Sam Perkins

Sam Perkins
	Perkins in 2016
Personal information
Born	June 14, 1961 (age 63); 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)^[1] 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.