Career: Perry has played in 113 games (69 as a starter) to become just the 24th player in school history to hit the century mark (he now ranks 14th). He is currently 10th on EWU’s all-time career 3-point percentage list at 41.3 percent (150-of-363), and has averaged 5.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game (total of 235) with 57 total steals. He has a total of 16 career games scoring in double figures. He’s led Eastern in single games in scoring (1 time), assists (17), steals (14) and rebounding (1).
NCAA/CBI Tournament Experience: Perry started and played 23 minutes in Eastern’s 93-84 loss to 12th-ranked and third-seeded Kansas on March 20, 2021, in the NCAA Tournament. He didn’t score, but had two assists and a rebound. His debut season in 2017-18 ended with four points in 26 minutes of action in EWU’s loss to Utah Valley in the College Basketball Invitational.
Big Sky Tournament Experience: He’s played in nine career games in the Big Sky Conference Championships, including three starts and an average of 24.4 minutes during EWU’s run to the title in the 2020-21 season. He averaged 3.7 points, 1.3 assists and 1.0 rebounds, including nine points in the title game against Montana State (3/13/21) when he hit a pair of 3-point shots. His previous six games in the Big Sky tourney came in appearances in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons when the Eagles advanced to the championship game. He averaged 29.0 minutes, 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in those six contests, with three steals. He had 14 points and a pair of rebounds in his tourney debut against Portland State in a 2018 quarterfinal victory. He scored three points with three rebounds in a semifinal win over Southern Utah, then had nine points and three boards in a championship game loss to Montana.
2020-21: Selected to the Winter Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the fourth-consecutive year. Perry averaged 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while sinking 22-of-44 3-point shots (.500) to equal the third-best mark in school history. He missed four games from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, but played in 20 games in 2020-21 (eight as a starter). He ended the regular season versus Idaho State (3/5/21) on “Senior Day” with 11 points, scoring in double figures for the first and only time in the season. It was the first time he’s scored in double figures in 25 games and the most since he scored 13 versus Northern Arizona on Feb. 22, 2020. He sank 3-of-4 3-pointers (4-of-6 overall) and equaled his career high with three steals, and matched his season-high of nine points in the first half alone. In an 82-76 win at Northern Colorado (1/23/21), he helped spark the Eagles in the second half with eight points as he sank both of the 3-pointers he attempted and had a team-high three steals in the game. He hit a key 3-pointer in the second half in a 93-77 win at Montana State (2/11/21) to give EWU its largest lead of the night at 73-63.
2019-20: Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the third-straight year. Perry, who missed five games in November and early December with a high ankle sprain, was selected as the team’s Most Improved Player in the 2019-20 season. He returned to the starting lineup after his injury and averaged 6.2 points and 2.5 assists for the season. In league only games, he ranked 14th in the Big Sky in assists (2.7) and 11th in 3-pointers made per game (1.7). He hit a 3-pointer – the 100th of his career -- to give EWU the lead for good in a 78-75 victory at Idaho on Jan. 16. He made five 3-pointers in the second half to finish with 15 points in a 77-66 win at Northern Arizona on Feb. 3, coming three points from his career high. He scored 13 points in the second game versus NAU on Feb. 22. Perry started EWU’s Big Sky Conference opener on Dec. 28 versus Weber State in a 79-77 road win, then scored 10 in a loss at Idaho State. He also had 10 versus Portland State on Feb. 15.
2018-19: Earned Big Sky Conference All-Academic honors. Perry started 11 of 32 games and averaged 4.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He had 12 points with four 3-pointers and four assists in a 91-62 victory over Idaho State (3/7/19), then had six points and six assists versus Weber State (3/9/19). Perry hadn't scored at least 10 since Montana (1/10/19) when he hit all four of his 3-point attempts to finish with 12 points in a 78-71 Eagle win. He had four assists in a 68-66 win over Portland State (3/2/19), including a drive and dish to Kim Aiken Jr. for a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. That game-winning play ended up No. 6 that night on ESPN’s “Plays of the Day” as EWU ended PSU’s six-game winning streak.
2017-18: Was named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. Perry made 56 3-pointers to rank 19th in school history. He ranked sixth in the Big Sky Conference in 3-point shooting overall at 43.1 percent (56-of-130), including 31-of-75 (41.3 percent) in league games only to rank 12th. On the season he played in all 35 games (27 as a starter), and averaged 6.8 points and 2.4 assists per game while making 45.1 percent from the field overall. During Eastern’s eight-game winning streak from Feb. 15 to March 9, Perry averaged 9.9 points on 25-of-49 shooting from the field (51.0 percent) and 23-of-42 from the 3-point line (54.8 percent). He started EWU’s last 27 games, and scored in double figures in seven total games in 2017-18 (four during a six-game span from Feb. 17 to March 8). He had a 14-point performance on 5-of-9 shooting from the field in a victory over Portland State (3/8/18) in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. One game prior, he had a career-high 18-point performance against Northern Arizona (3/3/18) in which he made a career-high six 3-pointers in nine attempts. He also had a 15-point performance against Idaho State (2/24/18) with five 3-pointers, and a career-high eight rebounds one game earlier at Weber State (2/22/18). He also had 11 points and five assists against Montana State (2/17/18). He had a 14-point, six-assist effort in EWU’s 82-67 win over Sacramento State (1/6/18), and had his first two double-figure scoring performances of the season with 13 at South Dakota (11/10/17) and 17 two nights later at Wyoming (11/12/17) when he also had a season-high seven assists. His clutch 3-pointer with 15 seconds left helped clinch EWU’s 81-74 win over Portland State (1/4/18), then he hit another clutch trey with 1:06 left in EWU’s 81-76 victory against Northern Arizona (1/18/18).
