Dwight Perry | |
Current Title: | Head Coach |
Current Team: | Wofford |
Current Conference: | SoCon |
Birth Date: | 9 November 1987 |
Birth Place: | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 2006–2009 |
Player Team1: | Kentucky |
Coach Years1: | 2009–2011 |
Coach Team1: | Stanford (intern) |
Coach Years2: | 2011–2014 |
Coach Team2: | VCU (GA) |
Coach Years3: | 2014–2019 |
Coach Team3: | Furman (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 2019–2021 |
Coach Team4: | Wofford (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Coach Team5: | Wofford (associate head coach) |
Coach Years6: | 2022–present |
Coach Team6: | Wofford |
Dwight Perry (born November 9, 1987) is an American basketball player and coach. He is the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men's basketball team.
Perry played three years at Kentucky. He played in 19 games for the Wildcats, averaging 0.3 points, 0.2 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game.[1]
He started out as an intern for Stanford and he coached there for two years. Then he became a graduate assistant for VCU, he would coach there for three years. Next he became an assistant coach for Furman for five years. On April 18, 2019, Wofford hired Perry as an assistant coach.[2] On September 10, 2021, the Terriers promoted Perry to Associate head coach.[3] After head coach Jay McAuley resigned after taking a month long leave of absence, Perry was named the interim head coach on December 5, 2022.[4] On March 21, 2023 the Terriers removed the interim tag and made him their next head coach.[5]