Darius Perry (born March 13, 1999) is an American

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player for Würzburg Baskets of the

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. He has previously played college basketball for the UCF Knights of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), and the

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High school career

Perry played basketball for

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School The Mount Vernon School (MVPS or MV) is a private, Christian, (Presbyterian), independent, coeducational day school in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, with an Atlanta postal address. It was founded in 1972. The Mount Vernon School is also kn ...

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as a freshman. For his sophomore season, he transferred to Wheeler High School in

Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...

, and helped his team capture the Class 6A state title. As a junior, Perry averaged 15 points and 4.3 assists per game. In his senior season, he averaged 20.2 points, 5.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game, and helped Wheeler reach the Class 6A state quarterfinals. A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Louisville, choosing the Cardinals over an offer from Georgia, among others.

College career

As a freshman at Louisville, Perry averaged 3.9 points and 1.5 assists per game. He averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 assists per game as a sophomore. On November 10, 2019, Perry recorded 10 points, 12 assists and five rebounds in a 78–55 win over

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. On January 25, 2020, he had a season-high 19 points and five rebounds in an 80–62 win over Clemson. In his junior season, he averaged 5.2 points and 2.5 assists per game. After the season, Perry transferred to

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. On February 10, 2021, he posted a career-high 27 points in a 61–60 loss to

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. As a senior, Perry averaged 14.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, earning Third Team All- American Athletic Conference (AAC) honors. He declared for the

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before opting to return to UCF for his fifth season of eligibility, granted by the NCAA due to the

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Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Louisville , 36 , , 3 , , 14.3 , , .351 , , .329 , , .864 , , 1.2 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Louisville , 33 , , 11 , , 16.3 , , .447 , , .375 , , .810 , , 1.4 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .0 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Louisville , 31 , , 26 , , 19.5 , , .391 , , .389 , , .750 , , 1.5 , , 2.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 19 , , 13 , , 31.7 , , .405 , , .383 , , .864 , , 3.6 , , 3.4 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 29 , , 29.6 , , .397 , , .361 , , .725 , , 3.9 , , 4.4 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 11.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 149 , , 82 , , 21.1 , , .399 , , .368 , , .802 , , 2.1 , , 2.6 , , .8 , , .1 , , 7.5

References

External links

UCF Knights bioLouisville Cardinals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Darius 1999 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Marietta, Georgia Point guards Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players Würzburg Baskets players UCF Knights men's basketball players