Sam Perkins Basketball News & Bio

Name: Sam Perkins Hometown: Latham, NY High School: Shaker Born: June 14, 1961 (64) Height/Weight: 6-9, 235 Position: C/F Notes: Basketball, 1980 McDonald's All-American Related: Timo Makkonen | Chris Brust | Dean Shaffer | Jeb Barlow

Looking back at UNC-Maryland, Michael Jordan vs. Len Bias in 1983
The game pitted UNC sophomore Michael Jordan against Maryland freshman Len Bias. Jordan would go on to be the best NBA player of all-time, while...
Fri Apr 24, 2020

Chansky’s Notebook: Chapel Hill Was Still
The big one in the Big Easy was pretty hard. The 1982 Tar Heels were No. 1 in the country for all but five weeks...
Wed Apr 8, 2020

Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (March 27)
March 27, 1982: UNC beats Houston in 68-63 in the national semifinal to advance to their second straight national title game - this time against...
Fri Mar 27, 2020

A look at UNC's history of shot blocking
UNC has a healthy list of former rim protectors who could change the game without scoring a point. Sam Perkins blocked 245 shots in 135...
Wed Oct 16, 2019

The 25 Greatest Games in UNC Basketball History: No. 2 - The 1982 National Championship Game
The 1981-82 North Carolina Tar Heels played like the best team in the nation all season. James Worthy made the leap to superstar, and sophomore...
Sat Aug 3, 2019

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