Timothy D. Perry (born June 4, 1965) is an American former professional

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player. Following his college career with

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he played professionally for 13 seasons in the

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and

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Playing career

Perry played

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for

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from 1984 to 1988 and left as the schools leader in blocks with 392. He was selected seventh overall by the

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in the

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. Through eight NBA seasons, he averaged 6.8 points and 4 rebounds per game. Charles Barkley claims in ''Sir Charles: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles Barkley'' that the Suns had to trade Perry to

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in 1992 because he was #34, Barkley's number. Perry appeared in three

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s, finishing 5th in 1989, 7th in 1993, and 5th in 1995. On February 7, 1994, while playing for the 76ers, Perry made seven 3-pointers (in 15 attempts) in a 125–117 victory over the

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- after having made only 15 3-pointers total in his first five seasons in the league. He finished the game with 31 points, which remained his career high throughout his time in the NBA. For the 1996–1997 season, he moved over to Spain where he spent the next five seasons in the

. In 1998, he won the

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with Pamesa Valencia.

Later life

Perry later became an assistant coach for Holy Family University, Pennsylvania of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference in NCAA Division II. In 2011, he received a degree in liberal studies from Neumann University.10,000 Graduates
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, and Tim Perry.

References

External links

Tim Perry's 1992-93 Fleer Ultra Basketball Card
1965 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Monmouth County, New Jersey Bàsquet Manresa players Club Ourense Baloncesto players Freehold High School alumni Holy Family University Liga ACB players New Jersey Nets players People from Freehold Borough, New Jersey Philadelphia 76ers players Phoenix Suns draft picks Phoenix Suns players Power forwards Temple Owls men's basketball players Valencia Basket players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub