Elliot Perry

Elliot Perry

Personal information
Born	(1969-03-28) March 28, 1969 (age 52) Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school	Treadwell (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Memphis (1987–1991)
NBA draft	1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1991–2002
Position	Point guard
Number	34, 21, 2, 5, 1
Career history
1991	Los Angeles Clippers
1991–1992	Charlotte Hornets
1992	La Crosse Catbirds
1992–1993	Rochester Renegade
1993–1994	Grand Rapids Hoops
1994–1996	Phoenix Suns
1996–1999	Milwaukee Bucks
1999–2000	New Jersey Nets
2000	Orlando Magic
2000–2001	Phoenix Suns
2002	Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Metro Conference (1989, 1991) No. 34 retired by Memphis Tigers
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,449 (6.3 ppg)
Assists	1,699 (3.1 rpg)
Steals	574 (1.0 spg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  United States FIBA Americas Championship 1989 Mexico City Team competition

Elliot Lamonte Perry (born March 28, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player.

The 6'0" (1.83 m) point guard from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), was selected with the tenth pick of the second round (37th overall) by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1991 NBA Draft. He played ten games in 1991-92 for the Clippers before being waived and subsequently signed for the rest of the season by the Charlotte Hornets. He then moved on to Continental Basketball Association for two years before returning to the NBA with the Phoenix Suns where in 1994-95 he was voted runner-up as the NBA's Most Improved Player.

He rounded out his NBA career in 2002 with his hometown Memphis Grizzlies for whom he played just two games after signing a 10-day contract. He scored 11 points in the 2 games.

Perry is also known as "Socks" because of the high long socks he wore during his college and NBA career. A quick and slashing player in college, his ability to alter his shot in mid-air to draw a foul from his defender made him very dangerous to defend. Lack of quality supporting players forced Perry to carry the U of M team on his skill. During his senior year Anfernee Hardaway had been scheduled to be his teammate, but Hardaway's academic qualifying woes ensured he was red-shirted, and these two never were able to team up.

After basketball[]

Perry and fellow former NBA player and Memphis State alumn Hank McDowell became the radio broadcast team's color commentators for the Memphis Grizzlies starting in the 2006-07 NBA season.^[1] Today, Perry lives in Germantown, TN, a suburb of Memphis. He and his wife have a child together. He still loves to play basketball with former players and kids in his neighborhood, and is active as a mentor with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

He is a minority share owner of the Memphis Grizzlies. [1]

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External links[]

• Elliot Perry bio, NBA.com
• Career college & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com