Tim Perry

For the rugby union footballer, see Tim Perry (rugby union).

Tim Perry

Personal information
Born	(1965-06-04) June 4, 1965 (age 59) Freehold, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	201 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 career	1988–2001
Position	Power forward
Number	34, 23
Career history
1988–1992	Phoenix Suns
1992–1995	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
Copa del Rey (1998) Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1988) 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (1987, 1988) Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (1986)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,283 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,911 (4.0 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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.

References

1. Tim Mulligan (November 24, 1987). "Expectations great as Owls' Tim Perry enters senior year". Philadelphia Daily News . p. B6. Retrieved December 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. Phil Anastasia (March 28, 1988). "A senior class that took Temple to the pinnacle". Courier-Post . p. C16. Retrieved December 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Charlotte Hornets at Philadelphia 76ers Box Score, February 7, 1994" . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
4. "1998 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto". acb.com. Liga ACB. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014.
5. "Holy Family University Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
6. 10,000 Graduates Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Tim Perry's 1992-93 Fleer Ultra Basketball Card