Hailing from Eddyville, Kentucky, Travis Perry, the 2024 Kentucky Mr. Basketball, stayed home to play for the Wildcats.
In March, Perry led Lyon County to its first ever KHSAA Championship thanks to a 27-point performance in front of more than 13,000 fans at Rupp Arena. Seven months later, in the same arena, Perry made his big blue debut against Wright State.
“It’s super exciting, you know, it’s an experience,” Perry said. “There’s nothing like it, it’s incredible, Kentucky is obviously the biggest place for basketball in the country.”
The 6-foot, 2-inch, guard was a high school standout as Perry was the only player in Kentucky high school history to score 5,000 points.