Career
The 6"0" (183 m) point guard from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), was selected with the tenth pick of the second round (37th overall) by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1991 National Basketball Association Draft. He played ten games in 1991-1992 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 National Basketball Association, most notably with the Phoenix Suns where in 1994-1995 he was voted runner-up as the National Basketball Association"s Most Improved Player.
He rounded out his National Basketball Association 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 National Basketball Association career.
Lack of quality supporting players forced Perry to carry the U of M team on his skill. During his senior year Anfernee 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.
Perry and fellow former National Basketball Association player and Memphis State alumn Hank McDowell became the radio broadcast team"s color commentators for the Memphis Grizzlies starting in the 2006-2007 National Basketball Association season.
Today, Perry lives in Germantown, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis. 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 minority share owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.