David Perez

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
New Iberia, La.
High School:
Catholic
Prev School:
Centenary College

Major: General Studies

2010-11 (Junior Season)
>>>Only Cajun to play all 29 games, starting nine
>>>Second on the team – behind only Randell Daigle – in triples made (29)
>>>Reached double figures scoring in six games, with five of the outings coming in the season’s first 10 games
>>>Maintained an 80 percent mark from free throw range for the third straight season. In debut season at UL, connected on 28-of-35 (80 percent) from the charity stripe
>>>Started season hitting 9-of-12 from three-point range and averaged 19.0 points per game
>>>Scored 16 points in UL debut against New Mexico State, finishing 4-of-5 from three-point range
>>>Shot 5-of-7 from three-point range to lead the Cajuns with 22 points against Louisiana College in first career start
>>>Made two triples in a one-minute span to extend Cajuns lead from 67-58 to 76-59 with six minutes remaining
>>>Was a perfect 6-for-6 from charity stripe against Cleveland State
>>>Scored 10 points off the bench at Tulane on 4-of-9 shooting
>>>Three-point make against Lamar gave the Cajuns their first double figure lead of the game.
>>>Registered five triples for the second time, turning the tally in at UALR (Jan. 15). Led to a team-high 15 points
>>>Snapped an 0-for-11 streak from three-point range with a triple against Western Kentucky (Feb. 19)

2009-10 (at Centenary)
>>>Was the Gents leading scorer, averaging 15.1 points per game, playing in all 29 games with 22 starts
>>>Tabbed Third Team All-LSWA
>>>Opened the season with four straight 20+ games and finished the season scoring in double-digits 22 times, including 10 straight games to begin the year
>>>Shot 42.9 percent (138-322) from the floor and connected on 39.4 percent (65-165) from 3-point range
>>>Opened the season making 27-of-27 from the free throw line, finished the season hitting 97 of 115 (84.3 percent)
>>>Notched a career-high 32 points against Southwestern Assemblies of God (1/19/10) in a 9-of-17 (.529) shooting effort from the floor and 9-of-10 made from the free throw line
>>>Put up 25 points on Marquette in season opener with 18 in the opening 20 minutes (11/13/09)

2008-09 (at Centenary)
>>>Started four games and played in 28
>>>Hit a season-high six FG's at Northwestern State (Dec. 1) including five 3-pointers
>>>Led the team in free throw percentage (24-of-29 .828), missing just five shots
>>>Pulled down a career-best six rebounds at Southern Utah (Feb. 21)
>>>Had four steals against Northwestern State and also scored a career-best 19 points
>>>Hit double figures in seven games.

High School
>>>Earned four letters in basketball and two more in baseball at Catholic High School
>>>Helped the Panthers to a 49-17 record over his junior and senior years
>>>Was named All-District three times and was the District MVP as a senior
>>>Selected to the All-State team and the All-Acadiana team twice
>>>Was named Academic All-State and was named team captain in 2007 and Team MVP in 2006 and 2007
>>>Averaged 20 points as a senior and scored over 1,000 points in his career

Personal
>>>Born October 27, 1989 in New Iberia, La.,
>>>Full name is David Paul Perez, Jr.
>>>Son of David and Ann Perez and has one younger sister.
>>>Father played baseball at McNeese State
>>>Mother played basketball at Hinds Junior College
>>>Plans on studying medicine and becoming a physician's assistant or perhaps something else in the field of medicine