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Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14, 1961) [1] 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 .
Duke would get only one more basket as Jordan and Sam Perkins carried the Tar Heels to the 96–83 final, and North Carolina became the first ACC team in 10 years to go undefeated in conference play (14–0). Alarie led all scorers with 28 points, while Jordan topped Carolina with 25. March 10, 1984: #16 Duke 77, #1 North Carolina 75
The 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina.The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
[55] [58] Along with that honor, Worthy and Eric Floyd were both named Consensus First–team All-Americans for the 1981–82 season, while Tar Heel Sam Perkins was a Consensus Second–team All-American. [59] Despite losing the game, John Thompson was given the United States Basketball Writers Association's Coach of the Year. [60]
Longtime college administrator Lew Perkins, who played basketball at Iowa before serving as the athletic director at several universities and taking on an influential role within the NCAA, died ...
The team was considered to be one of the strongest in the U.S.A.'s history at that time, as it featured four of the five 1984 consensus first team All-Americans, in Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Wayman Tisdale, and Sam Perkins. [1]
Sam Perkins only had one thing on his mind when he decided to trek through the utter devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina: make sure his parents were safe.. Perkins was ...
While hiking, Perkins said he ran into multiple people trapped due to the devastated highway. For more than three-and-half hours, Perkins said he hiked 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to finally ...