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A versatile guard who saw consistent minutes on the wing for the Wildcats as a sophomore in 2024-25.

2024-25 Overview
Established himself as the Wildcats sixth man, averaging 25.8 minutes, 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per outing ...Villanova was 9-1 (.900) when Perkins scored in double figures in 2024-25.

2024-25 College Basketball Crown Highlights
Averaged 9.0 points per contest, highlighted by an 18 point effort in a 104-98 overtime loss to UCF on April 5 at T-Mobile Arena ... Collected 25 rebounds in three games, an average of 8.3 per contest.

2024-25 BIG EAST Tournament Highlights
Contributed 11.points and five rebounds to a 67-55 victory over Seton Hall in the opening round on March 12.

2024-25 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Averaged 5.0 points and 26.2 minutes while appearing in all 20 league contests ... Contributed seven points and three rebounds in a 75-73 loss at Georgetown on March 4 ... Added eight rebounds to go with two points in an 80-70 win over Butler on March 1 ... Sank four 3-pointers, including the go-ahead triple with nine seconds left to help Nova knock off St. John’s 73-71 on Feb. 12 ... Dropped in a season-high 20 points to go with five boards in an 80-68 win over Xavier on Feb. 9 ... Sank two 3-pointers as part of an eight point, five rebounds and two steals in a 59-49 win at DePaul on Feb. 5 ... Added seven points and seven rebounds in an 87-74 loss at Marquette on Jan. 24 ... Dropped in the go-ahead basket and added a key steal in the final seconds to help VU hold off Providence 75-73 on Jan. 17 .... Grabbed five rebounds in a Jan. 14 loss at Xavier ... Dropped in 6-of-7 field goal attempts for 17 points in a 79-67 win over Seton Hall on Dec. 17 
 
2024-25 Non-Conference Highlights
Penn (2023-24): Played in all 29 games, making 27 starts … Second on the team in scoring (13.7 ppg) and set a program record for points by a freshman in a season with 398 … Second on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg) … Led the team with 40 steals and 78 free throws made, third with 55 assists and 52 three-point field goals … AMONG IVY LEAGUE PLAYERS (all): Fifth in steals per game (1.4), sixth in FT percentage (.765), 10th in rebounds per game (5.3), 11th in points per game (13.7), 13th in 3FG per game (1.8), 14th in 3FG percentage (.347) … AMONG IVY PLAYERS (conference): 11th in steals per game (1.1), 12th in rebounds per game (4.7), 12th in 3FG per game (1.8), 14th in points per game (12.9) … Led Penn with 21 double-figure scoring games including five 20-point outings … Led Penn in scoring in eight games and in rebounding in eight games … Had his only double-double in his first game against a Division 1 opponent, dropping 24 points and 14 rebounds to go with five assists and two steals in a win over Bucknell (11/8) … Earned all-tournament at the Cathedral of College Basketball Classic after he scored a season-high 25 points against Belmont and added eight rebounds (11/25), scored 15 points with seven boards against Monmouth (11/26), and had 14 points and five rebounds in a win over Lafayette (11/24) … Also recorded six assists, six steals and seven treys across the weekend … Matched his season high with 25 points at Columbia (1/27) and had eight rebounds, earning Big 5 Player of the Week and Ivy League Rookie of the Week … Scored 22 points and pulled down six rebounds in Penn’s win over No. 21 Villanova (11/13) … Scored 20 points in Penn’s OT loss to La Salle in the Big 5 Classic at Wells Fargo Center (12/2) … Ivy League Rookie of the Week after he recorded 19 points, five rebounds and three assists in his first Ivy League game, a win over Dartmouth (1/6) … Scored 18 points and had seven rebounds at Brown (2/2) … Hit for 17 points twice in Ivy play, at Harvard (2/24) and in the season finale with Princeton (3/9) which earned him his third Ivy Rookie weekly honor … Near double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds in a win over Howard (12/11) … Scored 15 points and pulled down four boards against Kentucky at the WFC (12/9) … Recorded 13 points and eight rebounds at Auburn (1/2) … Led Penn with 10 points at Houston (12/30).
 
Landon School: Lettered in basketball and was captain as a senior … Scored more than 1,000 points in just 50 games … Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) Player of the Year and first-team All-Met as a senior when he averaged 24.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.5 steals per game … 2023 Capital Classic MVP … Montgomery County Sports HOF Athlete of the Week … Earned All-IAC as a junior … Also played with Team Takeover National junior year … TTO National 17u Grassroots Basketball Finale Hoopseen champions … Played with Virginia Elite sophomore year … Honor Roll I and ll (4 times)

Personal: Son of Ellen and Rory Perkins ... Sister, Kathryn, is a member of the dance team at Pitt … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Kevin Willard: "We are excited that Tyler will remain at Villanova,Tyler has a unique ability to rebound from the guard position and is also an outstanding perimeter defender. He has made big-time shots at the college level, is an improved 3-point shooter, and understands what it takes to play in the Big East. Tyler's consistency at both ends of the court makes him a great fit for our program."