Dayton basketball: How new recruit broke Kentucky's high school scoring record
Apr. 20—A Dayton Flyers fan saw the scoring numbers new UD recruit Travis Perry, a transfer who played last season at the University of Mississippi and his freshman season at the University of Kentucky, posted in high school (5,481 points) and wondered how that total was even mathematically possible. Perry, a 6-foot-2 guard from Eddyville, Kentucky, committed to Dayton on Thursday, April 16.
He announced his decision two hours before another transfer, 6-8 forward Jalen Haynes, of the Cincinnati Bearcats, picked the Flyers, and two days before Dayton landed commitments from Murray State guard Tristian Ford and Marquette guard Zaide Lowery. One of the things that stands out in the Perry biography is his high school points total. He set the all-time scoring record in Kentucky for Lyon County High School, where his dad Ryan was the head coach.
The team won the state championship, the first in school history, when Perry was a senior in 2024. That's a bigger deal in Kentucky than some states because there's only one division. Lyon County beat Harlan 67-58 in the final game thanks in part to 27 points from Perry.
"It's so humbling," Perry told reporters after that game. "This is kind of a storybook ending. Get to play the last game for my dad, the last game with these guys that I've played with since I could walk.
We get to end with a state championship. There's only one in the state of Kentucky. We got to be that one this year.
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