{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Chelsey Perry | image = | number = | position = Forward | league = NBL1 North | team = Rockhampton Cyclones | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 164 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|7}} | birth_place = Middleton, Tennessee, U.S. | high_school = Middleton (Middleton, Tennessee) | college = UT Martin (2017–2021) | draft_league = WNBA | draft_year = 2021 | draft_round = 3 | draft_pick = 26 | draft_team = Indiana Fever | career_start = 2021 | career_end = | years1 = {{WNBA Year|2021}} | team1 = Indiana Fever | years2 = 2022–2023 | team2 = Magnolia Basket Campobasso | years3 = 2025–present | team3 = Rockhampton Cyclones | highlights = * 2× OVC Player of the Year (2020, 2021) * 2× First-team All-OVC (2020, 2021) * Second-team All-OVC (2019) * OVC All-Freshman Team (2018) }} '''Chelsey Perry''' (born June 7, 1999) is an American basketball player for the Rockhampton Cyclones of the NBL1 North. She played college basketball for the UT Martin Skyhawks.
== Early life == Perry attended Middleton High School in Middleton, Tennessee. Perry was named a TSWA Class A All-State Honoree twice. During her senior year, she averaged 13.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 4.7 bpg, 2.3 spg, and 1.8 apg. She was named Most Valuable player during her sophomore season, as the Lady Tigers went 35–0 on their way to a State Championship. She was also a part of a Lady Tiger team that won 67 straight games.
== College career == Following her high school career, Perry continued to play basketball at UT-Martin.<ref>{{cite web |title=CHELSEY PERRY |url=https://utmsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/chelsey-perry/1743 |website=utmsports.com |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
=== Freshman === During her freshman season, Perry made an instant impact on the Skyhawks team. She was named an OVC All-Newcomer after averaging 11.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks. She won the Freshman of the Week Award three different times during the year.
=== Sophomore === Prior to her sophomore year, Perry was tabbed to the Preseason All-OVC team due to her previous season. She continued to make an impact for the Skyhawks averaging 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.2 blocks. With all of this, Perry was named to the All-OVC 2nd Team.
=== Junior === Perry made a huge jump in production in her junior year and she put herself on the map even more. She averaged 23.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 2.0 assists, and 1.6 steals. She joined the 1,000 point club during the year when they played Austin Peay. She also made a splash nationally – ranking 1st in the NCAA in field goals made, 2nd in total points, and 3rd in points per game and field goal attempts. Due to all her success, Perry was named to the WBCA Coaches' All-American Honorable Mention Team. She was also named UT Martin Bettye Giles Female Athlete of the Year, TSWA Women's Basketball Player of the Year, and a finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year. She was also awarded the OVC Player of the Year, All-OVC 1st Team, and won a OVC record 8 Player of the Week Honors.
=== Senior === Perry made her final year another one to remember for the Skyhawks. She won the OVC Player of the Year again, named to the WNIT Memphis All-Tournament team, All-OVC 1st Team. She once again received recognition nationally when she was named a semifinalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year and also to the Katrina McClain Award Midseason Top 10 List. She averaged 22.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 blocks, and 1.1 steals in her final year.
She finished her career as the Skyhawks All-Time leader in career blocks (228) and 3rd in career points (1,963).
