Travis Perry

[UKat51]

Only if he gets 10% quicker. Maybe but doubt it.

And he shoots better than 1-7 from 3.

 

[AJG-15]

He looks better from game to game. Yes, he is only 6’1 but Sears was not taller than him. We cannot say that Sears is great defensively but his great at driving , shooting and passing. Perry could model his game to Sears because has the scoring abilities. Is a matter of confidence . I like when he drove and scored against Alabama. He needs to do that more often.

Develop ways of scoring in paint , by playing on two feet, sealing your defender with your body, create contact when drive . He needs to do all that more often. He is your typical freshman.

One thing that doesn’t come yet naturally is the passing ability. If he can develop the drive and the pass to the open man , especially in Mark Poppe offensive system, he will play more minutes.


Next year. , he should get even better.

 

[chevyman 50]

Perry did not do that bad a job last night for a freshman playing as much as he played, I think he has alot of upside.

 

[L.O.D.]

Hes between Cam Mills an Jeff Sheppard. Likely closer to Mills

 

[rolaid]

I love his toughness 4 steals didn’t back down - I know he will shoot it better from three down the road
Glad we have him Noah & Chandler
All 3 play hard and get there nose in there

 

[westerncat]

He is a freshman and will continue to learn, next year he and Noah and hopefully Chandler will be very much improved.

 

[megablue]

Date	Opponent	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	A	S	BS	TO	Pts
11/4/2024	Wright State	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
11/9/2024	Bucknell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
11/19/2024	Lipscomb	7	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
11/22/2024	Jackson State	6	1	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
11/29/2024	Georgia State	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12/7/2024	Gonzaga	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12/11/2024	Colgate	9	0	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
12/14/2024	Louisville	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
12/21/2024	Ohio State	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12/31/2024	Brown	14	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	4
1/4/2025	Florida	7	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
1/7/2025	Georgia	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
1/11/2025	Mississippi State	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	3
1/14/2025	Texas A & M	10	2	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	6
1/18/2025	Alabama	7	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0
1/25/2025	Vanderbilt	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1/28/2025	Tennessee	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2/1/2025	Arkansas	8	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
2/4/2025	Mississippi	14	1	2	1	1	2	3	0	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	5
2/8/2025	South Carolina	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/11/2025	Tennessee	12	3	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8
2/15/2025	Texas	28	2	8	2	5	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	1	0	3	6
2/19/2025	Vanderbilt	26	2	5	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	3	6
2/22/2025	Alabama	28	4	11	1	7	3	3	1	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	12
Totals		224	21	59	15	41	8	10	7	11	18	22	13	9	1	15	65

Game-by-Game Statistics for Travis Perry

 

[know1]

Some of that will be dependent on whether he stays. Same for Noah.

 

[megablue]

Some of that will be dependent on whether he stays. Same for Noah.

Since you mentioned, Noah ... here are his game-by-game statistics:

Date	Opponent	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	A	S	BS	TO	Pts
11/4/2024	Wright State	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/9/2024	Bucknell	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
11/19/2024	Lipscomb	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11/22/2024	Jackson State	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
11/29/2024	Georgia State	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12/11/2024	Colgate	11	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
12/31/2024	Brown	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
1/25/2025	Vanderbilt	12	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	4	2	0	1	0	0	2
1/28/2025	Tennessee	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	5
2/4/2025	Mississippi	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/8/2025	South Carolina	13	2	5	1	3	0	0	2	3	5	2	1	0	0	1	5
2/11/2025	Tennessee	19	3	4	3	4	2	2	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	11
2/15/2025	Texas	21	2	4	1	2	2	2	4	2	6	4	1	0	0	1	7
2/19/2025	Vanderbilt	16	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
2/22/2025	Alabama	23	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	2
Totals		161	15	33	10	25	4	5	9	18	27	19	4	2	1	5	44

Game-by-Game Statistics for Trent Noah

 

[TheBlueMist]

The OP may be right. You don't have to be the greatest player to be a legend at UK. Look at Richie Farmer, Travis Ford, Anthony Epps, etc. We have had plenty of guys who we hold in high regard because they were on special teams, had special moments, or stuck around long enough to be remembered fondly.

 

[Disappointed Cat]

Will be a legend at Kentucky. I'll hang up and listen.

Needs to do something first!!!!

 

[NociHTTP]

Needs to do something first!!!!

Agree. I wonder how many of us old enough to remember him, thought that Chris Harrison was going to be a legend? In high school he could hit from anywhere.

 

[Fox2monk]

If he is more than a sixth man it probably isn’t a good sign for us getting to final fours.

That being said, he is improving a lot.

I think he can be a very good depth piece and morph into a legit 6th man type guy by his senior year. Same with Noah.

 

[Kyhoward]

He looks better from game to game. Yes, he is only 6’1 but Sears was not taller than him. We cannot say that Sears is great defensively but his great at driving , shooting and passing. Perry could model his game to Sears because has the scoring abilities. Is a matter of confidence . I like when he drove and scored against Alabama. He needs to do that more often.

Develop ways of scoring in paint , by playing on two feet, sealing your defender with your body, create contact when drive . He needs to do all that more often. He is your typical freshman.

One thing that doesn’t come yet naturally is the passing ability. If he can develop the drive and the pass to the open man , especially in Mark Poppe offensive system, he will play more minutes.


Next year. , he should get even better.

Like your insight AJG

Travis is not a great athlete and making the transition from high school to elite Div 1 competition has to be hard (ala Reed going to the NBA). Travis was the big fish, starting for (6 years) and matching up pretty well athletically. Move to UK and face bigger, stronger, and better athletes in the most talented SEC maybe ever from top to bottom. I am sure that the first practices that he, Trent, and Collin participated in were scary. But he is a basketball player with good to very good basketball skills and IQ.

His shot is coming along during the last few games. Anyone that can make 100 free throws in a row obviously has great form and confidence. Against Bama, he was not just on the floor to bring the ball up the court and pass it, but he took advantage by driving past his man and not being timid when he was among the tall timber. He has a good handle and protects the ball well. As he gets older, he will have more shot opportunities and may become a legitimate threat offensively. He is never going to explode to the basket and dunk the ball but that is not needed. Play to your strengths, work on your weaknesses, pick up tips from older players, and work on strength during the offseason. I really hope that the 3 frosh return next season, worried about Collin. They could be the 4 year anchors that this program desperately needs.

 

[DraftCat]

I just hope Noah and Perry accept their roles and stay with Kentucky for all 4 years. I know every player wants 30+ min a game but if you are in these two situation you have to stay and go through the growing pains. They have it made in Kentucky for the rest of their lives just have to stick it out and do the hard work.