Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 14 - Sam Perkins
Posted Jun 1, 2022
Sam Perkins was a three-time first-team All-America and three-time first-team All-ACC performer. He was MVP of the 1981 ACC Tournament, the 1981 ACC Rookie of the Year, and the starting center on UNC's 1982 national championship team. The No. 4 overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, Perkins spent 17 seasons in the NBA.
(Tar Heel Illustrated)
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