Sam Perkins

Sam Perkins
	Perkins in 2016
Personal information
Born	June 14, 1961; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Samuel J. Tilden; (Brooklyn, New York); Shaker; (Latham, New York);
College	North Carolina (1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 1st round, 4th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1984–2001
Position	Power forward / center
Number	41, 44, 14
Career history
1984–1990	Dallas Mavericks
1990–1993	Los Angeles Lakers
1993–1998	Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2001	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985); NCAA champion (1982); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984); Consensus second-team All-American (1982); 3× First-team All-ACC (1982–1984); ACC tournament MVP (1981); ACC Rookie of the Year (1981); No. 41 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels; USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1984); First-team Parade All-American (1980); McDonald's All-American (1980);
Career NBA statistics
Points	15,324 (11.9 ppg)
Rebounds	7,666 (6.0 rpg)
Blocks	933 (0.7 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2018
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
FIBA U19 World Championship

Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Perkins was a three-time college All-American, was a member of the 1982 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels, and won a gold medal with the 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Perkins played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons.

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