{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Warren Perkins | image = | image_size = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 190 | birth_date = {{birth date|1922|2|2}} | birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|9|12|1922|2|26}} | death_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | high_school = Warren Easton<br>(New Orleans, Louisiana) | college = Tulane (1946–1949) | draft_year = 1949 | draft_round = 4 | draft_pick = – | draft_team = Providence Steamrollers | career_start = 1949 | career_end = 1951 | career_number = 7, 11 | career_position = Shooting guard / small forward | years1 = {{nbay|1949|start}}–{{nbay|1950|end}} | team1 = Tri-Cities Blackhawks | highlights = *Third-team All-SEC (1949) | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 767 (6.1 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 319 (4.8 rpg) | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 257 (2.0 apg) }} '''Warren Charles''' "'''Red'''" '''Perkins''' (February 2, 1922 – September 12, 2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Famer Warren Perkins passes at 92|url=http://www.lasportshall.com/news/2014/09/12/hall-of-famer-warren-perkins-passes-at-92/|date=September 12, 2014|accessdate=January 20, 2015|publisher=Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame|archive-date=January 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120192921/http://www.lasportshall.com/news/2014/09/12/hall-of-famer-warren-perkins-passes-at-92/|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an American professional basketball player.<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perkiwa01.html|title=Warren Perkins Career stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=1 May 2023}}</ref> Perkins was selected in the fourth round of the 1949 BAA draft by the Providence Steamrollers after a collegiate career at Tulane.<ref name=bbr/> He played for two seasons in the National Basketball Association, both of which were for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.<ref name=bbr/> He attended Warren Easton High School.
Warren's career high in points was against the Indianapolis Olympians on February 2, 1951, where he scored 21 points in a 98–91 win.
Warren played in a total of two playoff games, against the Anderson Packers, and scored two total points.
Some of his teammates included the likes of Jack Nichols, Dike Eddleman, and Frankie Brian, who all averaged over 10 points in the 1950–51 season.
== Military service == During World War II, Perkins served in the United States Army Air Forces and was stationed in the United States.<ref>''Allstate Sugar Bowl website''. [https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/warren-perkins-hall-of-fame/ "Dr. Warren Perkins: Basketball Player, 1938-49, Warren Easton High School/Tulane University/NBA"]. Retrieved April 11, 2020.</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} Source<ref name=bbr/>
===Regular season=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year !! Team !! GP !! FG% !! FT% !! RPG !! APG !! PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1949}} | style="text-align:left;"|Tri-Cities | 60 || .303 || .590 || – || 1.9 || '''6.2''' |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1950}} | style="text-align:left;"|Tri-Cities | '''66''' || '''.315''' || '''.646''' || 4.8 || '''2.2''' || 6.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 126 || .309 || .618 || 4.8 || 2.0 || 6.1 |}
===Playoffs=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year !! Team !! GP !! FG% !! FT% !! APG !! PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"|1950 | style="text-align:left;"|Tri-Cities | 2 || 1.000 || – || .0 || 1.0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/basketball/warren-perkins/?back=inductee Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame entry] *[http://www.apbr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=355 "Warren Perkins played role in NBA's birth" article]
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