Javonte Perkins (born August 24, 1998) is an American professional

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player who is a free agent. He played

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for the Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm and the

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High school career

Perkins attended Clyde C. Miller Career Academy in

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. 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. As a senior, he averaged 20.8 points and 15.6 rebounds per game. Perkins competed for Gateway Basketball Club on the

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circuit.

College career

In his first two years of college basketball, Perkins played for

Southwestern Illinois College Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Comm ...

. As a freshman, he averaged 20 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, shooting 60.5 percent from the floor. He averaged 26.4 points per game as a sophomore, which ranked third in the nation among

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players. Perkins left as the program's all-time leading scorer. For his junior season, he committed to Saint Louis over two other

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offers, including Louisiana–Monroe. After struggling initially, Perkins was given an expanded role during

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play. In January 2020, he scored 25 points in consecutive games against

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and Davidson. On February 1, Perkins scored a season-high 33 points in a 78–73 win over Saint Joseph's. 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. On November 28, Perkins posted 32 points, including 26 in the second half, and five assists in an 85–81 victory over

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. 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.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Perkins joined the

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of the

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on October 29, 2023. However, he was waived on November 6. On October 28, 2024, Perkins joined the

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, but was waived on November 3.

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

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Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;",

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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

References

External links

Saint Louis Billikens bio
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