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Travis Perry
Name
Travis Perry
Position
Guard
Class
FR
Hometown (Last School)
Eddyville, KY (Lyon County)
Ht
6'1"
Wt
188
Seasons
2024-25
Birthday
March 16, 2005

PERSONAL:
Born April 20 in Lexington, Kentucky … Parents are Jami and Ryan Perry … Has three siblings, Lilly, Maddie and Parker … His most memorable moment as a basketball player is winning the KHSAA State Championship in Rupp Arena with his father as the head coach … Lists golf as a favorite activity away from the court … Favorite foods are watermelon or chicken alfredo … Dunked for the first time in ninth grade at his high school gym … Invisibility would be the superpower he would choose … Lists Step Brothers and Talladega Nights as favorite movies, while The Last Dance is his favorite TV show … Chose No. 11 because John Wall wore it at Kentucky … Michael Jordan is his all-time favorite basketball player … His favorite UK players are John Wall, Tyler Herro and Mark Pope.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Capped his high school career as the all-time leading scorer in the state of Kentucky … Scored 5,381 career points, which is also the seventh-most all-time in the country per the MaxPreps National High School Basketball Record Book … Perry is the only player in state history to eclipse 5,000 career points … He ranks No. 2 for all-time 3-pointers with 712 made from long range during his Lyon County career … Perry also ranked second all-time with 1,918 career made field goals … His 933 free throws ranks No. 10 … Perry forced 650 career steals which ranks No. 9 all-time … Perry ranks No. 1 in the Kentucky state record books for all five categories … He led Lyon County to a state championship in 2024 … Was named the Sweet 16’s MVP … He averaged 32.2 points, 6.2 boards, 5.8 assists and 4.7 steals per game as a senior … Perry was the 2024 Mr. Kentucky Basketball … He is a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year … Scored in double-figures in 196 of 201 career games played … As a junior, Perry averaged 31.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game … Finished his high school career with a 4.0 grade-point average … A four-star prospect, ranked as high as 75th by Rivals, while ESPN and 247Sports list him at 77th.

College Statistics:

NCAA

SeasonTeamMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kentucky29925801856162081829182111184319.631.2580.0032.140.80.60.40.02.7
Total-29925801856162081829182111184319.631.2580.0032.140.80.60.40.02.7

Career Totals

SeasonMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024-2529925801856162081829182111184319.631.2580.0032.140.80.60.40.02.7
Total29925801856162081829182111184319.631.2580.0032.140.80.60.40.02.7

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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