Curtis Perry

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Curtis Perry
Personal information
Born (1948-09-13) September 13, 1948 (age 73)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestern (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeMissouri State (1966–1970)
NBA draft1970 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career1970–1984
PositionPower forward
Number54, 18
Career history
1970–1971San Diego / Houston Rockets
1971Northwest Travelers
1971–1974Milwaukee Bucks
1974–1978Phoenix Suns
1983–1984Perth Wildcats
Career highlights and awards
  • No. 54 retired by Missouri State Bears
Career NBA statistics
Points4,578 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds4,239 (8.8 rpg)
Assists906 (1.9 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

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.

Perry played for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) from 1983 to 1984.[9]

He was inducted into the Missouri State athletic Hall of Fame in 1980.[10]

Personal life[]

Perry is the father of former NBA player Byron Houston and has a daughter named Leslie Hardin. (1970).[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Curtis Perry (1980) - MSU Athletics Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ "BasketballReference.com Curtis Perry page". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  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".
  6. ^ "Greatest Game Ever Played | Celtics.com – The official website of the Boston Celtics". Nba.com. 1976-06-04. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2014-05-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "The Phoenix Suns: The Unluckiest Franchise in Professional Sports". Bleacher Report.
  9. ^ "Curtis Perry". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Curtis Perry (1980) - MSU Athletics Hall of Fame".
  11. ^ Ex-OSU cager to spend time behind bars

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