Javonte Perkins (born August 24, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. He played college basketball for the Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm and the Saint Louis Billikens.
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 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]
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] As a senior during the 2020-2021 season he averaged 17.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Perkins was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10. He missed the entire 2021-2022 season due to a torn ACL. Following the season, he announced he was taking advantage of the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wil return for the 2022-2023 season as a redshirt graduate athlete.[14]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Perkins joined the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League on October 29, 2023.[15] However, he was waived on November 6.[16]
On October 28, 2024, Perkins joined the Memphis Hustle,[17] but was waived on November 3.[18]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Saint Louis | 31 | 1 | 27.3 | .443 | .351 | .768 | 3.5 | .7 | .8 | .3 | 15.0 |
| 2020–21 | Saint Louis | 21 | 21 | 30.5 | .465 | .376 | .866 | 3.9 | 1.8 | .7 | .5 | 17.1 |
| 2021–22 | Saint Louis |  Redshirt
| ||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Saint Louis | 33 | 33 | 22.6 | .420 | .361 | .815 | 1.9 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 10.9 |
| Career | 85 | 55 | 26.2 | .442 | .362 | .801 | 3.0 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 14.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Southwestern Illinois | 28 | 27 | — | .605 | .426 | .814 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .2 | 20.0 |
| 2018–19 | Southwestern Illinois | 27 | 27 | — | .537 | .360 | .797 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 26.4 |
| Career | 55 | 54 | — | .567 | .383 | .803 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .3 | 23.2 | |
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