Leonard Perry
Leonard Perry (born June 14, 1968)
Teams coached: Idaho Vandals, Pacific Tigers
Idaho record: 48-97 (.331)
Pacific record: 29-65 (.309)
Overall record: 77-162 (.322)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-2024 | Pacific |
| 2016-2021 | Pacific (assoc. HC) |
| 2012-2016 | Colorado State (assoc. HC) |
| 2011-2012 | Southern Miss (asst) |
| 2008-2011 | Indiana Pacers (scout) |
| 2006-2008 | Indiana Pacers (asst) |
| 2001-2006 | Idaho |
| 1999-2001 | Iowa State (assoc. HC) |
| 1998-1999 | Iowa State (asst) |
| 1995-1998 | Utah State (asst) |
Leonard Perry Facts
- Leonard Perry
- Born June 14, 1968
- Hometown: Dallas, Texas
- Alma Mater: University of Idaho (BA, 1995)
- Born in Dallas, Perry graduated from Justin F. Kimball HS (TX) then initially played basketball at McLennan CC (TX) from 1987-89
- Went on to play point guard for the Idaho Vandals and head coaches Kermit Davis and Larry Eustachy
- Helped take the Vandals to the NCAA Tournament in 1990 and was voted the team’s MVP in 1991
- Started his coaching career in 1995 as an assistant under Eustachy at Utah State, then followed him to Iowa State in 1998
- Spent three seasons total at ISU, the last two as associate head coach, and was part of two Big 12 titles and NCAA Tournaments
- Hired by his alma mater Idaho in 2001 to be the head coach, serving in that role for the next five seasons
- Went 48-97 overall, never finishing above .500 and was removed as head coach in 2006 after a 4-25 season
- Moved on to the pro ranks, spending five years with the Indiana Pacers as an assistant/scout under Rick Carlisle and Jim O’Brien
- Reunited with Eustachy at Southern Miss in 2011 and then worked under him again at Colorado State from 2012-16
- During that time was part of two more NCAA Tournaments (one at each school) and an NIT berth in 2015
- Hired in 2016 by new Pacific head coach Damon Stoudamire to be associate head coach, working in that role for five years
- Following Stoudamire’s departure to the NBA in 2021, Perry was promoted to head coach of the Tigers
- Went 29-65 over three seasons at the helm and was fired in March 2024 following a 6-25 season
Leonard Perry Coaching Tree
- Josh Newman (Pacific)
- Donnie Tyndall (Chipola JC, Tennessee, Southern Miss, Morehead State)