2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 20
Chelsey Perry
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Middleton, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Middleton HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2020-21: Named UT Martin Bettye Giles Female Athlete of the Year...Tabbed OVC Player of the Year…Named to WNIT Memphis All-Tournament team…Named All-OVC first team…Named to Katrina McClain Award Midseason Top 10 List… Named semifinalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award…Garnered five OVC Player of the Week honors (Dec. 15, Dec. 22, Jan. 12, Jan. 19 and Jan. 26)…Named College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week (Jan. 18)…Ranked 11th nationally in scoring with 22.9 points per game…Led the OVC in scoring (22.9 ppg), field goal percentage (50.2 percent) and field goals made (164) while ranking amongst league leaders in free throw percentage (83.3, third), blocks per game (1.7, third), defensive rebounds per game (5.7, fourth) rebounds per game (7.2, sixth) and three-point field goals per game (1.8, eighth)…Tabbed to Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List…Placed Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List…Named to Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List…Named OVC Preseason Player of the Year…Selected to Preseason All-OVC team…Played in 20 games while starting 17 for the Skyhawks…Averaged 22.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assist, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals in 31.3 minutes per game…Tallied 458 points, 143 rebounds, 36 assists, 33 blocks and 22 steals…Shot 50.2 percent from the floor, 42.2 percent from beyond the arc and 83.3 percent from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 18 times…Started the season by scoring 20 points or more in the first 11 games – ranking as one of just two players in the country to accomplish that…Eclipsed 20 points or more 13 times, including five 30-point performances against Samford (Dec. 8), Tennessee State (Jan. 7), Austin Peay (Jan. 14), Murray State (Jan. 16) and Louisiana (March 20)…Scored a season-high 37 points in the WNIT against Louisiana – going 13-of-17 from the field and 6-of-7 from beyond the arc…Posted seven double-doubles against Samford (Dec. 8), Jacksonville State (Dec. 30), No. 2 Louisville (Jan. 5), Austin Peay (Jan. 14), Murray State (Jan. 16), Morehead State (Jan. 23) and Nebraska (March 19)…Notched 16 games with five or more rebounds along with seven games in double figures…Tallied eight games with multiple assists, including a season-high five assists against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 28) and Belmont (March 6)…Posted eight multi-block outings, including a season-high six-block performance against Morehead State (Jan. 23)…Became the program’s all-time block leader against Murray State (Jan. 16) breaking a mark set in 1989 – finishing her career with 229…Notched four games with multiples steals, including a season-high four steals against Tennessee State (Jan. 7).
2019-20: Selected to WBCA Coaches’ All-American honorable mention team…Named the UT Martin Bettye Giles Female Athlete of the Year...Tabbed TSWA Women's Basketball Player of the Year...Named finalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year…Tabbed regional finalist for WBCA All-American honors…Named OVC Player of the Year…Selected to All-OVC first team…Named to OVC Basketball Championship All-Tournament squad…Claimed an OVC record eight player of the week honors (Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 24, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Feb. 11 and March 2)…Tabbed College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week (Jan. 21)…Selected to Preseason All-OVC squad…Ranked first nationally in field goal made (286), second in total points (740) and third in both points per game (23.1) and field goal attempts (386)…Ranked 11th nationally in blocks (86) and 17th in blocks per game (2.69)…Led the OVC in scoring (23.1 ppg) while ranking first in blocked shots (86), second in field goal percentage (50.2), second in defensive rebounding (6.3), second in minutes played (34.2), fourth in rebounding (7.9 rpg), fourth in free throw percentage (85.8) and fifth in three-point field goal percentage (38.5)…Played and started in all 32 games for the Skyhawks…Averaged 23.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 34.2 minutes per game…Tallied 740 points, 254 rebounds, 86 blocks, 64 assists and 52 steals…Shot 50.2 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 85.8 percent from the free throw line…Scored in double figures in the final 30 games of the season, including 20 games with at least 20 points and nine games with at least 30 points against Samford (Nov. 21), Lipscomb (Dec. 16), Belmont (Jan. 11), Murray State (Jan. 16), Eastern Illinois (Jan. 23), Tennessee Tech (Feb. 6), Southeast Missouri (Feb. 8), Jacksonville State (Feb. 22) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 29)…Scored a career-high 42 points against Lipscomb (Dec. 16) which tied for the sixth-most points in the NCAA this season and an OVC season single-game high…Her 479 points scored in OVC play ranked as the most points scored in conference play dating back to the 2000-01 season…Joined the program’s 1,000-point club against Austin Peay on Jan. 4…Posted six double-doubles against Lipscomb (Dec. 16), Murray State (Jan. 2), Austin Peay (Jan. 4), Murray State (Jan. 16), Austin Peay (Jan. 18) and Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 30)…Notched 29 games with at least five rebounds while tallying seven games in double figures against Saint Louis (Nov. 6), against Lipscomb (Dec. 16), Murray State (Jan. 2), Austin Peay (Jan. 4), Murray State (Jan. 16), Austin Peay (Jan. 18) and Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 30)…Tallied 18 games with multiple assists, including a season-high six assists against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 29)…Posted 86 blocked shots which ranked one off the program’s single-season record…Tied program-record with eight blocks against IUPUI (Nov. 25)…Posted 23 games with multiple blocks along with four games with at least five blocks against IUPUI (Nov. 25), Austin Peay (Jan. 4), Belmont (Jan. 11) and Austin Peay (Jan. 18)…Notched 14 games with multiple steals, including a season-high five steals against SIUE (Jan. 25) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 13)...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semester.
