Trent Perry

Trent Perry
Perry shooting with UCLA in 2026
No. 0 – UCLA Bruins
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2005-01-08) January 8, 2005 (age 21)
West Covina, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake School
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeUCLA (2024–present)
Career highlights

Trent Perry (born January 8, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. He was named a McDonald's All-American and voted California Mr. Basketball as a senior in high school in 2024.

Early life

Perry was born and raised in West Covina, California, and attended Harvard-Westlake School. He was named the Mission League MVP at the end of his junior season. As a senior, Perry averaged 18.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game and was named the California Gatorade Player of the Year and repeated as Mission League MVP. Perry was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Game and was named California Mr. Basketball.

College career

Perry was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball for USC over offers from Stanford, Gonzaga, Oregon, Colorado, and TCU. He decommitted from USC on April 2, 2024, after head coach Andy Enfield left the program for SMU. Perry later signed to play at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Perry entered his freshman season with the Bruins as a reserve at guard. As a sophomore in 2025–26, he scored 22 of his career-high 30 points in the second half of a 71–60 win over Penn State. In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, he had 22 points, including six free throws in the final 36 seconds, to help sixth-seed UCLA defeat third-seed Michigan State 88–84.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024–25 UCLA 32011.3.369.343.8631.7.7.6.13.7
2025–26 UCLA 352429.9.436.392.8583.02.8.9.112.6
Career 672421.1.421.381.8592.41.8.8.18.3

References

  1. 1 2 "Trent Perry - NBADraft.net". NBADraft.net. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Trent Perry". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Woods, Erik (December 25, 2022). "Harvard Westlake guard Trent Perry: Mr. Underdog". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry shines in big hoop moments". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ "All-league boys basketball teams: Trent Perry, Nasir Meyer, Andrew Meadow earn MVP honors". Los Angeles Daily News. March 15, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ Lovi, Dan (April 26, 2024). "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry is the player of the year". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Southland stars Trent Perry, Carter Bryant chosen for McDonald's All-American game". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Flores, Ronnie (May 13, 2024). "2023-24 High School All-American Elite Team". BallIsLife.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (October 13, 2023). "USC Trojans land touted basketball prospect Trent Perry". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ Givony, Jonathan (April 2, 2024). "Trent Perry decommits from USC after Andy Enfield's exit for SMU". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  11. ↑ Evans, Luca (April 4, 2024). "Harvard-Westlake's Trent Perry waiting to hear from USC". The Orange County Register. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  12. ↑ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (May 8, 2024). "McDonald's All American point guard Trent Perry commits to UCLA". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ Bolch, Ben (November 3, 2024). "No stars, just talent? UCLA basketball hopes an ensemble cast can put it back on top". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ Bolch, Ben (January 14, 2026). "Trent Perry's big second half lifts UCLA over Penn State". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  15. ↑ Bolch, Ben (March 13, 2026). "UCLA withstands loss of Tyler Bilodeau to beat Michigan State". California Post. Retrieved March 13, 2026.