Elliot Lamonte Perry (born
March 28 1969 in
Memphis,
Tennessee
) is a retired American
professional
basketball player in the NBA.
The 6'0"
(1.83 m) point guard from Memphis State
University (now the University of Memphis
), was selected with the tenth pick of the second
round (37th overall) by the Los
Angeles Clippers in the 1991 NBA
Draft. He played ten games in
1991-92 for the Clippers before being
waived and subsequently signed for the rest of the season by the
Charlotte Hornets. He then moved
on to
Continental
Basketball Association for two years before returning to the
NBA, most notably with the
Phoenix Suns
where in
1994-95 he was
voted runner-up as the
NBA's Most Improved
Player.
He rounded out his NBA career in
2002 with his hometown
Memphis Grizzlies for whom he played just
two games.
Perry is also known as "Socks" because of the high long socks he
wore during his NBA career. A quick and slashing player in college,
his ability to alter his shot in mid-air to draw a foul from his
defender made him very dangerous to defend. Lack of quality
supporting players forced Perry to carry the U of M team on his
skill. During his senior year
Anfernee
Hardaway had been scheduled to be his teammate, but Hardaway's
academic qualifying woes ensured he was red-shirted, and these two
never were able to team up.
After Basketball
Perry and fellow former NBA player and Memphis State alumn
Hank McDowell were announced as the radio
broadcast team's color commentators for the
Memphis Grizzlies during the
2006-07 NBA season.
Today, Perry lives in
Germantown,
TN
(A suburb right out of Memphis). He and his
wife have a one year-old baby together. He still loves to play
basketball with former players and kids in his neighborhood, and is
active as a mentor with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Memphis.
He is a minority share owner of the
Memphis Grizzlies.
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