Perry was an All-Catholic and All-State basketball player at University of Detroit Jesuit High school in 1981.
Perry finished his collegiate playing career at Wayne State University in 1986, where he was a team captain and an honorable mention All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference performer.
[1] Perry was hired as a front office executive for the Detroit Pistons by president Joe Dumars in June 2000.
"[4][5] In his time in Orlando, Perry helped draft Victor Oladipo (2013), Aaron Gordon and Elfrid Payton (2014), and Mario Hezonja (2015).
On February 4, 2020, Perry took over basketball operations duties on an interim basis after president Steve Mills was fired.