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| Elliot Perry, who is the University of Memphis second all-time leading scorer, was one of the finest point guards to ever play for the Tigers. |
| The 6-0, 150-pound Perry, led the Tigers to four-straight postseason tournaments and 76 wins. Perry, who played and started every game of his career, paced the Tigers in scoring, assists and steals three years in a row. |
| Coming out of Treadwell High School, Perry was rated one of the best players in the country. He averaged 34.5 points a game as a prep senior and was named the Tennessee State Player of the Year and was tabbed a McDonald’s All-American. |
| He didn’t let up as a Tiger either. In his freshman season, Perry put the team on his shoulders and led them to a 20-12 record and an NCAA bid. That year, Perry was named Metro
Conference Freshman of the Year and was considered the top freshman point guard in the country by Sport Magazine. |
| In Perry’s senior season, the little guy led the Metro Conference in scoring with a 20.8 per game average and steals with 85. Perry was voted first team All-Metro Conference and finished second in the player of the year tabulation. Perry also became Memphis’s and the Metro Conference’s career leader in steals with 300 and became just the 10th player in NCAA history to collect as many. He also hit game-winning buzzer shots against Florida State and Miami and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the East Tennessee game into overtime. Against ETSU, Perry scored a careerhigh 42 points. |
| For his career, Perry is ranked in the top 10 in 29 different statistical categories. |
| Perry's number 34 jersey was retired in February of 1992. |