Tim Perry

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Tim Perry
Personal information
Born (1965-06-04) June 4, 1965 (age 59)
Freehold, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Freehold (Freehold, New Jersey)
College Temple (1984–1988)
NBA draft 1988: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1988–2001
Position Power forward
Number34, 23
Career history
19881992 Phoenix Suns
19921995 Philadelphia 76ers
1995–1996 New Jersey Nets
1996–1997 Ourense
1997–1998 Pamesa Valencia
1998–1999 León
1999–2000 TDK Manresa
2000–2001 Cáceres
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,283 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds 1,911 (4.0 rpg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Timothy D. Perry (born June 4, 1965) is an American former basketball player. Following his college career with Temple he played professionally for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association and Liga ACB.

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Playing career

Perry played college basketball for Temple University from 1984 to 1988 [1] and left as the schools leader in blocks with 392. [2] He was selected seventh overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1988 NBA draft. Through eight NBA seasons, he averaged 6.8 points and 4 rebounds per game. Charles Barkley claims in Sir Charles: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles Barkley that the Suns had to trade Perry to Philadelphia in 1992 because he was #34, Barkley's number. Perry appeared in three NBA Slam Dunk Contests, finishing 5th in 1989, 7th in 1993, and 5th in 1995.

On February 7, 1994, while playing for the 76ers, Perry made seven 3-pointers (in 15 attempts) in a 125-117 victory over the Charlotte Hornets - after having made only 15 3-pointers total in his first five seasons in the league. [3] He finished the game with 31 points, which remained his career high throughout his time in the NBA.

For the 1996–1997 season, he moved over to Spain where he spent the next five seasons in the Liga ACB. In 1998, he won the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto with Pamesa Valencia. [4]

Later life

Perry later became an assistant coach for Holy Family University, Pennsylvania of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference in NCAA Division II. [5] In 2011, he received a degree in liberal studies from Neumann University. [6]

On the October 25, 2017 broadcast of NBA Gametime on the NBA Channel, Shaquille O'Neal claimed that he had been "dunked on" only three times in his 20-year NBA career. Shaq said he had been dunked on by Michael Jordan, Derrick Coleman, and Tim Perry.

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