London Tyus Perrantes Jr. (born October 3, 1994) is an American professional
basketball
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player for
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...
of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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. He played
college basketball
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for the
Virginia Cavaliers
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.
High school career
Perrantes attended
Crespi Carmelite High School
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The ...
, where he was coached by Russell White. Perrantes developed his signature calm, deliberate playing style after competing against older players. He was noticed by
Washington State
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football player Nico Grasu, who alerted the university's basketball coach,
Tony Bennett
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. When Bennett was hired by Virginia, Perrantes committed to play for him, turning down an offer from
USC
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after
Kevin O'Neill was released as coach.
As a senior, he averaged 19.9 points and 5.8 assists per game and was named ''L.A. Daily News'' Player of the Year and ''L.A. Times'' All-Area First Team. He was ranked No. 86 on ESPN's Top 100 recruiting list for 2013.
College career
As a freshman, Perrantes helped lead Virginia to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in 19 years while starting 33 games and shooting 44% from behind the arc. On the season, he averaged 5.5 points and a team-high 3.8 assists per game. He was suspended the first game of his sophomore season for violating undisclosed team rules. He scored a career-high 26 points in a match against
Miami
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on January 1, 2015.
Perrantes broke his nose and suffered a mild concussion after colliding with
Malcolm Brogdon
Malcolm Moses Adams Brogdon (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers under Tony Bennett. A ...
in a win against
Florida State
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on February 22. He averaged 6.4 points and 4.6 assists per game as a sophomore, helping to propel the Cavaliers to a 30–4 record and second straight
Atlantic Coast Conference
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regular-season title.
![London Perrantes in NCAA Tournament](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/London_Perrantes_in_NCAA_Tournament.jpg)
As a junior, Perrantes became more of a vocal leader on the team, identifying himself as the player who picked the team up when it was dragging. He hit a career-high seven three-pointers to go along with 22 points in a loss to
Virginia Tech
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on January 4, 2016. Perrantes scored 16 points with four 3-pointers in a 73–65 win against
Syracuse
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*Syracuse, New York
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*Syracuse, Indiana
* Syracuse, Kansas
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on January 24. Perrantes averaged 11.0 points, 4.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds
per game, shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 48.8 percent from 3-point range and 80.3 percent from the free-throw line. He was named honorable mention All-ACC by the media and coaches.
"He just stirred the pot," coach Bennett said of Perrantes in 2016. "He made everything kind of work out. He got guys the ball. He understood it."
As a senior, Perrantes was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference.
His season ended with a 65–39 loss to
Florida
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in the NCAA Tournament. Perrantes averaged 12.7 points and 3.8 assists per game. He tied a program record with 138 games played and scored 1,225 points in his Virginia career.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2017 NBA Draft
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...
, Perrantes signed a summer league deal with the
Miami Heat
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. On August 23, 2017, Perrantes signed with the
San Antonio Spurs
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. He was waived before the season began on October 12, 2017. On October 18, 2017, Perrantes signed a
two-way contract
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with the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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. That meant throughout the rest of that season, he had split his playing time between the Cavaliers and their
NBA G League
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affiliate, the
Canton Charge
The Cleveland Charge are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cleveland, Ohio, and are affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team plays its home games at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland.
The f ...
.
Perrantes would make his NBA debut on December 12, playing three minutes in a 123–114 win over the
Atlanta Hawks
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. The Cavaliers made it to the
2018 NBA Finals
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, but lost 4-0 to the
Golden State Warriors
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. On June 12, 2018, Perrantes was waived by the Cavaliers.
On July 23, 2018, Perrantes signed a one-year deal with French side
Limoges
Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...
. On November 16, 2018, Perrantes was released by
Limoges CSP
Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges.
History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
.
On November 18, 2018, Perrantes joined
Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 19 ...
.
On June 25, 2019, Perrantes joined the
New Orleans Pelicans
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for the
2019 NBA Summer League
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.
On September 12, 2019, Perrantes joined the
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
for training camp, but was later waived by the Trail Blazers on October 18.
On November 11, 2019, Perrantes joined the
Bahçeşehir Basketbol.
On January 21, 2020, the
Capital City Go-Go
The Capital City Go-Go is an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Washington, D.C., and are affiliated with the Washington Wizards. The Go-Go play their home games at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports ...
announced that they had acquired Perrantes from Canton Charge in exchange for the returning right to
Gabe York
Gabe York (born August 2, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, earning second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a ...
.
On December 18, 2020, Perrantes was signed by the
San Antonio Spurs
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, and was then waived the next day. He was then added to the Spurs' G League affiliate, the
Austin Spurs
The Austin Spurs are an American basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the postseason in ...
.
On August 22, 2021, he signed with
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...
of the
Israeli Premier League
The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...
.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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Cleveland
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References
External links
Official websiteVirginia Cavaliers bio
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1994 births
Living people
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in France
American men's basketball players
Austin Spurs players
Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players
Basketball players from Los Angeles
Canton Charge players
Capital City Go-Go players
Cholet Basket players
Cleveland Cavaliers players
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players
Limoges CSP players
Point guards
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players