Trent Perry

Last updated
Trent Perry
No. 1UCLA Bruins
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Harvard-Westlake School
(Los Angeles, California)
College
  • UCLA (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards

Trent Perry 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.

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Early life and high school

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 Game and was named California Mr. Basketball. [5] [6]

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. [7] 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. [8] [9] He later signed to play at UCLA. [10]

College career

Perry entered his freshman season with the UCLA Bruins as a reserve at guard. [11]

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