Scott Perry (basketball)
| Orlando Magic | |
|---|---|
| Position | Vice President / Asst. General Manager |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 25, 1963 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | University of Detroit High School |
| College | Wayne State University (1986) |
| Coaching career | 1988–2000 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1997–2000 | Eastern Kentucky University |
Scott Perry was born in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan. Perry's father, Lowell W. Perry was an All-American football player at the University of Michigan in 1951. He played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956, where he became the first African-American assistant coach in the NFL in 1957. Mother, Maxine, was a Detroit Public School journalism teacher who later became an attorney.
Playing career
Perry was an All-Catholic and All-State performer at University of Detroit High school in 1981. He received a scholarship to attend the University of Oregon, where he played one season. Perry finished his collegiate playing career at Wayne State University in 1986, where he was a team captain and All-Conference performer. His team made it to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Perry earned a bachelor's degree in business administration.
Coaching career
Perry started his coaching career in 1988 at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he spent five seasons. He went on to become an assistant coach at The University of Michigan, where he was instrumental in guiding the team to the NCAA Division I Elite Eight in 1994. Perry was the catalyst for Michigan's nationally recognized top-ranked recruiting classes in both 1994 and 1995. His final year with the Wolverines resulted in a NIT Championship. Perry completed his coaching career as the head coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 1997 to 2000.
NBA executive career
Perry was hired as a front office executive for the Detroit Pistons by President Joe Dumars in June 2000. As a member of their executive team, Perry assisted in building a roster that went to six Eastern Conference Finals appearances (2003-2008), two Eastern Conference Championships (2004, 2005) and the 2004 NBA World Championship.
Afterward, Perry served as the assistant general manager for the Seattle SuperSonics (now Oklahoma City Thunder) for one season (2007–08). He was part of the front office staff that drafted Kevin Durant to the Sonics/Thunder in the first round with the second overall pick.
On June 25, 2012, Perry was hired by Orlando Magic General Manager Rob Hennigan to become Hennigan's vice president/assistant general manager.
In his time in Orlando, Perry helped draft Victor Oladipo (2013), Aaron Gordon and Elfrid Payton (2014), and Mario Hezonja (2015) in Orlando.