2018-19: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to Preseason All-OVC team…Played in all 32 games for the Skyhawks while earning 31 starts…Averaged 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks in 24.6 minutes per game…Tallied 384 points, 177 rebounds, 43 assists, 37 steals and 71 blocks…Shot 44.9 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the free throw line…Tallied 19 games in double figures, along with four games with at least 20 points against Arkansas State (Nov. 17), Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17), Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9) and Murray State (March 7)…Scored a season-high 28 points against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9)…Made 10 field goals against Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9)…Tallied three double-doubles against Austin Peay (Jan. 12), Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 14)…Made a season-best five three-pointers against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9)…Ranked 24th in the nation with 71 blocks and 30th in blocks per game (2.22)…Ranked second in the OVC in blocks…Recorded 20 multi-block outings, including a seven-block night against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9), finishing just one off the program record…Tallied six blocks against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 29) and Morehead State (Jan. 19)…Notched five or more rebounds in 17 games along with three in double figures…Dished out a season-high four assists against Belmont (Feb. 28)…Recorded 10 multi-steal outings along with a season-high four against Mississippi Valley State...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: Named an OVC All-Newcomer…Tabbed to the OVC All-Tournament team…Played in all 34 games for the Skyhawks while earning 33 starts…Named OVC Freshman of the Week three times (Dec. 12, Feb. 13 and Feb. 26)…Averaged 11.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks in 26.4 minutes per game…Tallied 381 points, 194 rebounds, 43 steals, 41 assists and 38 blocks…Shot 42.2 percent from the field, 32.0 percent from beyond the arc and 86.7 percent from the free throw line…Ranked second in the nation among true-freshmen with an 86.7 free throw percentage…Scored a season-high 24 points against Morehead State…Eclipsed double-figures 20 times, including four games with at least 20 points against Morehead State (Jan. 13), Southeast Missouri (Feb. 10), Morehead State (Feb. 22) and SIUE (March 2)…Tallied one double-double against Eastern Illinois with 16 points and 11 rebounds on Jan. 18…Ranked as the OVC’s fourth top-scoring freshman…Her 38 blocks ranked fourth on the program’s single-season leaderboard…Named OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
High School: Perry joins the Skyhawks from Middleton High School where she played for head coach James Burkley while helping lead the Lady Tigers to a 32-1 record and a berth in the state semifinals as a junior…During her senior campaign, she averaged 13.9 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.7 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.8 assists per game…A member of the program’s 1,000-point club, posted a game where she tallied 19 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocks against Haywood County…As a junior she averaged a double-double with 12.5 points and 11.7 rebounds while tallying 2.9 steals, 2.6 blocks and 2.0 assists per game…A two-time TSWA Class A all-state honoree, she was also heralded as a Jackson Sun Super Senior. During her sophomore season she averaged 9.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while leading her team to a 35-0 record and a state championship where she was named most valuable player. During her career, the Lady Tigers strung together a 67-game winning streak.
Personal:Â Born on June 7, 1999...Daughter of David Perry Jr. and Linda Meneses...Majoring in exercise science and wellness.
