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

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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 Philadelphia 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. 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

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Later life

Perry later became an assistant coach for

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of the

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in NCAA Division II. In 2011, he received a degree in liberal studies from

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.10,000 Graduates
On the October 25, 2017 broadcast of ''NBA Gametime'' on the NBA Channel, Shaquille O'Neal claimed that he had been "dunked on" only three times in his 20-year NBA career. Shaq said he had been dunked on by

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, and Tim Perry.

References

External links

Tim Perry's 1992-93 Fleer Ultra Basketball Card
1965 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from 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 (basketball) Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey Temple Owls men's basketball players Valencia Basket players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub

Playing career

Later life

See also

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