Darius Perry

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Darius Perry
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Perry with Louisville in 2018
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1999-03-13) March 13, 1999 (age 25)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career history
2022–2023 Hübner Nyíregyháza
2023–2024 Würzburg
2024 Promitheas Patras
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-AAC (2021)

Darius Perry (born March 13, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He has previously played college basketball for the UCF Knights of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), and the Louisville Cardinals.

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High school career

Perry played basketball for Mount Vernon Presbyterian School in Sandy Springs, Georgia as a freshman. For his sophomore season, he transferred to Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, and helped his team capture the Class 6A state title. [1] [2] As a junior, Perry averaged 15 points and 4.3 assists per game. [3] In his senior season, he averaged 20.2 points, 5.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game, and helped Wheeler reach the Class 6A state quarterfinals. [4] A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Louisville, choosing the Cardinals over an offer from Georgia, among others. [5]

College career

As a freshman at Louisville, Perry averaged 3.9 points and 1.5 assists per game. [6] He averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 assists per game as a sophomore. [7] On November 10, 2019, Perry recorded 10 points, 12 assists and five rebounds in a 78–55 win over Youngstown State. [8] On January 25, 2020, he had a season-high 19 points and five rebounds in an 80–62 win over Clemson. In his junior season, he averaged 5.2 points and 2.5 assists per game. After the season, Perry transferred to UCF. [9] On February 10, 2021, he posted a career-high 27 points in a 61–60 loss to Wichita State. [10] As a senior, Perry averaged 14.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, earning Third Team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) honors. He declared for the 2021 NBA draft before opting to return to UCF for his fifth season of eligibility, granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Louisville 36314.3.351.329.8641.21.5.6.13.9
2018–19 Louisville 331116.3.447.375.8101.41.5.4.05.4
2019–20 Louisville 312619.5.391.389.7501.52.5.5.05.2
2020–21 UCF 191331.7.405.383.8643.63.41.3.214.7
2021–22 UCF 302929.6.397.361.7253.94.41.6.211.8
Career1498221.1.399.368.8022.12.6.8.17.5

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References

  1. ↑ Preston Jr., Robert (January 12, 2016). "Darius Perry Helps Put Georgia Basketball on the National Stage". ITG Next. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Carter (October 22, 2014). "Perry ready for new role at Wheeler". HoopSeen. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Darius Perry shines but still remains humble". The Left Bench. March 25, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ Demling, Jody (August 9, 2018). "Chris Mack: Darius Perry getting "better and better"". 247Sports . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Daniels, Evan (August 16, 2016). "Four-star Darius Perry commits to Louisville". 247Sports . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ Lerner, Danielle (August 6, 2018). "Louisville basketball preview: Darius Perry will bring energy, defense". The Courier-Journal . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ Draut, Sam (October 13, 2019). "Perry starts to turn the corner". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  8. ↑ Lerner, Danielle (November 10, 2019). "Darius Perry doubles down at point guard, and Louisville is better for it". The Athletic . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Point guard Darius Perry, No. 21 in ESPN's transfer rankings, heads to Central Florida from Louisville". ESPN . April 20, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Darius Perry's Big Night Not Enough For UCF". Spectrum News 13 . Associated Press. February 10, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ Forcella, Daniel (July 1, 2021). "Darius Perry to Return to UCF for 2021-22 Season". UCF Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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