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Samuel Perkins is a retired American

United States

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professional basketball

Basketball

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player, also known by the nicknames "Sleepy Sam" and "Big Smooth." He attended Samuel J. Tilden High School

Samuel J. Tilden High School

Samuel J. Tilden High School is a New York City public high school in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. It is named for Samuel J. Tilden, the former governor of New York State and presidential candidate who, although carrying the popular vote, lost to Rutherford B...

, Shaker High School

Shaker High School

Shaker High School is a public high school in Latham, Albany County, New York, and is part of the North Colonie Central School District. , it has an enrollment of over 2100 students. In 1985, it was recognized as an Exemplary School by the United States Department of Education, one of the first to...

and the University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina

Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...

, where he was a teammate of Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

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. He then played in the NBA from 1984 to 2001.

In 1980, he was selected large-school player of the year in high school by the New York State Sportswriters Association

New York State Sportswriters Association

The New York State Sportswriters Association , founded in 1967, is a source of reference information and statistics about scholastic athletics in the state...

.

In 2008, Perkins was named vice president of player relations for the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

, with whom he played from 1999-2001.

In September 2008, Perkins was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame along with NBA stars Kenny Anderson

Kenny Anderson

Kenneth "Kenny" Anderson is a retired American basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Institute of Technology, he played point guard professionally from 1991 to 2006, mostly in the National Basketball Association....

and Rod Strickland

Rod Strickland

Rodney "Rod" Strickland is a retired American professional basketball player and currently in an administrative role for the University of Kentucky basketball team under head coach John Calipari. Strickland was formerly the director of basketball operations at the University of Memphis...

, coach Pete Gillen

Pete Gillen

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and pioneers Lou Bender

Lou Bender

Louis "Lulu" Bender was an American basketball player who helped turn the sport into a popular success in New York City during the Great Depression and helped make Madison Square Garden a destination for the sport. Bender was a three-time All-Ivy League and two-time All-America in the early 1930s...

and Eddie Younger.

Career highlights

Member of the 1982 NCAA Champion North Carolina Tar Heels.
Named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team
ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team
In 2002 the Atlantic Coast Conference selected 50th anniversary teams for most of its sports. The 50-member men's basketball team was voted on by a 120-member blue-ribbon committee that was selected by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee....

as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
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history
Co-captain of the gold-medal winning 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team.
Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1984-85.
Has appeared in 164 career playoff games averaging 11.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg.
Recorded the only 30-20 game in Mavericks history, with 31 points and a career-high 20 rebounds, against the Houston Rockets on 12/12/86.
Scored a career-high 45 points, for the Mavericks, against the Golden State Warriors on 4/12/90.
Appeared against the Chicago Bulls in the 1991 NBA Finals with the L.A. Lakers and again in 1996 with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Tied an NBA record by hitting 8 three-pointers without a miss with the Seattle SuperSonics against the Toronto Raptors on 1/15/97.
Participated in the AT&T Shootout during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland.
Posted a 1997-98 season-high 21 points, on perfect shooting (5-5 FG, 4-4 3FG, 7-7 FT), and 3 steals against the L.A. Clippers on 12/14/97.

Regular season

Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

| 82 || 42 || 28.3 || .471 || .250 || .820 || 7.4 || 1.6 || .8 || .8 || 11.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 80 || 79 || 32.8 || .503 || .333 || .814 || 8.6 || 1.9 || .9 || 1.2 || 15.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 80 || 80 || 33.6 || .482 || .352 || .828 || 7.7 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 14.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 75 || 75 || 33.3 || .450 || .167 || .822 || 8.0 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .7 || 14.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 78 || 77 || 36.7 || .464 || .184 || .833 || 8.8 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 1.2 || 15.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 76 || 70 || 35.1 || .493 || .214 || .778 || 7.5 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .8 || 15.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

| 76 || 66 || 34.3 || .495 || .281 || .821 || 7.4 || 1.5 || .9 || 1.1 || 13.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers
| 63 || 63 || 37.0 || .450 || .217 || .817 || 8.8 || 2.2 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 16.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers
| 49 || 49 || 32.4 || .459 || .172 || .829 || 7.7 || 2.6 || .8 || 1.0 || 13.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1992–93
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle

Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

| 30 || 13 || 25.4 || .511 || .452 || .795 || 4.8 || .9 || .7 || 1.0 || 12.1
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 81 || 41 || 26.8 || .438 || .367 || .801 || 4.5 || 1.4 || .8 || 4 || 12.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 82 || 37 || 28.7 || .466 || .397 || .799 || 4.9 || 1.6 || .9 || .5 || 12.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 82 || 20 || 26.5 || .408 || .355 || .793 || 4.5 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .6 || 11.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 81 || 4 || 24.4 || .439 || .395 || .817 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .9 || .6 || 11.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 81 || 0 || 20.7 || .416 || .392 || .789 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .8 || .4 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

| 48 || 0 || 16.4 || .400 || .389 || .717 || 2.9 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana
| 81 || 0 || 20.0 || .417 || .408 || .825 || 3.6 || .8 || .4 || .4 || 6.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana
| 64 || 41 || 15.6 || .381 || .345 || .842 || 2.6 || .6 || .5 || .3 || 3.8
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career
| 1,286 || 757 || 28.5 || .459 || .362 || .811 || 6.0 || 1.5 || .9 || .7 || 11.9

Playoffs

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| style="text-align:left;"| 1985

1985 NBA Playoffs

The 1985 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1984-85 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics, four games to two, in the NBA Finals...

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas

Dallas Mavericks

| 4 || – || 42.3 || .490 || .250 || .765 || 12.8 || 2.8 || .5 || .3 || 18.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1986

1986 NBA Playoffs

The 1986 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1985-86 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets, four games to two, in the NBA Finals. The Celtics won...

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 10 || – || 34.7 || .429 || .250 || .767 || 8.3 || 2.4 || .9 || 1.4 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1987

1987 NBA Playoffs

The 1987 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1986-1987 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics four games to two in the Finals...

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 4 || – || 17.0 || .500 || .000 || .696 || 8.5 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .3 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1988

1988 NBA Playoffs

The 1988 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1987-1988 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons four games to three in the Finals...

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 17 || – || 33.6 || .451 || .143 || .803 || 6.6 || 1.8 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 13.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1990

1990 NBA Playoffs

The 1990 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1989-1990 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons successfully defending their championship by beating the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers...

| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 3 || – || 39.3 || .444 || .000 || .765 || 7.3 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .7 || 15.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1991

1991 NBA Playoffs

The 1991 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1990–91 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA championship via a four-games-to-one victory over the Western Conference champion Los...

| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

| 19 || 19 || 39.6 || .548 || .367 || .761 || 8.3 || 1.7 || .8 || 1.4 || 17.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1993

1993 NBA Playoffs

The 1993 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1992-1993 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their third consecutive championship by defeating the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns four...

| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle

Seattle SuperSonics

| 19 || 17 || 32.9 || .436 || .380 || .873 || 7.0 || 1.9 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 14.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1994

1994 NBA Playoffs

The 1994 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals...

| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 5 || 0 || 28.2 || .333 || .429 || .882 || 7.2 || .8 || .8 || .4 || 9.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1995

1995 NBA Playoffs

The 1995 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1994-1995 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets winning their second consecutive NBA championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic...

| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 4 || 1 || 35.3 || .438 || .455 || 1.000 || 7.8 || 3.3 || .8 || 1.3 || 13.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1996

1996 NBA Playoffs

The 1996 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1995-1996 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA championship in three years by defeating the Western Conference champion Seattle...

| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 21 || 1 || 31.1 || .459 || .368 || .754 || 4.3 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || 12.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1997

1997 NBA Playoffs

The 1997 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1996–97 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning the NBA championship by defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazzfour games to two...

| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 12 || 6 || 28.3 || .337 || .311 || .862 || 4.4 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998

1998 NBA Playoffs

The 1998 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1997-98 NBA season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their sixth championship of the decade by defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz four...

| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 10 || 1 || 21.0 || .381 || .417 || .600 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .3 || .5 || 5.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1999

1999 NBA Playoffs

The 1999 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1998-99 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs by defeating the eighth-seeded Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks four games to one...

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

| 13 || 0 || 11.2 || .514 || .458 || .667 || 1.9 || .5 || .0 || .2 || 4.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000

2000 NBA Playoffs

The 2000 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1999–2000 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers win their first championship in twelve years by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers...

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana
| 23 || 0 || 18.1 || .324 || .348 || .905 || 3.2 || .4 || .2 || .3 || 4.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001

2001 NBA Playoffs

The 2001 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000–01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers...

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana
| 3 || 0 || 6.3 || .250 || .250 || – || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.7
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career
| 167 || – || 28.7 || .444 || .363 || .785 || 5.6 || 1.5 || .7 || .8 || 11.1

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Career highlights

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

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