Elliot Lamonte Perry (born March 28, 1969) is an American former professional

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player. The 6'0" (1.83 m)

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from Memphis State University (now the

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), was selected with the tenth pick of the second round (37th overall) by the

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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

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. He then moved on to

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for two years before returning to the NBA with the

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where in 1994-95 he was voted runner-up as the NBA's Most Improved Player. He rounded out his NBA career in

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with his hometown

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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

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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

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became the radio broadcast team's color commentators for the

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, 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

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fraternity. He is a minority share owner of the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1991–92 NBA season, 1991–92 , align="left" ,

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, 10 , , 0 , , 6.6 , , .400 , , .000 , , .500 , , 0.7 , , 1.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 1.3 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 NBA season, 1991–92 , align="left" ,

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

, 40 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .377 , , .200 , , .667 , , 0.8 , , 1.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 2.8 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

, 27 , , 9 , , 16.0 , , .372 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.4 , , 4.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 3.9 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 82* , , 51 , , 24.1 , , .520 , , .417 , , .810 , , 1.8 , , 4.8 , , 1.9 , , 0.0 , , 9.7 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 26 , , 20.6 , , .475 , , .407 , , .778 , , 1.7 , , 4.4 , , 1.1 , , 0.1 , , 8.6 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

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, 82 , , 3 , , 19.5 , , .474 , , .358 , , .745 , , 1.5 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , 0.0 , , 6.9 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 33 , , 21.6 , , .430 , , .340 , , .844 , , 1.3 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.0 , , 7.3 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 0 , , 9.4 , , .529 , , 1.000 , , .500 , , 1.6 , , 2.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

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, 30 , , 0 , , 8.1 , , .349 , , .391 , , .750 , , 0.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 2.6 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

, 60 , , 5 , , 13.4 , , .435 , , .282 , , .806 , , 1.0 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 5.3 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

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, 6 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .455 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 1.7 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

, 43 , , 6 , , 10.7 , , .465 , , .250 , , .727 , , 1.0 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...

, 2 , , 0 , , 24.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , .500 , , 2.0 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 5.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 549 , , 133 , , 17.3 , , .459 , , .359 , , .783 , , 1.4 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.3

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .143 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 9 , , 0 , , 11.8 , , .476 , , .400 , , .800 , , 1.1 , , 1.3 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 6.9 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 12.8 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.5 , , 3.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 3.5 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

, 2 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .600 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 2.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 19 , , 0 , , 9.8 , , .466 , , .333 , , .778 , , 0.8 , , 1.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 4.8

College

, - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , 32 , , 30.3 , , .417 , , .390 , , .806 , , 3.5 , , 4.1 , , 2.2 , , 0.2 , , 13.1 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , 32 , , 31.8 , , .462 , , .316 , , .821 , , 3.4 , , 3.7 , , 2.1 , , 0.0 , , 19.4 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , - , , 32.3 , , .418 , , .258 , , .753 , , 3.7 , , 5.0 , , 2.7 , , 0.2 , , 16.8 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , - , , 36.5 , , .464 , , .360 , , .793 , , 3.5 , , 4.6 , , 2.7 , , 0.0 , , 20.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 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

@ basketballreference.com

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