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Overview: Emotional player for the Tigers' squad...active player who gets the crowd in Littlejohn Coliseum going with his aggressive play, thrilling dunks, and timely shot blocks...has played in 100 games over his three years as a Tiger, with 62 starts...tied with teammate Cliff Hammonds for most games played through junior season in school history...has not missed a game for the Tigers during that time...a solid defensive player, he has 50 career blocked shots and 89 steals...has scored 4.6 points per game in three years with the program...one of only two scholarship players on the roster from the state of South Carolina...from the same hometown as former Clemson player Fred Gilliam, the sixth man on Clemson's NCAA Elite Eight team of 1979-80....youngest of 10 children, he has five brothers and sisters who already have a college degree and the other four are in school...has a sister who played at Wallace Community College and a brother, James, who played at Lander from 1990-94...his brother, James, was an assistant coach at Sam's high school all four years he played...grew up in Abbeville, AL...named to academic honor roll for the fall semester in 2006...had offseason knee surgery prior to his junior year.
In 2006-07: Played in all 36 games and started the first 28 of the season...big reason Clemson started the season 17-0, he averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game...shot 50 percent from the field through the first 17 games of the season...averaged 15.5 minutes per game and started 14 of the 16 ACC games in the regular season...averaged 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game...continued his solid play defensively, totaling 29 steals and 15 blocked shots...ranked third on the squad in offensive rebounds (40) behind Trevor Booker and James Mays...17 of his steals came in ACC regular season play, more than one per game...12 of his blocked shots were also in the 16-game ACC regular season.
Best Games of 2006-07: Played well in the championship game of the Cox Communications Classic against eventual NCAA participant Old Dominion...hit 4-5 field goals and scored 10 points versus the Monarchs on their home floor...posted five points and three assists versus Furman...posted six points and three steals in November win over Mississippi State...had eight points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Charleston Southern...had six points and six rebounds at South Carolina...totaled 10 points and seven rebounds at home versus Georgia...six of the rebounds were offensive, his career high...tallied seven points, five assists, and a pair of steals at N.C. State...totaled six rebounds, three steals, and two blocks against North Carolina...scored nine points and grabbed a pair of steals in home win over Boston College...posted seven points and five rebounds in 14 minutes against Ole Miss in the second round of the NIT.
In 2005-06: Played in all 32 games, with 22 starts...seventh on the team with an average of 6.3 points per game...reached double figures in the scoring column six times...consistent in that he scored in all but one game...shot 48.5 percent from the field, one of the better percentages on the team...shot 64.5 percent from the free throw line but really improved toward the end of the season in that area...averaged 3.0 rebounds per game and ranked fourth on the team in offensive rebounds (44)...took good care of the basketball with just 34 turnovers all season in 612 minutes of play...solid defensively as a sophomore, he ranked third on the team with 19 blocked shots and fifth on the squad with 38 steals...attempted 107 free throws, so he became more aggressive in his second year with the program...did not start the final 10 games of the season, but did play an average of 19.6 minutes per game during that time...also shot well from the charity stripe down the stretch, he hit 73.5 percent of his free throws in the Tigers' final 10 games of the season...had highlight play of the year for the Tigers, he followed a missed shot against #1 Duke with a thunderous follow dunk while leaping over teammate Cliff Hammonds.
Best Games of 2005-06: Tied his career-high with 14 points in the season opener against Bethune-Cookman...shot 7-9 from the field in that game, while also collecting three steals...scored nine points and blocked a pair of shots in big win over Coppin State...posted 13 points and five steals in win over S.C. State...had four steals at Charleston Southern...had five offensive rebounds in win over South Carolina...big reason Clemson was able to grab 26 off the offensive glass in that game...had three steals in home win over Wofford...hit 13-16 free throws over three games in the San Juan Shootout, including 5-5 performance against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez...scored 11 points in championship game versus Akron...followed that up with 11-point night at Georgia...shot 4-6 from the field against the Bulldogs...scored just three points but dished out four assists and blocked four shots in ACC opener against Florida State...scored eight points, blocked two shots, and had two steals in Maryland win...shot 6-6 on free throws versus the Terps...scored double figures with 12 in win over Virginia, snapping a drought of 14 straight games without reaching double figures...followed that with 10 points at Virginia Tech, including an 8-8 night at the charity stripe...scored seven points in home win over Georgia Tech on 3-6 shooting...posted three steals in win over Louisiana Tech...scored six points to end season at Louisville.
In 2004-05: Named Clemson's Defensive Player of the Year by the Tiger coaching staff, a rarity for a freshman...had many defensive stopping performances off the bench, he was a big reason Clemson defeated Maryland three times in a season for the first time ever...a big reason Nik Caner-Medley shot just 18-46 from the field against the Tigers in the three games combined...fourth on the team in offensive rebounds even though he played just 13 minutes per game...had 61 points in ACC regular season games, 22 of them came in two games against Maryland....solid in the ACC Tournament, he scored 13 points, had six rebounds and shot 5-11 from the field....starter in each of the last 12 games, he had a lot to do with Clemson's surge at the end of the season...brought energy to the Clemson team many times in terms of defense and getting offensive rebounds....averaged a rebound every 5.4 minutes and an offensive rebound every 9.8 minutes...third on the team in offensive rebounds per minute behind Sharrod Ford and James Mays, who are both four inches taller...third on the team in field goal percentage among players who played at least 125 minutes...shot 48.1 percent in ACC games, better than his 47.6 overall figure...fourth on the team in blocked shots with 16, he added 22 steals...started 12 of the 32 games as a first-year freshman, he made his first career start against Maryland on Feb. 1 and had a big impact on that Clemson victory...many times entered the game with classmate James Mays and they were known as the "Energy Brothers" for their ability to up-tempo the game from a defensive standpoint and get the Clemson crowd going.
