Defense? Offense? Kendrick Perry Among League Elite For Both

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Youngstown State junior, Kendrick Perry, was named to both the offensive and defensive First-Team Horizon League Teams on Monday.

Perry and Ray McCallum of Detroit were pretty much neck-in-neck for conference Player of The Year Award,won by McCallum.  The junior guard for Detroit had a great finish, while Perry has been out of action for almost two weeks with a gimpy knee, making the choice much easier for those who voted.

Perry was named All-Horizon League First-Team after finishing second in the league in scoring with 16.9 points per game. He also led the league in steals for the second straight season with 2.0 steals per contest and was named to the All-Defensive Team with Eargle. Perry also ranked fifth in free-throw percentage (.848) and sixth in assists per game (4.1 apg).

Perry, who became the 33rd YSU player to score 1,000 career points, ranks 19th at Youngstown State in scoring with 1,247 points.

In league play, Perry was second in scoring at 17.6 points per game, first in steals at 2.4 per game, fourth in free-throw percentage at .849 and sixth in rebounding at 5.7 per game. He is just the second Youngstown State player to earn consecutive first-team honors. The last player to do so was Quin Humphrey in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

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