Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - California

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Trent Perry

Guard
HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

18.7

Average Points (per game)

6.2

Average Rebounds (per game)

6

Average Assists (per game)

1.8

Average Steals (per game)
“Trent is the ultimate winner and team player. He impacts [outcomes] and is willing to do whatever it takes to win.”
David Rebibo
Head Coach - head coach of Harvard-Westlake School
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 175-pound senior guard led the Wolverines to a 33-3 record and the CIF Open Division state championship this past season. Perry averaged 18.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game while connecting on 68-of-144 shots from 3-point range (47.2 percent). A 2024 McDonald’s All-American Game selection, Perry is a two-time Mission league MVP. He’s ranked as the nation’s No. 42 recruit in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.

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Academic Achievement

Perry has maintained a weighted 3.44 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Southern California this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Perry has volunteered locally as part of an annual Christmas toy drive to benefit low-income families. He has also donated his time as a youth basketball coach and on behalf of The Civics Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to make voter registration part of every high school in America.