- Post-Career Honors
- Drafted 26th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever (first draft selection in program history)
- Yearly Honors
- 2x OVC Player of the Year: 2019-20 and 2020-21
- 2x UT Martin Bettye Giles Female Athlete of the Year: 2019-20 and 2020-21
- 2x All-OVC First Team: 2019-20 and 2020-21
- 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Semifinalist
- 2021 Katrina McClain Award Top-10 Watch List
- 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watch List
- WBCA Coaches' All-American Honorable Mention: 2019-20
- TSWA Women's Basketball Player of the Year: 2019-20
- Finalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the YearÂ
- WBCAÂ Coaches' All-American Regional Finalist
- All-OVC Second Team: 2018-19
- OVC All-Newcomer Team: 2018
- OVC All-Tournament Team: 2018, 2020
- Named to WNIT Memphis All-Tournament team (2021)
- Preseason Honors
- 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
- 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- 2021 Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List
- OVC Preseason Player of the Year: 2020-21
- 3x Preseason All-OVC: 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21
- Weekly Honors
- 13-time OVC Player of the Week (12/3/19), (12/10/19), (12/24/19), (1/7/20), (1/14/20), (1/21/20), (2/11/20), (3/2/20), (12/15/20), (12/22/20), (1/12/21), (1/19/21) and (1/26/21)
- Two-time College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week: (1/21/20), (1/18/21)
- Three-time OVC Freshman of the Week: (12/12/17), (2/13/18) and (2/26/18)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll: (2017-19, 2018-19 and 2019-20)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll: (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021)
2020-21: Named UT Martin Bettye Giles Female Athlete of the Year...Tabbed OVC Player of the Year…Named to WNIT Memphis All-Tournament team…Named All-OVC first team…Named to Katrina McClain Award Midseason Top 10 List… Named semifinalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award…Garnered five OVC Player of the Week honors (Dec. 15, Dec. 22, Jan. 12, Jan. 19 and Jan. 26)…Named College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week (Jan. 18)…Ranked 11th nationally in scoring with 22.9 points per game…Led the OVC in scoring (22.9 ppg), field goal percentage (50.2 percent) and field goals made (164) while ranking amongst league leaders in free throw percentage (83.3, third), blocks per game (1.7, third), defensive rebounds per game (5.7, fourth) rebounds per game (7.2, sixth) and three-point field goals per game (1.8, eighth)…Tabbed to Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List…Placed Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List…Named to Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List…Named OVC Preseason Player of the Year…Selected to Preseason All-OVC team…Played in 20 games while starting 17 for the Skyhawks…Averaged 22.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assist, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals in 31.3 minutes per game…Tallied 458 points, 143 rebounds, 36 assists, 33 blocks and 22 steals…Shot 50.2 percent from the floor, 42.2 percent from beyond the arc and 83.3 percent from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 18 times…Started the season by scoring 20 points or more in the first 11 games – ranking as one of just two players in the country to accomplish that…Eclipsed 20 points or more 13 times, including five 30-point performances against Samford (Dec. 8), Tennessee State (Jan. 7), Austin Peay (Jan. 14), Murray State (Jan. 16) and Louisiana (March 20)…Scored a season-high 37 points in the WNIT against Louisiana – going 13-of-17 from the field and 6-of-7 from beyond the arc…Posted seven double-doubles against Samford (Dec. 8), Jacksonville State (Dec. 30), No. 2 Louisville (Jan. 5), Austin Peay (Jan. 14), Murray State (Jan. 16), Morehead State (Jan. 23) and Nebraska (March 19)…Notched 16 games with five or more rebounds along with seven games in double figures…Tallied eight games with multiple assists, including a season-high five assists against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 28) and Belmont (March 6)…Posted eight multi-block outings, including a season-high six-block performance against Morehead State (Jan. 23)…Became the program’s all-time block leader against Murray State (Jan. 16) breaking a mark set in 1989 – finishing her career with 229…Notched four games with multiples steals, including a season-high four steals against Tennessee State (Jan. 7).
2019-20: Selected to WBCA Coaches’ All-American honorable mention team…Named the UT Martin Bettye Giles Female Athlete of the Year...Tabbed TSWA Women's Basketball Player of the Year...Named finalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year…Tabbed regional finalist for WBCA All-American honors…Named OVC Player of the Year…Selected to All-OVC first team…Named to OVC Basketball Championship All-Tournament squad…Claimed an OVC record eight player of the week honors (Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 24, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Feb. 11 and March 2)…Tabbed College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week (Jan. 21)…Selected to Preseason All-OVC squad…Ranked first nationally in field goal made (286), second in total points (740) and third in both points per game (23.1) and field goal attempts (386)…Ranked 11th nationally in blocks (86) and 17th in blocks per game (2.69)…Led the OVC in scoring (23.1 ppg) while ranking first in blocked shots (86), second in field goal percentage (50.2), second in defensive rebounding (6.3), second in minutes played (34.2), fourth in rebounding (7.9 rpg), fourth in free throw percentage (85.8) and fifth in three-point field goal percentage (38.5)…Played and started in all 32 games for the Skyhawks…Averaged 23.