Michael Perry (basketball)

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Mike Perry
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
Team East Carolina
Conference American
Biographical details
Born (1958-11-10) November 10, 1958 (age 66)
Oxford, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1977–1981 Richmond
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986 Virginia Union (asst.)
1986–1993Richmond (P/T asst.)
1994–1997Richmond (asst.)
1997–2002 Georgia State (asst.)
2003–2007Georgia State
2007–2017 East Carolina (asst.)
2017–2018East Carolina (interim HC)
2024–presentEast Carolina (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall70–91 (.435)

Michael Perry (born November 10, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who is in his second stint as an assistant men's basketball coach at East Carolina University. [1] Prior to joining the Pirates program, he served as the head men's basketball coach at Georgia State University from 2003 through 2007, and also held assistant coaching positions at Georgia State, Richmond and Virginia Union University. Perry also served as interim head coach of East Carolina for most of the 2017–18 season, as head coach Jeff Lebo underwent hip surgery and stepped down from the position on November 29, 2017. [2] [3]

Perry played for the University of Richmond from 1978 through 1981 and finished his career as the Spiders' career leader in points scored (2,145). Only Johnny Newman has since surpassed that total in a Spiders uniform. Perry was selected in the ninth round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Georgia State (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2003–2005)
2002–03Georgia State 10–98–84th (North)
2003–04Georgia State 20–914–64th
2004–05Georgia State 14–1511–9T–4th
Georgia State (Colonial Athletic Association)(2005–2007)
2005–06Georgia State 7–223–15T–10th
2006–07Georgia State 11–205–139th
Georgia State:62–75 (.453)41–51 (.446)
East Carolina (American Athletic Conference)(2017–2018)
2017–18 East Carolina 8–164–1411th
East Carolina:8–16 (.333)4–14 (.222)
Total:70–91 (.435)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Michael Perry profile". Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  2. "ECU's Jeff Lebo having hip surgery Monday, out indefinitely". USA Today .
  3. Wiseman, Steve (November 29, 2017). "Jeff Lebo out as East Carolina basketball coach". The News & Observer . Raleigh, NC . Retrieved November 29, 2017.