Javonte Perkins

Javonte Perkins (born August 24) is an American college basketball player for the Saint Louis Billikens of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). He previously played for the Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm.

Javonte Perkins
No. 3 – Saint Louis Billikens
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueAtlantic 10 Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolMiller Career Academy
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2020)
  • Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year (2020)

High school career

Perkins attended Clyde C. Miller Career Academy in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] 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 to a 21–5 record.[2] As a senior, he averaged 20.8 points and 15.6 rebounds per game.[3] Perkins competed for Gateway Basketball Club on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[4]

College career

In his first two years of college basketball, Perkins played for Southwestern Illinois College. As a freshman, he averaged 20 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, shooting 60.5 percent from the floor.[3] He averaged 26.4 points per game as a sophomore, which ranked third in the nation among junior college players. Perkins left as the program's all-time leading scorer.[5] For his junior season, he committed to Saint Louis over two other NCAA Division I offers, including Louisiana–Monroe.[6][7] After struggling initially, Perkins was given an expanded role during Atlantic 10 Conference play.[8][9][10] In January 2020, he scored 25 points in consecutive games against Dayton and Davidson. On February 1, Perkins scored a season-high 33 points in a 78–73 win over Saint Joseph's.[11] 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.[12] On November 28, Perkins posted 32 points, including 26 in the second half, and five assists in an 85–81 victory over LSU.[13]

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

NCAA Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Saint Louis 31127.3.443.351.7683.5.7.8.315.0

JUCO
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Southwestern Illinois 2827—.605.426.8146.91.81.1.220.0
2018–19 Southwestern Illinois 2727—.537.360.7977.92.71.1.426.4
Career 5554—.567.383.8037.42.21.1.323.2

Personal life

Perkins' mother, Eileen Stokes, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008.[14]

References
  1. Kvidahl, David (March 9, 2015). "Miller Career, Perkins prep for rematch with Soldan". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. "Prep Athlete of the Week: Javonte Perkins, Miller Career Academy - Boys Basketball". St. Louis American. December 16, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. "Perkins Signs with SLU". Saint Louis Athletics. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. Austin Jr., Earl (April 19, 2016). "Recruiting Report: Javonte Perkins (2017)". Prep Hoops. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. Durando, Stu (September 16, 2019). "SLU's Perkins preparing for transition from JUCO to Division I". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  6. Burg, Aaron (November 26, 2018). "SLU: Travis Ford Continues Local Pursuit Signing Javonte Perkins to 2019-20 Class". A10 Talk. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. Durando, Stu (February 26, 2020). "Perkins' scoring soars to new heights with Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. Chapley, Carter (January 16, 2020). "Settling into his new world, Javonte Perkins is starting to live up to the hype". Scoops with Danny Mac. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  9. Durando, Stu (January 26, 2020). "Javonte Perkins emerges as SLU's most versatile and dangerous scorer". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  10. Hochman, Benjamin (March 10, 2020). "Hochman: Let's take a moment to appreciate the ascension of SLU's Javonte Perkins". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  11. Callahan, Kevin (February 2, 2020). "Perkins scores 33, saves SLU at St. Joseph's". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  12. Bennett, Brian (September 24, 2020). "Great expectations: Saint Louis, Travis Ford aren't backing down from them". The Athletic. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  13. Frederickson, Ben (November 29, 2020). "BenFred: Perkins is peaking at the perfect time, and that's bad news for every SLU Billikens opponent". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  14. Cusumano, Frank; Miller, Corey (March 19, 2020). "'That's just my mom': The woman behind SLU's top scorer". KSDK. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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