Tony Perkins

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
Prev School:
Iowa

HONORS & AWARDS
• 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team
• 2023 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention

2024-25 • GRADUATE
Played in 32 games, starting 28 contests • Averaged 8.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game • Scored in double figures in 11 contests with seven of his 10-plus games coming during the season’s final 13 games • Tallied a season-best 20 points and seven rebounds to go with four assists and two steals in an SEC Tournament win against Mississippi State (March 13) • Led Mizzou with 18 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals versus Illinois (Dec. 22) • Tallied 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting (3-for-3 from 3-point range) in addition to a season-best five assists at No. 4 Tennessee (Feb. 5) • Collected a career-best five steals in a win over Oklahoma to go with 12 points and four rebounds (Feb. 12).

2020-24 • IOWA
Ranked as high as the nation’s No. 13 transfer by CBS Sports after playing four years at Iowa • Helped lead the Hawkeyes to 86 wins during his career, 47 Big Ten victories, three NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2022 Big Ten Tournament title • Earned second-team All-Big Ten accolades as a senior, while receiving honorable mention to the all-conference team as a junior • Totaled 1,175 points, 398 rebounds, 321 assists and 137 steals during his four years with the Hawkeyes • Ranked second on the team with 14.0 points during the 2023-24 campaign • Also led the Hawkeyes and ranked 77th nationally with 4.6 assists per game and 65th with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.39 • Overall, finished the season as one of nine players with 475 points, 140 rebounds, 150 assists and 50 steals • Placed third on the team with 12.3 points as a junior, second with 88 assists and first with 46 steals • Finished his career as one of three Hawkeyes in school history with 1,100 points, 375 rebounds, 300 assists and 130 steals.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of 13 seniors named to the 2020 Indiana All-Star Team • Averaged 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals leading Lawrence North to a 25-2 record • As a junior, tallied 15.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and three assists per game, while shooting 38 percent from 3-point range – earning Indiana Junior All-Star honors • Earned all-state recognition one year and was a two-time honorable mention all-state honoree • Also a two-time all-conference selection and two-time team Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year.

PERSONAL
Born December 4, 2001 • Son of Tony Perkins and Renita Hendersen • Three younger brothers – Davion, Danzon and Dalen • Earned his bachelor’s degree from Iowa in general studies with an emphasis in black studies and sport and recreation management.