Trent Perry quietly went about his business throughout his first year at UCLA.

Whether the guard logged more than 20 minutes or fewer than five — which happened on eight occasions, including two games he didn’t leave the bench — Perry remained consistent in his pregame work.

During home games, Perry was often the first to arrive at Pauley Pavilion and worked himself into a lather with one of the Bruins’ team managers.

After averaging 11.4 minutes per game over 32 appearances, many wondered aloud whether the former McDonald’s All-American and Mr. Basketball in California would join the thousands in testing the transfer portal.

“Shoot, I had a lot of talks with coaches,” Perry said last week during a name, image and likeness event for the grand opening of the UCLA NIL Store in Ackerman Union.