Curtis Perry

Curtis Perry
No. 54, 18
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth September 13, 1948 (1948-09-13) (age 63)
Place of birth Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
High school Western (Washington, D.C.)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College Missouri State
NBA Draft 1970 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Pro career 1970–1978
League NBA
Career history
19701971 San Diego / Houston Rockets
1971–1974 Milwaukee Bucks
19741978 Phoenix Suns
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,578 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds 4,239 (8.8 rpg)
Assists 906 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Curtis R. Perry (born September 13, 1948 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player. He attended Southwest Missouri State University and played at forward.

Perry was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the third round of the 1970 NBA Draft and by the Virginia Squires in the 1970 ABA Draft.[1]

Perry played for the NBA's San Diego Rockets/Houston Rockets (1970–71), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–74) and Phoenix Suns (1974–78).

He helped the Bucks win the 1971-72 and 1972-73 NBA Midwest Division and 1973-74 NBA Western Conference and the Suns win the 1975-76 NBA Western Conference.

He currently ranks 96th on the NBA All-Time Rebounds Per Game List (8.8).

In 8 seasons he 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.

Personal life

Perry is the father of former NBA player Byron Houston.[2] He currently is an aftercare teacher in St. Peters Interparish School. He coached a junior varsity team in 07-08.

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