Kendrick Perry

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Kendrick Perry
No. 55–Unicaja
Position Point guard
League Liga ACB
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1992-12-23) December 23, 1992 (age 32)
Ocoee, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Montenegrin
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Edgewater (Orlando, Florida)
College Youngstown State (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Sydney Kings
2015 Iowa Energy
2015–2016 Körmend
2016–2017 Karpoš Sokoli
2017–2018 Szolnoki Olaj
2018–2019 Nizhny Novgorod
2019 Metropolitans 92
2019–2020 Mega Bemax
2020–2021 Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022 Panathinaikos
2022 Budućnost VOLI
2022–present Unicaja
Career highlights and awards

Kendrick Perry (born December 23, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB and the FIBA Champions League. He played college basketball at Youngstown State University.

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High school career

Perry attended Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida where he was a three-year letter winner and a two-time captain. As a senior, he averaged 16 points and eight assists per game, helping Edgewater to the FHSAA District 6A-4 championship. He was a second-team Class 6A selection by the Florida Sports Writers and a third-team choice by FloridaHoops.com. He was also first-team all-area and all-metro area selection. [1]

College career

In his freshman season at Youngstown State, Perry scored in double figures in 15 games with a then career-high 21-point performance against Loyola on January 27, 2011. In 30 games (23 starts), he averaged 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 29.2 minutes per game. [1] [2]

In his sophomore season, he was named to the All-Horizon League first team and the NABC All-District second team. In 31 games (all starts), he averaged 16.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.4 steals in 34.8 minutes per game. [1] [2]

In his junior season, he was named to the All-Horizon League first team and the NABC All-District first team. In 30 games (29 starts), he averaged 17.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals in 35.4 minutes per game. [1] [2]

In his senior season, he was named to the All-Horizon League first team for the third year in a row. [3] He was also named to the NABC All-District first team and the Capital One Academic All-America second team. On March 4, 2014, he tied a career-high 35 points in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament against Oakland. In 32 games (all starts), he averaged 21.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.4 steals in 36.5 minutes per game. [1] [2]

Professional career

2014–15 season

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Perry joined the Orlando Magic for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [4] On July 23, 2014, he signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2014–15 NBL season. [5] In 28 games for the Kings, Perry averaged 10.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. [6]

On March 19, 2015, Perry was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. [7] He made his debut for the Energy the following day, scoring two points in 15 minutes of action in a win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [8]

Europe

On August 12, 2015, Perry signed with BC Körmend of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. [9]

On September 6, 2016, Perry signed with Macedonian club Karpoš Sokoli for the 2016–17 season. [10] On July 3, 2018, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod. [11] On July 20, 2019, he has signed with Levallois Metropolitans of the LNB Pro A. [12]

On December 18, 2019, Perry signed with Mega Bemax of the ABA League. [13] On May 22, 2020, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija. [14]

On June 30, 2021, he signed with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. [15] In 19 EuroLeague games, Perry played 16.4 minutes per contest and averaged a paltry 4.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists, shooting with 32.1% from the field and 32.6% from beyond the 3-point arc.

On January 23, 2022, Perry transferred from Panathinaikos to the Montenegrin club Budućnost VOLI for the rest of the season.

On June 13, 2022, Perry signed with Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB. [16] In December 2024, Perry and the team reached an agreement for a contract extension until 2027. [17]

Personal

Perry is the son of Deborah and Aubrey Perry Jr., and has a brother also named Aubrey. [1]

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  5. ↑ "KINGS SIGN EXPLOSIVE POINT GUARD". NBL.com.au. July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
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  8. ↑ Fort Wayne Mad Ants @ Iowa Energy – March 20, 2015
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  13. ↑ "Kendrick Perry is the new Mega Bemax reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "Kendrick Perry joins Cedevita Olimpija". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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  16. ↑ "Kendrick Perry, un base explosivo para el Unicaja / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto". www.unicajabaloncesto.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  17. ↑ "Kendrick Perry extended his contract with Unicaja until 2027". Eurohoops. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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