Curtis Perry

Curtis R. Perry, born September 13, 1948, in Washington, D.C., is an American former professional basketball player who played forward. He attended Southwest Missouri State University, now Missouri State, where he helped the team to a school-record 28 consecutive wins.

Perry was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the third round of the 1970 NBA draft and by the Virginia Squires in the 1970 American Basketball Association draft. He played in the NBA for the San Diego / Houston Rockets in 1970–71, the Milwaukee Bucks from 1971 to 1974, and the Phoenix Suns from 1974 to 1978. During his rookie season with San Diego, he was sent to the Northwest Travellers of the Continental Basketball Association in January 1971 and returned to the Rockets that March.

With Milwaukee, Perry helped the Bucks win the 1971–72 and 1972–73 NBA Midwest Division titles and the 1973–74 NBA Western Conference championship. He later helped the Phoenix Suns capture the 1975–76 NBA Western Conference championship. On February 15, 1975, he scored 26 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds in a 111–107 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. In the 1976 NBA Finals, Perry was a key player in the game often called "the greatest game ever played."