, 2024). "Trent Perry decommits from USC after Andy Enfield's exit for SMU". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- Evans, Luca (April 4, 2024). "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry waiting to hear from USC". The Orange County Register. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (May 8, 2024). "McDonald's All American point guard Trent Perry commits to UCLA". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- Bolch, Ben (November 3, 2024). "No stars, just talent? UCLA basketball hopes an ensemble cast can put it back on top". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 4, 2024.