Photo: Jim Greenhill from McLean, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Sam Perkins had the kind of career length that quietly impresses me more than highlight reels do. Seventeen NBA seasons at 206 centimeters, plus a 1982 national title at North Carolina alongside a young Michael Jordan and a 1984 Olympic gold, that's a basketball life lived at the very top from college onward. Three-time college All-American is no small line either. What stands out to me is the Brooklyn-to-North-Carolina arc and that he later moved into coaching and front-office work. Longevity like his usually means a player who adapted, stayed reliable, and kept earning a spot rather than coasting on raw talent.
Overview
Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Perkins was a three-time college All-American, was a member of the 1982 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels, and won a gold medal with the 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Perkins played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sam Perkins
- Name (Japanese)
- サム・パーキンス
- Reading
- さむ・ぱーきんす
- Born
- June 14, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 206 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Shaker High School
- University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.