At six foot six Perry Mirkovich was an offensive machine on the basketball court. The extremely dynamic guard/forward could hit the long distance jumper, pull up for a bank shot,fly high above the rim and throw down a thundering dunk.Perry played five years at the U of L(1975-1980), was named to the Canada West conference all star team in his last three seasons and won the Canada West scoring title in 79-80 and was honored as the U of L Male Athlete of the Year.
Perry was a member of the 1980 Canadian National Team. He helped the squad to a silver medal at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico. Although, Canada boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Perry is officially recognized as a Canadian Olympian. That summer Perry was selected in the sixth-round of the NBA draft by the Portland Trailblazers. That was a unique achievement for someone who had played high school and university basketball within Canada. Not surprisingly, Perry was named Southern Alberta Male Athlete of the Year in 1980.
Most recently Perry has given back to the Horn’s as he has participated as an Associate Coach for the past four seasons. A humble, wise and energetic basketball mind Perry has unselfishly given his time, competitiveness, passion, friendship and basketball tricks to the horn’s. An old school Assassin, Perry bleeds blue and gold and this should truly be admired.
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