===UT Martin statistics===
Source<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer|title=NCAA Statistics|website=web1.ncaa.org|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> {{Switcher | {{wikitable| class="wikitable" |+Ratios !Year !Team ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FT%|Free-throw percentage}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|RBG|Rebounds per game}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|APG|Assists per game}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|SPG|Steals per game}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|PPG|Points per game}} |- <!--Start ratio data--> |2017–18 |UT Martin |'''34''' |42.2% |32.0% |'''86.7%''' |5.71 |1.21 |1.12 |1.27 |11.21 |- |2018–19 |UT Martin |32 |44.9% |34.8% |78.2% |5.53 |1.34 |2.22 |1.16 |12.00 |- |2019–20 |UT Martin |32 |'''50.2%''' |38.5% |85.8% |'''7.94''' |'''2.00''' |'''2.69''' |'''1.63''' |'''23.13''' |- |2020–21 |UT Martin |20 |50.2% |'''42.2%''' |83.3% |7.15 |1.80 |1.65 |1.10 |22.90 |- |Career | |118 |47.4% |37.5% |84.0% |6.51 |1.56 |1.93 |1.31 |16.64 <!--End ratio data--> }} | Ratios | {{wikitable| class="wikitable" |+Totals !Year !Team ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FG|Field goals made}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FGA|Field goal attempts}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|3P|3-point field-goals made}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|3PA|3-point field-goal attempts}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FT|Free-throws made}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FTA|Free-throws attempted}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|REB|Total rebounds}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|A|Assists}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|BK|Blocks}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|ST|Steals}} ! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|PTS|Points}} |- <!--Start Totals data--> |2017–18 |UT Martin |'''34''' |137 |325 |16 |50 |91 |105 |194 |41 |38 |43 |381 |- |2018–19 |UT Martin |32 |146 |325 |31 |89 |61 |78 |177 |43 |71 |37 |384 |- |2019–20 |UT Martin |32 |'''286''' |'''570''' |'''47''' |'''122''' |'''121''' |'''141''' |'''254''' |'''64''' |'''86''' |'''52''' |'''740''' |- |2020–21 |UT Martin |20 |164 |327 |35 |83 |95 |114 |143 |36 |33 |22 |458 |- |Career | |118 |733 |1547 |129 |344 |368 |438 |768 |184 |228 |154 |1963 <!--End Totals data--> }} | Totals }}
==Professional career== Perry was selected with the 26th pick in the third round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, becoming the first player in UT Martin history to be taken in the WNBA draft while ranking as the highest selection in OVC history.<ref>{{cite web |title=UT MARTIN'S CHELSEY PERRY SELECTED 26TH OVERALL IN WNBA DRAFT BY INDIANA FEVER |url=https://utmsports.com/news/2021/4/15/womens-basketball-ut-martins-chelsey-perry-selected-26th-overall-in-wnba-draft-by-indiana-fever.aspx |website=utmsports.com |access-date=17 May 2021 |date=15 April 2021}}</ref> She played in the first two games of the regular season but was then released on May 17.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fever Sign Chelsey Perry |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-sign-chelsey-perry |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=fever.wnba.com |date=28 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She was later signed back to the team on June 28,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirven |first1=J.L. |title=Indiana Fever sign third-round pick Chelsey Perry |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2021/06/28/indiana-fever-sign-third-round-pick-chelsey-perry/7788256002/ |website=indystar.com |publisher=Indy Star |access-date=6 July 2021 |date=28 June 2021}}</ref> but missed the last 12 games of the season due a torn right ACL.<ref name=sign22>{{cite news |title=Fever Sign Chelsey Perry |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-sign-chelsey-perry-2022 |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=fever.wnba.com |date=6 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In six regular season games played, Perry averaged 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per contest.<ref name="sign22" />
In January 2022, Perry re-joined the Indiana Fever.<ref name="sign22" /> In April 2022, Perry informed the team she would not play in the 2022 WNBA season due to personal reasons. She was subsequently placed on the team's suspended list and was not eligible to play in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fever Roster Update – April 21, 2022 |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-roster-update-april-21-2022 |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=fever.wnba.com |date=21 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
For the 2022–23 season, Perry joined Magnolia Basket Campobasso of the Italian Serie A1. She left the team in January 2023 after averaging 9.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 17 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsey Perry, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Chelsey-Perry/452435?Women=1 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=16 April 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In February 2023, Perry signed a training camp contract the Indiana Fever.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indiana Fever Sign Three Players to Training Camp Contracts |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/indiana-fever-sign-three-players-to-training-camp-contracts |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=fever.wnba.com |date=2 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> She was released prior to the start of the 2023 WNBA season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fever Waive Chelsey Perry |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-waive-chelsey-perry |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=fever.wnba.com |date=23 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2025, Perry signed with the Rockhampton Cyclones of the NBL1 North in Australia for the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former WNBA player signs with Rockhampton |url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/former-wnba-player-signs-with-rockhampton |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=nbl1.com.au |date=16 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
==WNBA career statistics== {{WNBA player statistics legend}}
===Regular season=== {{WNBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | 2021 | align="left" | Indiana | 6 || 0 || 6.7 || .278 || .222 || .500 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 2.2 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 1 year, 1 team | 6 || 0 || 6.7 || .278 || .222 || .500 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 2.2 {{S-end}}
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