Eddie Perot Jr. '26 Recruiting Profile

My will to succeed is what drives my passion, and my life is now incomplete without basketball. At 16-years-old as a junior with a height of 6’5, I have put blood, sweat, and tears into my work. Until three years ago, I did not have a real interest in basketball, I preferred martial arts, cross country, and swimming. During late 2021, I discovered my true passion for basketball, picking up the ball beyond PE classes and from there I started practicing countless hours each day, researching, and working with training coaches. I made the freshman team Nov 2022 and through hard work improved myself making starting lineups in various positions. The next year I made varsity fall league and JV, settling into an AAU team as of Fall 2024.

As I began to grow and advance in my game, I continued to look for more challenges and more competition to push myself. During spring of 2024, a new AAU team became interested and I once again settled with the Fairfax Stars. And now, I will prepare myself for college basketball by transferring to Gillion Basketball Academy, a basketball/academic-oriented school in Springfield, Virginia. Despite my position currently being a center, and power forward, I am working hard to transfer my paint work and rebounding to play as a guard/forward. In which I will work to become a versatile player on the court, able to guard multiple positions, and upgrade my play-style.

I continue to improve my skills through scrimmaging, drills and shooting each day, and attending training sessions. I truly understand that my work here has just begun, it will take years of hard work to master my game and craft. I have dedicated myself to doing so. One of my biggest attributes, humbleness, keeps me hungry and working on the court for hours. My coaches believe in my raw talent and say that I am coachable. In addition to my passion for basketball, I am passionate about education. I believe that to be a great athlete, you must also be a great student. I take AP courses and in Dec 2022 I was selected by exception for a scholarship program as a high school freshman to be dual enrolled in an information technology associate level degree program. To date I have maintained a high GPA in all coursework, passed two CompTIA certifications, and am on track to graduate high school with a college degree. My dream is to continue my college education and play college basketball, feeding both passions and preparing me for a career into adulthood.

"Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is an opportunity for me to rise.” - Kobe Bryant.