According to a recent report from the Kansas City Star, Perry Ellis will join the Charlotte Hornets’ training camp this summer. Ellis’ agent told The Star that Perry would be joining the Hornets’ this offseason as an undrafted free agent. The article also highlighted that Ellis underwent successful hernia surgery on August 30th.
The 22-year old big man spent four seasons at the University of Kansas after being a McDonalds All-American in 2012. Throughout his college career, Ellis was named AP honorable mention All-American (2015), two-time First Team All-Big 12 (2015, 2016), and a consensus second team All-American (2016).