Elliot Perry
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| Born | March 28, 1969 New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 3,449 (6.3 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,699 (3.1 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Steals | 574 (1.0 spg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Elliot Lamonte Perry (born March 28, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player.
The 6'0" (1.83 m)
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 Penny 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
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]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles
|
10 | 0 | 6.6 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 1991–92 | Charlotte
|
40 | 0 | 9.3 | .377 | .200 | .667 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 1993–94 | Phoenix
|
27 | 9 | 16.0 | .372 | .000 | .750 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| 1994–95 | Phoenix
|
82* | 51 | 24.1 | .520 | .417 | .810 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| 1995–96 | Phoenix
|
81 | 26 | 20.6 | .475 | .407 | .778 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee
|
82 | 3 | 19.5 | .474 | .358 | .745 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee
|
81 | 33 | 21.6 | .430 | .340 | .844 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee
|
5 | 0 | 9.4 | .529 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 1998–99 | New Jersey
|
30 | 0 | 8.1 | .349 | .391 | .750 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| 1999–00 | New Jersey
|
60 | 5 | 13.4 | .435 | .282 | .806 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| 2000–01 | Orlando
|
6 | 0 | 6.5 | .455 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix
|
43 | 6 | 10.7 | .465 | .250 | .727 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| 2001–02 | Memphis
|
2 | 0 | 24.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| Career | 549 | 133 | 17.3 | .459 | .359 | .783 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Phoenix
|
4 | 0 | 3.3 | .143 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 1994–95 | Phoenix
|
9 | 0 | 11.8 | .476 | .400 | .800 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| 1995–96 | Phoenix
|
4 | 0 | 12.8 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix
|
2 | 0 | 8.5 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Career | 19 | 0 | 9.8 | .466 | .333 | .778 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.8 | |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | Memphis
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32 | 32 | 30.3 | .417 | .390 | .806 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 13.1 |
| 1988–89 | Memphis
|
32 | 32 | 31.8 | .462 | .316 | .821 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 19.4 |
| 1989–90 | Memphis | 30 | - | 32.3 | .418 | .258 | .753 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 16.8 |
| 1990–91 | Memphis | 32 | - | 36.5 | .464 | .360 | .793 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 20.8 |
| Career | 126 | 64 | 32.7 | .443 | .345 | .794 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 17.5 | |
References
External links
- Elliot Perry bio, NBA.com
- Career college & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- College Stats
