Javonte Perkins Explained

Javonte Perkins
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:215
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:24 August 1998
High School:Miller Career Academy
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College:
Draft Year:2023
Highlights:
  • 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 college 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]

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Louis| 31 || 1 || 27.3 || .443 || .351 || .768 || 3.5 || .7 || .8 || .3 || 15.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Louis| 21 || 21 || 30.5 || .465 || .376 || .866 || 3.9 || 1.8 || .7 || .5 || 17.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Louis| 33 || 33 || 22.6 || .420 || .361 || .815 || 1.9 || .5 || .5 || .2 || 10.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 85 || 55 || 26.2 || .442 || .362 || .801 || 3.0 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 14.0

JUCO

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Southwestern Illinois| 28 || 27 || — || .605 || .426 || .814 || 6.9 || 1.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 20.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Southwestern Illinois| 27 || 27 || — || .537 || .360 || .797 || 7.9 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .4 || 26.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 55 || 54 || — || .567 || .383 || .803 || 7.4 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .3 || 23.2

Personal life

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External links

Notes and References

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