Sam Perkins Basketball News & Bio
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 blockingUNC 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
Carolina Insider Podcast: Sam Perkins joins the Pod and the 2019 Poddy Awards
This episode of the Carolina Insider Podcast includes a Tar Heel news catch-up. Then UNC and NBA great Sam Perkins discusses winning the 1982 NCAA...
Tue Jul 9, 2019
The 25 Greatest Games in UNC Basketball History: No. 16 - Jordan steals and slams Virginia in 1983
The 1983 season began with the Cavaliers ranked No. 1. The Terry Holland-coached squad was led by Ralph Sampson, Rick Carlisle, Othell Wilson, and Craig...
Sat Jun 15, 2019