Curtis R. Perry (born September 13, 1948) is an American former professional

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player. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended

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(now known as Missouri State) and played at forward. At Missouri State, Perry helped the team to a school record 28 consecutive wins. Perry was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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and by the

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in the 1970

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Draft. Perry played for the

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's San Diego / Houston Rockets (1970–71),

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(1971–74) and

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(1974–78). In his rookie season with San Diego in 1970–71, he was sent to the Northwest Travellers of the

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in January 1971 and returned to the Rockets in March. He helped the Bucks win the 1971–72 and 1972–73 NBA Midwest Division titles, and the 1973–74 NBA Western Conference championship. He also helped the Phoenix Suns win the 1975–76 NBA Western Conference championship. On February 15, 1975, Perry scored 26 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds in a 111–107 loss against the

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. In the 1976 Finals, Perry was a key player in "the greatest game ever played" in NBA history. In 8 NBA seasons, Perry played in 480 games and had 13,656 minutes played, a .455 field goal percentage (1,904 for 4,188), .699 free throw percentage (770 for 1,101), 4,239 rebounds, 906 assists, 1,670 personal fouls and 4,578 points. He averaged 9.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He was inducted into the Missouri State athletic Hall of Fame in 1980.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 67 , , - , , 31.3 , , .461 , , - , , .659 , , 9.6 , , 1.8 , , - , , - , , 9.1 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , - , , 29.5 , , .446 , , - , , .582 , , 8.7 , , 2.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , 9.0 , - , align="left" , 1974–75 , align="left" , Phoenix , 79 , , - , , 34.0 , , .477 , , - , , .719 , , 11.9 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , 13.4 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" , Phoenix , 71 , , - , , 33.1 , , .497 , , - , , .732 , , 9.6 , , 2.6 , , 1.2 , , 0.9 , , 13.3 , - , align="left" , 1976–77 , align="left" , Phoenix , 44 , , - , , 31.6 , , .432 , , - , , .789 , , 9.0 , , 1.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 10.7 , - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" , Phoenix , 45 , , - , , 18.2 , , .453 , , - , , .785 , , 5.6 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 6.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 480 , , - , , 28.5 , , .455 , , - , , .699 , , 8.8 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.9 , , 9.5

Playoffs

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, 6 , , - , , 39.7 , , .481 , , - , , .500 , , 11.5 , , 2.2 , , - , , - , , 8.8 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" ,

, 16 , , - , , 18.5 , , .500 , , - , , .583 , , 5.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" , Phoenix , style="background:#cfecec;" , 19* , , - , , 32.4 , , .454 , , - , , .647 , , 7.7 , , 1.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.9 , , 12.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 52 , , - , , 29.7 , , .470 , , - , , .661 , , 8.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 9.6

Personal life

Perry is the father of former NBA player Byron Houston and has a daughter named Leslie Hardin. (1970).

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Curtis 1948 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Houston Rockets players Milwaukee Bucks players Missouri State Bears basketball players New Orleans Jazz expansion draft picks Phoenix Suns players Power forwards San Diego Rockets draft picks San Diego Rockets players Virginia Squires draft picks Washington Caps draft picks