Sam Perkins Basketball News & Bio

Name: Sam Perkins Hometown: Latham, NY High School: Shaker Born: June 14, 1961 (62) Height/Weight: 6-9, 235 Position: C/F Notes: Basketball, 1980 McDonald's All-American Related: Mike Pepper | Dean Shaffer | Timo Makkonen | Jimmy Black

UNC's 1982 National Championship Team Reuniting Saturday
One of the greatest teams in UNC Basketball history will be back in Chapel Hill this weekend. The 1982 National Champions are holding their 40th...
Fri Jan 28, 2022

UNC Great Antawn Jamison Inducted Into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
On Sunday, Antawn Jamison became the eighth former North Carolina Tar Heel player inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Jamison is joined...
Thu Nov 25, 2021

1991 NBA Finals: Michael Jordan dunks on former UNC teammate Sam Perkins
Going into the 1991 NBA Finals, Michael Jordan was haunted by the ghost of NBA legends such as Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, and...
Sun Jul 25, 2021

The history of Tar Heels meeting in the NBA Finals
Rick Fox’s Los Angeles Lakers won the first of their three-straight NBA titles, beating the Indiana Pacers and Sam Perkins. The next year, Fox and...
Fri Jul 9, 2021

Top 25 Players In UNC Basketball History: No. 10 - Sam Perkins
Former UNC center Sam Perkins was a three-time first-team All-American from 1982-1984, a NABC Hall of Fame inductee, named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary team,...
Thu Jun 17, 2021

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