Jose Perez

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bronx, N.Y.
High School:
Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy
Prev School:
Gardner-Webb

2020-21 Season Notes (Jr.): Received waiver to play in 2020-21 after transferring from Gardner-Webb … Made Marquette debut in the season opener against UAPB (Nov. 25) … Finished with six points and an assist in that game … Saw action against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 27) … Scored four points against Creighton (Feb. 6), first action since late November … Finished with five points at North Carolina (Feb. 24) … Contributed eight points and two rebounds off the bench at DePaul (March 2).

2019-20 (Gardner-Webb): Started 21 of the 22 games in which he appeared … Averaged 15.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game … Reached double figures in scoring on 18 occasions … Grabbed season-high 11 rebounds against UT Martin (11/26) … Collected double-double against Coker (12/3) with 20 points and 10 rebounds … Scored career-best 35 points versus Wintrop (1/11) … Finished 11-of-17 from the floor and 11-of-14 from the charity stripe in that game.

2018-2019 (Gardner-Webb): Runner-up for Big South Conference Freshman of the Year … Selected first-team All-Big South by HoopsHD.com … A member of the Big South’s All-Freshman Team … Enjoyed one of the best all-around campaigns of any freshman in Division I basketball … One of only two freshmen in Division I to record a triple-double, along with Duke’s R.J. Barrett … Did so with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Savannah State (12/1) … Ranked second on the team with 15.1 points per game … Led team with 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … Broke the Gardner-Webb single-season freshman scoring record for the Division I era with 526 points … That total ranked second all-time behind only Hall of Famer and former NBA All-Star John Drew (1974, 562 points) … Scored 20 or more points in seven different games … Had a career-high 24 points twice on the season.

Prep School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … Elite scorer who played one postgraduate season at Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy under Coach Tom Espinosa … Led Mustangs to a 38-4 record, a No. 1 national prep school ranking and the program's first ever National Prep Championship … A first-team All-New England selection following the 2017-2018 season … Led Mustangs in scoring with 18.8 points per game … Also contributed 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game … Had 10 games with 20+ points … Scored 16 points in the National Prep Championship game win over Northfield-Mount Hermon.

High School: Two-time All-New York City and NYSSWA All-State selection during high school career at Wings Academy in the Bronx … Three-time All-Bronx choice … Named second-team All-New York City following senior season after averaging 23.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game … Also an All-State choice … Shot 50 percent from the floor and 39 percent from long distance for the season … Posted 11 double-doubles (points-rebounds) … Earned honorable mention All-New York City honors as a junior … An honorable mention All-State selection as well in 2016 … Averaged 17.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game that season … Led Wings Academy to a Bronx borough title and Division crown … Shot 51 percent from the floor … Earned honorable mention All-Bronx honors as a sophomore … Helped Wings Academy to a Class AA state Federation title and the New York PSAL championship in 2015 … Wings finished the 2015 season ranked No. 15 nationally by USAToday with a 33-3 record.

International Competition: Played on the U17 Dominican Republic Junior National Team in 2015 and on the U18 Dominican Republic Junior National Team in 2016 … Averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game at the 2015 CentroBasket U17 Championships … Was the national team's leading scorer in that event … Also played with the Dominican Republic in the 2015 Nike Global Challenge … Averaged 10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for the Dominican Republic at the U18 FIBA Americas Championships in 2016.

Travel Basketball: Played on the prestigious Nike EYBL circuit during the 2017 spring and summer with the PSA Cardinals … Helped Cardinals advance to the 2017 Peach Jam … Earned MVP honors for Team Millbank at the 2017 City Is Mine Tournament … Also played in the iS8/Nike Fall Tip-Off Classic and was named one of the event's top performers.

Personal: Born October 14, 1998 in Bronx, New York … Son of Juana Hernandez … One of six siblings (John Sosa, Edili Cruz, Jose Marcelino, Joshua Marcelino, Shalem Perez) … Majoring in marketing.