How 3 future KU basketball players — and a Mizzou Tiger — played in all-star games
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- Trent Perry played 19 minutes, scoring six points with seven assists and no turnovers.
- Jason Crowe Jr. scored 22 points with five assists and earned co‑MVP honors.
- Cydnee Bryant scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the girls All‑America game.
Incoming Kansas freshman shooting guard/small forward Trent Perry scored six points on 3-of-9 shooting with seven assists against no turnovers while playing 19 minutes in Team Blue Sharks’ 160-136 victory over Team White Dolphins in Saturday’s Ballislife SeaWorld All-America boys basketball game in San Diego.
Perry, a 6-foot-5, 190-pound native of Frisco, Texas — who played this past season at Link Academy in Branson, Missouri — went 0-for-3 from 3 with one steal.
His Sharks teammate Jason Crowe Jr., who will play college basketball at Missouri, scored 22 points on 9-of-19 shooting (4-of-9 from 3) with five assists against two turnovers. Crowe, a 6-3, 170-pound combo guard from Inglewood (California) High School, also had two steals and two blocks in 23 minutes. Crowe earned co-MVP honors for Team Blue with future Oregon player Tajh Ariza of Link Academy, who had 30 points.
Another future member of KU’s team, shooting guard Luke Barnett, scored nine points on 4-of-8 shooting (1-of-5 3s) in 17 minutes for the losing Dolphins team.
Barnett, 6-3, 170 out of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, had two rebounds and two assists.
Of Perry, the No. 83-ranked prospect in the recruiting class of 2026 by ESPN, KU coach Bill Self has said: “Trent is a winner. He does a little bit of everything. He’s athletic. He’s got size. He’s a guy that can play multiple positions on the floor. I feel like when Trent is on your team, your team’s automatically better.”
Perry, who has a 7-foot-2 wingspan, played AAU basketball for Mokan Elite. Perry participated in training camp for the 2023 USA men’s Under 16 national team in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Barnett is ranked No. 129 in the class of 2026 by Rivals.
“Luke’s the best shooter we’ve recruited since Gradey (Dick),” Self has said of Barnett, who played AAU basketball for Arizona Unity. “He has great range. He’s got good size and is a powerful, tough athlete. Luke’s an outstanding shooter, much like Gradey was when we brought him in.”
MU’s Crowe is ranked No. 7 overall in the class of 2026 by ESPN.
After signing his financial aid agreement with MU, Crowe said: “The University of Missouri is a college town that takes great pride in its sports teams. Without an NBA team nearby, the focus is on school, basketball and being part of a close-knit community. I am excited to go there and be an impactful player.”
Future KU women’s basketball player Cydnee Bryant scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while playing 29 minutes in the Team Blue Sharks’ 89-71 victory over Team White Dolphins in the Ballislife girls All-America game, held before the boys contest.
Bryant, a 6-4 post player from Centennial High in Riverside, California, who also will play volleyball at KU, hit 6 of 15 shots. She was 4-of-10 from 3.
Bryant is rated the No. 33 player in the class of 2026 by ESPNW and No. 32 by 247Sports.
“Cydnee will bring immediate size and physicality to our front line,” KU coach Brandon Schneider has said of Bryant. “She provides a paint presence on both ends of the floor but has the skills to step away and stretch the defense. Cydnee is a great rebounder, she’s very mobile in transition and can really finish through contact around the rim. With us graduating two post players, Cydnee is a critical addition to our program.”
For volleyball, Bryant is rated a three-star prospect by VB Recruiter. She led the Huskies with 81 blocks and 47 service aces as a senior, helping her team to a 27-12 overall record and another unbeaten 10-0 season in conference play. She also averaged 2.9 kills per set from the middle blocker position.
“Cydnee is an elite athlete and an extremely determined competitor,” KU volleyball coach Matt Ulmer said. “She has big goals and the right work ethic to achieve them. She is going to make a big impact in both locker rooms and in the athletic department with her personality and ability to bring people together.”
