Curtis Perry

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Curtis Perry
Personal information
Born (1948-09-13) September 13, 1948 (age 76)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Western (Washington, D.C.)
College Missouri State (1966–1970)
NBA draft 1970: 3rd round, 35th overall pick
Drafted by San Diego Rockets
Playing career1970–1978
Position Power forward
Number54, 18
Career history
19701971 San Diego / Houston Rockets
1971 Northwest Travelers
19711974 Milwaukee Bucks
19741978 Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,578 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds 4,239 (8.8 rpg)
Assists 906 (1.9 apg)
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Curtis R. Perry (born September 13, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State) and played at forward.

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At Missouri State, Perry helped the team to a school record 28 consecutive wins. [1]

Perry was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the third round of the 1970 NBA draft and by the Virginia Squires in the 1970 American Basketball Association Draft. [2]

Perry played for the NBA's San Diego / Houston Rockets (1970–71), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–74) and Phoenix Suns (1974–78).

In his rookie season with San Diego in 1970–71, he was sent to the Northwest Travellers of the Continental Basketball Association in January 1971 and returned to the Rockets in March. [3] He helped the Bucks win the 1971–72 and 1972–73 NBA Midwest Division titles, and the 1973–74 NBA Western Conference championship. He also helped the Phoenix Suns win the 1975–76 NBA Western Conference championship. On February 15, 1975, Perry scored 26 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds in a 111–107 loss against the Atlanta Hawks. [4] In the 1976 Finals, Perry was a key player in "the greatest game ever played" [5] [6] [7] [8] in NBA history.

In 8 NBA seasons, Perry played in 480 games and had 13,656 minutes played, a .455 field goal percentage (1,904 for 4,188), .699 free throw percentage (770 for 1,101), 4,239 rebounds, 906 assists, 1,670 personal fouls and 4,578 points. He averaged 9.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

He was inducted into the Missouri State athletic Hall of Fame in 1980. [9]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1970–71 San Diego 18-5.6.438-.5501.70.3--2.9
1971–72 Houston 25-14.2.330-.5004.90.9--3.5
1971–72 Milwaukee 50-29.4.385-.6749.41.6--7.0
1972–73 Milwaukee 67-31.3.461-.6599.61.8--9.1
1973–74 Milwaukee 81-29.5.446-.5828.72.31.31.29.0
1974–75 Phoenix 79-34.0.477-.71911.92.41.41.013.4
1975–76 Phoenix 71-33.1.497-.7329.62.61.20.913.3
1976–77 Phoenix 44-31.6.432-.7899.01.81.10.610.7
1977–78 Phoenix 45-18.2.453-.7855.61.10.80.56.0
Career480-28.5.455-.6998.81.91.20.99.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1971–72 Milwaukee 11-36.1.473-.78312.81.3--9.5
1972–73 Milwaukee 6-39.7.481-.50011.52.2--8.8
1973–74 Milwaukee 16-18.5.500-.5835.10.80.60.16.2
1975–76 Phoenix 19*-32.4.454-.6477.71.90.60.912.7
Career52-29.7.470-.6618.41.40.60.59.6

Personal life

Perry is the father of former NBA player Byron Houston and has a daughter named Leslie Hardin. (1970). [10]

References

  1. "Curtis Perry (1980) - MSU Athletics Hall of Fame".
  2. "BasketballReference.com Curtis Perry page". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
  3. "Former CIBT Star Sent Down By Rockets". Chico Enterprise-Record. UPI. January 29, 1971. p. 9A. Retrieved February 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Atlanta Hawks at Phoenix Suns Box Score, February 15, 1975".
  5. "Greatest Game Ever". NBA.com .
  6. "Greatest Game Ever Played | Celtics.com – The official website of the Boston Celtics". Nba.com. June 4, 1976. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  7. "35 Years Ago: The Celtics and the Suns Play the Greatest NBA Finals Game Ever Played". Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  8. "The Phoenix Suns: The Unluckiest Franchise in Professional Sports". Bleacher Report .
  9. "Curtis Perry (1980) - MSU Athletics Hall of Fame".
  10. "Ex-OSU cager to spend time behind bars". Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2007.