No. 1 JUCO player signs with BYU men’s hoops
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BYU men's basketball has signed the nation's top junior college player, guard KJ Perry, to a letter of intent. He will join the Cougars in December.The nation’s top ranked junior college player in the nation is a Cougar as KJ Perry has signed a scholarship agreement, BYU head men’s basketball coach Kevin Young announced on Wednesday afternoon.
“KJ is a dynamic guard who can score it, create for his teammates and bring real athleticism to our backcourt,” Young said. “We love his competitiveness, his confidence and the edge he plays with every possession. He’s going to make us better the moment he steps on campus–pushing our guards in practice and then stepping in as a playmaker in our backcourt.”
Perry is ranked as the No. 1 JUCO player in the country and four-star recruit by 247 Sports after being named a Top 20 All-Star at the All-American JUCO Showcase Invitational in July. The 6-foot-2 guard is scheduled to join the program in December after spending his freshman season at Citrus College.
He was named a JucoRecruiting.com Fab 50 Freshman in 2024-25 after averaging 17.5 points per game, shooting 49.5 percent from the field, 34.7 percent from three and 77.2 percent from the free throw line.
The native of Pacific Palisades, Calif. scored in double figures 25 times including a trio of 30-point performances. He scored a career-high 48 points in the Owls’ 134-126 triple overtime victory over Santiago Canyon going 14-of-23 from the field, 3-of-8 from behind the arc and 17-of-21 from the charity stripe.
