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Kendrick Perkins

Position	Center
Nickname	Perk
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight	264 lb (120 kg)
Team	Boston Celtics
Nationality	USA
Born	November 10 1984 (1984-11-10) (age 23) Nederland, Texas
High school	Clifton J. Ozen HS (Beaumont, Texas)
College	None
Draft	27^th overall, 2003 Memphis Grizzlies
Pro career	2003–present

Kendrick Perkins (born November 10 1984 in Nederland, Texas) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.

1 High School
2 NBA
3 Personal
4 Career highs
5 References
6 External links

High School

He graduated from Clifton J. Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas in 2003. During his high school career, Perkins led Ozen High to four consecutive district championships and one state championship. He averaged 27.5 points, 16.4 rebounds and 7.8 blocked shots as a Senior (2002/2003) and helped Ozen to a 33-1 record, with the only loss being a 66-54 setback to Fort Worth Dunbar in the state 4A championship game. Because of his large frame, he was often referred to as "Baby Shaq" by fans and the press. In 2003, Perkins was selected to the prestigious McDonald's All-American game for high-school players.

NBA

The 6'10" center/power forward was drafted in the first round with the 27th pick of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, but was immediately traded along with Marcus Banks to the Celtics in exchange for Troy Bell and Dahntay Jones, who had been selected by the Celtics in the same draft. During the 2004-2005 season, Perkins received more playing time than he did his rookie season, and became known as one of the tougher players on the Celtics. He had a limited role during the regular season and playoffs as the team's "enforcer". Perkins was involved in an unusual scenario in the final seconds of regulation in Game 6 of the 2005 Eastern Conference First Round against Indiana, Paul Pierce was ejected but Pierce was owed free throws because he had been fouled before the ejection. Under NBA rules, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle chose to "select" Perkins (who had not played in the game) off the bench to shoot the crucial free throws (the game was tied). Perkins missed both, then went back to the bench for Overtime, which the Celtics eventually won. After marked improvements during summer training and practice, Perkins earned more playing time from Coach Doc Rivers during the 2005-06 season. He played some of the best games of his career in 2006, repeatedly reaching double figures in points and rebounds. Some people attribute his success to an incident in a pre-season game against the Cavaliers in which a fan with a painted Perkins jersey on his chest shouted and harassed Doc Rivers until he put Perkins in the game. After a solid performance, Perkins began seeing more playing time. This vocally enthusiastic fan is purportedly a student at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA. After the trade of Mark Blount to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Perkins became the undisputed starting center for the Celtics, although he was already sharing starting time before Blount's departure.