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 34.2 minutes per game…Tallied 740 points, 254 rebounds, 86 blocks, 64 assists and 52 steals…Shot 50.2 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 85.8 percent from the free throw line…Scored in double figures in the final 30 games of the season, including 20 games with at least 20 points and nine games with at least 30 points against Samford (Nov. 21), Lipscomb (Dec. 16), Belmont (Jan. 11), Murray State (Jan. 16), Eastern Illinois (Jan. 23), Tennessee Tech (Feb. 6), Southeast Missouri (Feb. 8), Jacksonville State (Feb. 22) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 29)…Scored a career-high 42 points against Lipscomb (Dec. 16) which tied for the sixth-most points in the NCAA this season and an OVC season single-game high…Her 479 points scored in OVC play ranked as the most points scored in conference play dating back to the 2000-01 season…Joined the program’s 1,000-point club against Austin Peay on Jan. 4…Posted six double-doubles against Lipscomb (Dec. 16), Murray State (Jan. 2), Austin Peay (Jan. 4), Murray State (Jan. 16), Austin Peay (Jan. 18) and Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 30)…Notched 29 games with at least five rebounds while tallying seven games in double figures against Saint Louis (Nov. 6), against Lipscomb (Dec. 16), Murray State (Jan. 2), Austin Peay (Jan. 4), Murray State (Jan. 16), Austin Peay (Jan. 18) and Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 30)…Tallied 18 games with multiple assists, including a season-high six assists against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 29)…Posted 86 blocked shots which ranked one off the program’s single-season record…Tied program-record with eight blocks against IUPUI (Nov. 25)…Posted 23 games with multiple blocks along with four games with at least five blocks against IUPUI (Nov. 25), Austin Peay (Jan. 4), Belmont (Jan. 11) and Austin Peay (Jan. 18)…Notched 14 games with multiple steals, including a season-high five steals against SIUE (Jan. 25) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 13)...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semester.
2018-19: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to Preseason All-OVC team…Played in all 32 games for the Skyhawks while earning 31 starts…Averaged 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks in 24.6 minutes per game…Tallied 384 points, 177 rebounds, 43 assists, 37 steals and 71 blocks…Shot 44.9 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the free throw line…Tallied 19 games in double figures, along with four games with at least 20 points against Arkansas State (Nov. 17), Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17), Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9) and Murray State (March 7)…Scored a season-high 28 points against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9)…Made 10 field goals against Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9)…Tallied three double-doubles against Austin Peay (Jan. 12), Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 14)…Made a season-best five three-pointers against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9)…Ranked 24th in the nation with 71 blocks and 30th in blocks per game (2.22)…Ranked second in the OVC in blocks…Recorded 20 multi-block outings, including a seven-block night against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9), finishing just one off the program record…Tallied six blocks against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 29) and Morehead State (Jan. 19)…Notched five or more rebounds in 17 games along with three in double figures…Dished out a season-high four assists against Belmont (Feb. 28)…Recorded 10 multi-steal outings along with a season-high four against Mississippi Valley State...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: Named an OVC All-Newcomer…Tabbed to the OVC All-Tournament team…Played in all 34 games for the Skyhawks while earning 33 starts…Named OVC Freshman of the Week three times (Dec. 12, Feb. 13 and Feb. 26)…Averaged 11.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks in 26.4 minutes per game…Tallied 381 points, 194 rebounds, 43 steals, 41 assists and 38 blocks…Shot 42.2 percent from the field, 32.0 percent from beyond the arc and 86.7 percent from the free throw line…Ranked second in the nation among true-freshmen with an 86.7 free throw percentage…Scored a season-high 24 points against Morehead State…Eclipsed double-figures 20 times, including four games with at least 20 points against Morehead State (Jan. 13), Southeast Missouri (Feb. 10), Morehead State (Feb. 22) and SIUE (March 2)…Tallied one double-double against Eastern Illinois with 16 points and 11 rebounds on Jan. 18…Ranked as the OVC’s fourth top-scoring freshman…Her 38 blocks ranked fourth on the program’s single-season leaderboard…Named OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
High School: Perry joins the Skyhawks from Middleton High School where she played for head coach James Burkley while helping lead the Lady Tigers to a 32-1 record and a berth in the state semifinals as a junior…During her senior campaign, she averaged 13.9 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.7 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.8 assists per game…A member of the program’s 1,000-point club, posted a game where she tallied 19 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocks against Haywood County…As a junior she averaged a double-double with 12.5 points and 11.7 rebounds while tallying 2.9 steals, 2.6 blocks and 2.0 assists per game…A two-time TSWA Class A all-state honoree, she was also heralded as a Jackson Sun Super Senior. During her sophomore season she averaged 9.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while leading her team to a 35-0 record and a state championship where she was named most valuable player. During her career, the Lady Tigers strung together a 67-game winning streak.
Personal:Â Born on June 7, 1999...Daughter of David Perry Jr. and Linda Meneses...Majoring in exercise science and wellness.
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