Best Games of 2004-05: Had quite a first start as a Tiger on Feb. 1 against Maryland when he scored a season high 14 points, one of his two double figure scoring games in 2004-05...had 14 points on 6-9 shooting from the field, made 2-2 free throws and added four rebounds in a victory that set the tone for the Tigers for the second half of the ACC schedule...held Maryland star Nik Caner-Medley scoreless for the first 25 minutes of the game and to just nine points for the entire evening...Fox Sports Net Player of the Game in Clemson's win over Florida State, he had seven points, six rebounds, including five offensive, four assists and two blocks in 24 minutes...had two dunks in the first couple of minutes of the second half to get the momentum on Clemson's side....also held FSU leading scorer and NBA draft choice Von Wafer to just four points...had best game in Hawaii against Indiana State when he had nine points and five rebounds to go with 3-5 shooting in just 17 minutes....recorded strong performance against Norfolk State with seven points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 20 minutes....had 10 points in season opener against Hampton, one of three Tiger first-year freshmen to reach double figures in their first career game...made 4-5 shots from the field and had four offensive rebounds and five total rebounds in just 15 minutes....contributed six points in 16 minutes on 3-6 shooting against Boston College....also had three assists and three steals against no turnovers versus the Eagles.
In High School: Ranked as a top 100 prospect out of high school by Prepstars.com (62), SuperPrep (68) and Insiders Hoops (86)...one of the top scorers in the state of South Carolina in 2003-04, he averaged 27.4 points per game at Woodmont High School...also averaged 14 rebounds, four steals and four assists per game his senior year...led Woodmont to a 22-5 record and runner-up finish in the Upper State playoffs of Class 2A his senior year...it was the second straight year Perry had taken Woodmont to the Upper State finals, both years they lost to Zam Fredrick's Calhoun County team...Fredrick was a freshman on Georgia Tech's 2004-05 team and is now at South Carolina...had a standout performance against C.A. Johnson in the second round of the playoffs when he had 39 points, 17 rebounds and 12 blocked shots...Perry took Woodmont to at least 20 wins each of his two years on the team...played two years at Traveler's Rest High School before going to Woodmont...Greenville County Player of the Year in 2003-04 and the Region Player of the Year as a senior...the 2A Player of the Year by the South Carolina High School Sports Report...all-state and all-region as a senior, he was also all-region as a junior...averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds and two blocked shots per game as a junior...scored over 1000 points in just two years at Woodmont High...played in the North Carolina vs. South Carolina High School All-Star game in 2004, he tied a single game scoring record for that game when he scored 24 points...chosen MVP of the Chick-Fil-A Classic in Atlanta in December...played for Tim Morris at Woodmont High...born 5/27/86...majoring in sociology.
Sam Perry Career Statistics |
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Year |
GP-GS |
Min/Avg |
FG-FA |
Pct |
3FG-FA |
Pct |
FT-FTA |
Pct |
Off/Reb/Avg |
A-T |
BS-ST |
PF-D |
Pts/Avg |
2004-05 |
32-12 |
471/14.7 |
49-103 |
.476 |
0-1 |
.000 |
29-61 |
.475 |
48/87/2.7 |
31-44 |
16-22 |
64-2 |
127/4.0 |
2005-06 |
32-22 |
612/19.1 |
66-136 |
.485 |
0-4 |
.000 |
69-107 |
.645 |
44/96/3.0 |
33-34 |
19-38 |
85-4 |
201/6.3 |
2006-07 |
36-28 |
558/15.5 |
51-118 |
.432 |
4-12 |
.333 |
25-52 |
.481 |
40/96/2.7 |
35-43 |
15-29 |
67-1 |
131/3.6 |
Totals |
100-62 |
1641/16.4 |
166-357 |
.465 |
4-17 |
.235 |
123-220 |
.559 |
132/279/2.8 |
99-121 |
50-89 |
216-7 |
459/4.6 |
Sam Perry Career Highs
Points: 14 vs. Maryland, 2/1/05, 14 vs. Bethune-Cookman, 11/18/05
Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Bethune-Cookman, 11/18/05
Field Goal Attempts: 11 vs. S.C. State, 11/23/05, 11 vs. Elon, 12/30/05
Field Goal %: (.800, 4-5) vs. Hampton, 11/19/04
3-Pointers Made: 1 vs. many (4), last vs. Boston College, 1/20/07
3-Point Attempts: 3 vs. Boston College, 1/20/07
Free Throws Made: 8 vs. Virginia Tech, 3/1/06
Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. Virginia, 2/25/06
Rebounds: 8 vs. South Carolina, 12/3/05
Offensive Rebounds: 6 vs. Georgia, 12/28/06
Assists: 5 vs. N.C. State, 1/9/07
Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Florida State, 1/4/06
Steals: 5 vs. S.C. State, 11/23/05
Minutes: 32 vs. N.C. State, 1/29/06
