CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced that the team has signed former Gonzaga standout Josh Perkins Tuesday. Per Hornets' team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
 
During the NBA Summer League, Perkins appeared in four games for the Hornets, starting against the Chinese national team. He averaged 20.8 minutes per game, scoring seven points per outing. He was second on the team dishing out three assists per game. The Park Hill, Colo., native made four three-pointers and finished with 14 points versus the San Antonio Spurs.
 
In five years at Gonzaga, the 6-3 Perkins averaged 10.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 153 games. In his final season, Perkins was named to the 2018-19 All-WCC First Team and a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award after averaging 11.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 31.3 minutes as a redshirt senior. The 23-year-old led the conference in total steals (54) and placed second in total assists (234) and assists per game (6.3) during the 18-19 season. As a junior, the Park Hill, Colorado native averaged 12.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Perkins went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft.
 
Perkins finished his illustrious career second in NCAA Div. I history with 134 wins, with only 19 losses. He played more games (153) than any other active player in the nation this season, and was one of only 15 players in NCAA Div. I history to play 150 games in a career.
 
Perkins became Gonzaga's all-time assist leader with 712 in his five-year stint. His 712 assists rank fifth in West Coast Conference history. The redshirt senior's 234 assists in 2018-19 are the most in a single season in program history, while his 54 steals rank eighth. He is second all-time at GU with 178 steals in his career, fifth with 251 made three-pointers and 12th with 1,562 points. This season, Perkins was seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.12), eighth with 234 assists and 16th averaging 6.3 assists per game. He led the WCC this season in total steals and assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
Perkins was a Bob Cousy Award Finalist for the top point guard in the country. He was tabbed All-West Coast Conference First Team for the second time and was named WCC Player of the Week twice this season.
 
Perkins was named the 2019 West Coast Conference Mike Gilleran male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He completed his degree in Sport Management and is wrapping up his master's degree in Organizational Leadership. He finished his undergraduate career with an impressive 3.24 GPA and currently holds a 3.66 GPA in his graduate program. In each of the last two years, the Park Hill, Colo., native has received West Coast Conference All-Academic team recognition. He also earned his way onto the WCC Commissioner's Honor roll list the past three years.
 
Perkins was also selected to the Division I-AAA ADA Men's Scholar Athlete Team for the second straight season in 2018-19. He was tabbed Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American as well, for his contributions on the court, in the classroom and in the community.