Trent Perry is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins.

Trent Perry
No. 1 – UCLA Bruins
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake School
(Los Angeles, California)
College
  • UCLA (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

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Perry grew up in West Covina, California and attended Harvard-Westlake School.[1][2] He was named the Mission League MVP at the end of his junior season.[3] 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.[4] Perry was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8] He later signed to play at UCLA.[9]

College career

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Perry entered his freshman season with the UCLA Bruins as a reserve at guard.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Woods, Erik (December 25, 2022). "Harvard Westlake guard Trent Perry: Mr. Underdog". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry shines in big hoop moments". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Lovi, Dan (April 26, 2024). "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry is the player of the year". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Southland stars Trent Perry, Carter Bryant chosen for McDonald's All-American game". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (October 13, 2023). "USC Trojans land touted basketball prospect Trent Perry". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 2, 2024). "Trent Perry decommits from USC after Andy Enfield's exit for SMU". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Evans, Luca (April 4, 2024). "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry waiting to hear from USC". The Orange County Register. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (May 8, 2024). "McDonald's All American point guard Trent Perry commits to UCLA". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
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