In 2009, Perry McDonald was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame. Known nationally as a senior team captain at Georgetown, Perry McDonald made a name for himself long before teaming up with legendary Hoyas coach John Thompson. Averaging 23.9 points per game for his career at Carver, McDonald was twice named the Times-Picayune Metro Most Valuable Player (1983 & 1984) and was selected as all-state four times (1981-84).
Perry McDonald wasn’t the first New Orleans blue-chipper to play at Georgetown. That would have been Steve Martin of St. Aug who starred for the Hoyas from 1975-79. But McDonald did begin a three-year run for Georgetown signing players from New Orleans, including Cohen’s Jaren Jackson in.’85 and De La Salle’s Dwayne Bryant in ’86. Decades later, Georgetown would of course win the bidding war for the services of Parade all-American Greg Monroe, who played his high school ball at Helen Cox.
Name, High School, (years at Georgetown):
Steve Martin, St. Augustine (1975-1979)
Perry McDonald, Carver (1984-88)
Jaren Jackson, Cohen (1985-89)
Dwayne Bryant, De La Salle (1986-90)
Greg Monroe, Helen Cox (2008-10)
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