PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young announced the signing of the No. 1 JUCO player in the country, KJ Perry, to a scholarship agreement.

Perry is expected to join the Cougars’ roster in December after spending his freshman season at Citrus College (Calif.).

The native of Pacific Palisades, Calif. averaged 17.5 points per game last season for the Owls and scored a career-high 48 points in a 134-126 triple-overtime win over Santiago Canyon on 14/23 from the field.

3-0 BYU returns to action Saturday against No. 3 Connecticut at Boston.