For the Indiana Supreme Court justice, see Samuel E. Perkins.
Sam Perkins
Perkins in 2016
Personal information
Born
(1961-06-14) June 14, 1961 (age 62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
Samuel J. Tilden (Brooklyn, New York)
Shaker (Latham, New York)
College
North Carolina (1980–1984)
NBA draft
1984: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career
1984–2001
Position
Power forward / center
Number
41, 44, 14
Career history
1984–1990
Dallas Mavericks
1990–1993
Los Angeles Lakers
1993–1998
Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2001
Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
NCAA champion (1982)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984)
Consensus second-team All-American (1982)
3× First-team All-ACC (1982–1984)
ACC tournament MVP (1981)
ACC Rookie of the Year (1981)
No. 41 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1984)
First-team Parade All-American (1980)
McDonald's All-American (1980)
Career NBA statistics
Points
15,324 (11.9 ppg)
Rebounds
7,666 (6.0 rpg)
Blocks
933 (0.7 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2018
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Team competition
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas
Team competition[citation needed]
FIBA U19 World Championship
1979 Salvador
Team competition[citation needed]
Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14, 1961)[1] is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Perkins was a three-time college All-American, was a member of the 1982 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels, and won a gold medal with the 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Perkins played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons.
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without question." Kenny Smith joined junior Michael Jordan and senior SamPerkins on a North Carolina team that was a pre-season #1 and finished the season...
series came in Game 2 when, attempting a dunk, Jordan avoided a potential SamPerkins block by switching the ball from his right hand to his left in mid-air...
possessions. On a Sonics team that also featured Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, SamPerkins, and Hersey Hawkins, Schrempf reached the NBA Finals in 1996, where they...
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