HS: Graduated from Camberwell Grammar School in 2016. He had a 3.8 grade point average in 2016 and a perfect 4.0 in 2015 and 2014. He won various awards and served as team captain, and played in the AGS-APS School All-Star game where he scored 26 points. Perry was a member of the U20 Victoria State Team, and competed in the U20 National Championships in February 2017. He played club basketball for the Dandenong Rangers, and in 2016 helped them to the U18 Victorian and National Junior Classic Championships. Dandenong was fourth in the Eastern Conference, and he scored 15 points in the semifinals on 5-of-7 shooting from the 3-point arc. He also was co-captain for Victoria Metro, which won the U18 national championship. He also played for the U17 Australian National Squad. In 2015, he helped Victoria Metro finish fourth at the U18 national championships, and led Dandenong to a runner-up finish at the U18 Victorian Championships with a 24-point effort on 6-of-9 shooting from the 3-point stripe. Dandenong was also third in the National Junior Classic and finished third in the SEABL Eastern Conference. Dandenong is the same club that former Eagle Venky Jois played for prior to coming to Eastern in the fall of 2012. Eastern teammate Mason Peatling and former Eagle Michael Wearne also played for Dandenong. In 2014, Perry helped Victoria Metro finish as the runner-up at the U16 National Championships. Dandenong also was runner-up in the Victorian Championships when he scored a team-high 18 points. He helped his club win the title at the National Junior Classic.
Personal: Finance major at Eastern with a 3.72 grade point average through winter quarter 2021. Born Jan. 1, 1999, in Melbourne, Australia. Parents are Darren and Kerry Perry. Fellow Australians playing for the Eagles include Mason Peatling and Tyler Robertson, as well as former Eagles Jesse Hunt, Felix Von Hofe, Geremy McKay, Michael Wearne and former EWU all-time leading scorer Venky Jois.
| SEASON |
GP-GS |
MIN/AVG |
FG-FGA |
FG% |
3FG-FGA |
3FG% |
FT-FTA |
FT% |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
AVG |
PF-FO |
AST |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 2017-18 |
35-27 |
957/27.3 |
83-184 |
.451 |
56-130 |
.431 |
17-21 |
.810 |
8 |
61 |
69 |
2.0 |
46-0 |
85 |
52 |
0 |
13 |
239 |
6.8 |
| 2018-19 |
32-11 |
692/21.6 |
44-129 |
.341 |
33-102 |
.324 |
9-11 |
.818 |
7 |
46 |
53 |
1.7 |
25-0 |
53 |
22 |
2 |
13 |
130 |
4.1 |
| 2019-20 |
26-23 |
739/28.4 |
50-107 |
.467 |
39-87 |
.448 |
23-26 |
.885 |
8 |
53 |
61 |
2.3 |
39-0 |
64 |
17 |
0 |
20 |
162 |
6.2 |
| 2020-21 |
20-8 |
435/21.7 |
28-57 |
.491 |
22-44 |
.500 |
7-11 |
.636 |
4 |
25 |
29 |
1.5 |
22-0 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
11 |
85 |
4.3 |
| TOTAL |
113-69 |
2823/25.0 |
205-477 |
.430 |
150-363 |
.413 |
56-69 |
.812 |
27 |
185 |
212 |
1.9 |
132-0 |
235 |
107 |
2 |
57 |
616 |
5.5 |
Single Game Highs
Points - 18 vs Northern Ariz. 03/03/18
Rebounds - 8 at Weber St. 02/22/18
Assists - 8 vs Sacramento St. 02/20/20
Steals - 3 5 times
Blocks - 1 vs Weber St. 12/29/18, vs Montana St. 01/19/19
FG Made - 6 vs Northern Ariz. 03/03/18, vs Sacramento St. 01/06/18, at Wyoming 12/12/17
FG Attempts - 12 vs Sacramento St. 01/06/18
3FG Made - 6 vs Northern Ariz. 03/03/18
3FG Attempts - 11 at Northern Ariz. 02/03/20
FT Made - 6 at Southern Utah 02/27/20, at Seattle U 11/09/19
FT Attempts - 7 at Seattle U 11/09/19
