Reggie Perry

Reginald Jordan Perry was born March 21, 2000 and grew up in Thomasville, Georgia. He is the son of Al and Kimberly Perry. His father, Al, was a standout basketball player at Mississippi State in the late 70's who currently ranks third in MSU program history with 510 assists. Reggie Perry attended Thomasville High School and earned 2017 Georgia Class 2A Player of the Year honors when he led Thomasville to it's first state championship. Perry attended this father's alma mater, Mississippi State, from 2018 to 2020. After his freshman season, he joined the USA national team for the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, won a gold medal and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. While at MSU, Perry studied kinesiology. After the COVID-19-shortened 2019-20 season, Perry won both SEC Co-Player of Year and All-SEC First Team honors. Fans can follow the 6-foot-10 big man on Twitter @_R1bang_ and on Instagram @r1bang. Through two seasons with Mississippi State, Perry established himself as a dominant post presence in the SEC. He began as a role player in his freshman season, but started the final 14 games of that year and posted averages of 12.4 points and 8.9 rebounds over that span, eventually earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team. The next summer, Perry played on the FIBA U-19 team, averaging 13.1 points and 7.9 rebounds, including a 28-point effort in the quarterfinals against Russia. He carried that momentum into his sophomore year, starting all 31 games and posting averages of 17.4 points and 10.1 rebounds. His career high of 27 points came Jan. 28 against Florida. He led the conference in total rebounds (312) that year and finished fourth in field goal percentage (.500). That led to a nod on the 2019-20 All-SEC first team, and he officially declared for the draft at the end of April.