London Tyus Perrantes Jr. (born October 3, 1994) is an American professional

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player for Kolossos Rodou of the

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(GBL). He played

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for the

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High school career

Perrantes attended Crespi Carmelite High School, where he was coached by Russell White. Perrantes developed his signature calm, deliberate playing style after competing against older players. He was noticed by

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football player Nico Grasu, who alerted the university's basketball coach,

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. When Bennett was hired by Virginia, Perrantes committed to play for him, turning down an offer from

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after Kevin O'Neill was released as coach. As a senior, he averaged 19.9 points and 5.8 assists per game and was named ''L.A. Daily News'' Player of the Year and ''L.A. Times'' All-Area First Team. He was ranked No. 86 on ESPN's Top 100 recruiting list for 2013.

College career

As a freshman, Perrantes helped lead Virginia to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in 19 years while starting 33 games and shooting 44% from behind the arc. On the season, he averaged 5.5 points and a team-high 3.8 assists per game. He was suspended the first game of his sophomore season for violating undisclosed team rules. He scored a career-high 26 points in a match against

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on January 1, 2015. Perrantes broke his nose and suffered a mild concussion after colliding with

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in a win against

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on February 22. He averaged 6.4 points and 4.6 assists per game as a sophomore, helping to propel the Cavaliers to a 30–4 record and second straight

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regular-season title. London Perrantes in NCAA Tournament

As a junior, Perrantes became more of a vocal leader on the team, identifying himself as the player who picked the team up when it was dragging. He hit a career-high seven three-pointers to go along with 22 points in a loss to

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on January 4, 2016. Perrantes scored 16 points with four 3-pointers in a 73–65 win against

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on January 24. Perrantes averaged 11.0 points, 4.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game, shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 48.8 percent from 3-point range and 80.3 percent from the free-throw line. He was named honorable mention All-ACC by the media and coaches. "He just stirred the pot," coach Bennett said of Perrantes in 2016. "He made everything kind of work out. He got guys the ball. He understood it." As a senior, Perrantes was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. His season ended with a 65–39 loss to

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in the NCAA Tournament. Perrantes averaged 12.7 points and 3.8 assists per game. He tied a program record with 138 games played and scored 1,225 points in his Virginia career.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Perrantes signed a summer league deal with the

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. On August 23, 2017, Perrantes signed with the

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. He was waived before the season began on October 12, 2017. On October 18, 2017, Perrantes signed a

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with the

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. That meant throughout the rest of that season, he had split his playing time between the Cavaliers and their

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affiliate, the Canton Charge. Perrantes would make his NBA debut on December 12, playing three minutes in a 123–114 win over the

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. The Cavaliers made it to the

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, but lost 4–0 to the

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. On June 12, 2018, Perrantes was waived by the Cavaliers. On July 23, 2018, Perrantes signed a one-year deal with French side

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. On November 16, 2018, Perrantes was released by

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. On November 18, 2018, Perrantes joined

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. On June 25, 2019, Perrantes joined the

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for the 2019 NBA Summer League. On September 12, 2019, Perrantes joined the

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for training camp, but was later waived by the Trail Blazers on October 18. On November 11, 2019, Perrantes joined the Bahçeşehir Basketbol. On January 21, 2020, the Capital City Go-Go announced that they had acquired Perrantes from Canton Charge in exchange for the returning right to

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. On December 18, 2020, Perrantes was signed by the

, and was then waived the next day. He was then added to the Spurs' G League affiliate, the

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. On August 22, 2021, he signed with

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of the

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. During the 2022–2023 season, he averaged 11.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 19 games. On August 8, 2023, Perrantes moved to Greek club Kolossos Rodou.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Official websiteVirginia Cavaliers bio
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