Javonte Perkins

Javonte Perkins
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1998-08-24) August 24, 1998 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMiller Career Academy
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2021)
  • Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2020)
  • Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year (2020)

Javonte Perkins (born August 24, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. He played college basketball for the Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm and the Saint Louis Billikens.

High school career

Perkins attended Clyde C. Miller Career Academy in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] He averaged 15.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a junior, leading the team to a 21–5 record.[2] As a senior, he averaged 20.8 points and 15.6 rebounds per game.[3] Perkins competed for Gateway Basketball Club on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[4]

College career

In his first two years of college basketball, Perkins played for Southwestern Illinois College. As a freshman, he averaged 20 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, shooting 60.5 percent from the floor.[3] He averaged 26.4 points per game as a sophomore, which ranked third in the nation among junior college players. Perkins left as the program's all-time leading scorer.[5] For his junior season, he committed to Saint Louis over two other NCAA Division I offers, including Louisiana–Monroe.[6][7] After struggling initially, Perkins was given an expanded role during Atlantic 10 Conference play.[8][9][10] In January 2020, he scored 25 points in consecutive games against Dayton and Davidson. On February 1, Perkins scored a season-high 33 points in a 78–73 win over Saint Joseph's.[11] As a junior, he averaged 15 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, earning Third Team All-Atlantic 10 and Sixth Man of the Year honors.[12] On November 28, Perkins posted 32 points, including 26 in the second half, and five assists in an 85–81 victory over LSU.[13] As a senior during the 2020-2021 season he averaged 17.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Perkins was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10. He missed the entire 2021-2022 season due to a torn ACL. Following the season, he announced he was taking advantage of the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wil return for the 2022-2023 season as a redshirt graduate athlete.[14]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Perkins joined the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League on October 29, 2023.[15] However, he was waived on November 6.[16]

On October 28, 2024, Perkins joined the Memphis Hustle,[17] but was waived on November 3.[18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

NCAA Division I

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Saint Louis 31 1 27.3 .443 .351 .768 3.5 .7 .8 .3 15.0
2020–21 Saint Louis 21 21 30.5 .465 .376 .866 3.9 1.8 .7 .5 17.1
2022–23 Saint Louis 33 33 22.6 .420 .361 .815 1.9 .5 .5 .2 10.9
Career 85 55 26.2 .442 .362 .801 3.0 .9 .6 .3 14.0

JUCO

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Southwestern Illinois 28 27 — .605 .426 .814 6.9 1.8 1.1 .2 20.0
2018–19 Southwestern Illinois 27 27 — .537 .360 .797 7.9 2.7 1.1 .4 26.4
Career 55 54 — .567 .383 .803 7.4 2.2 1.1 .3 23.2

Personal life

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References

  1. ^ Kvidahl, David (March 9, 2015). "Miller Career, Perkins prep for rematch with Soldan". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Prep Athlete of the Week: Javonte Perkins, Miller Career Academy - Boys Basketball". St. Louis American. December 16, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Perkins Signs with SLU". Saint Louis Athletics. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Austin Jr., Earl (April 19, 2016). "Recruiting Report: Javonte Perkins (2017)". Prep Hoops. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Durando, Stu (September 16, 2019). "SLU's Perkins preparing for transition from JUCO to Division I". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Burg, Aaron (November 26, 2018). "SLU: Travis Ford Continues Local Pursuit Signing Javonte Perkins to 2019-20 Class". A10 Talk. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Durando, Stu (February 26, 2020). "Perkins' scoring soars to new heights with Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Chapley, Carter (January 16, 2020). "Settling into his new world, Javonte Perkins is starting to live up to the hype". ScoopsWithDannyMac.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Durando, Stu (January 26, 2020). "Javonte Perkins emerges as SLU's most versatile and dangerous scorer". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Hochman, Benjamin (March 10, 2020). "Hochman: Let's take a moment to appreciate the ascension of SLU's Javonte Perkins". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Callahan, Kevin (February 2, 2020). "Perkins scores 33, saves SLU at St. Joseph's". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  12. ^ Bennett, Brian (September 24, 2020). "Great expectations: Saint Louis, Travis Ford aren't backing down from them". The Athletic. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Frederickson, Ben (November 29, 2020). "BenFred: Perkins is peaking at the perfect time, and that's bad news for every SLU Billikens opponent". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  14. ^ Durando, Stu (March 10, 2021). "Goodwin, Perkins get A-10 all-conference honors". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "College Park Skyhawks Finalize Training Camp Schedule and Roster". NBA.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  16. ^ "2023-2024 College Park Skyhawks Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "Memphis Hustle announce 2024–25 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "2024-2025 Memphis Hustle Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  19. ^ Cusumano, Frank; Miller, Corey (March 19, 2020). "'That's just my mom': The woman behind SLU's top scorer". KSDK. Retrieved November 28, 2020.