Aulcie Perry

Aulcie Perry (Hebrew: אולסי פרי) (born July 3, 1950[1]) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player.

Perry graduated from Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, where he played college basketball with the Wildcats.

[2] During the summer of 1976, Perry was spotted by a scout for Maccabi Tel Aviv, while playing at the Rucker courts in Harlem.

[6] In 1977, Perry helped to lead the team to its first FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championship, a prize they took again four years later.

He was congratulated by Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin[11] and Menachem Begin,[12] who said he helped bring "honor to the people of Israel".

The team told reporters that he was sick with the flu, but in fact a worsening drug problem had kept him from the game.

In March 1983, Perry was arrested and charged with buying heroin; he pleaded guilty and was given a fine of $150,000 and a suspended sentence.

Johnson was arrested when customs officials found that the portable stereo he was carrying contained 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) of 89 percent pure heroin, with an estimated street value of $1.8 million.

[21] After his release from prison in January 1992, Perry returned to Israel, where he managed a Burger Ranch restaurant.

Aulcie Perry (second from right), 1978–1979