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Perry V. Moss was elected to the Hall of Fame for his achievements in the sport of basketball.
Northeastern enjoyed its first of many trips to the NCAA Tournament with Moss, who formed one of the greatest backcourts in the history of New England Basketball along with Pete Harris. A District 1 United Press International Player of the Year, Moss graduated as the second-leading scorer in University history with 1722 points and a 15.2 average in 113 games. He was considered the most explosive guard in New England and one of the most athletic players in the nation. Moss would typically unsettle a quiet basketball crowd with an acrobatic dunk off a 41 inch vertical leap. As a junior in 1981, Moss and Harris led NU to their first of seven conference titles. Moss's halfcourt bomb sent the championship game versus Holy Cross into overtime, where NU eventually won 76-69. In the opening round of the NCAA's, NU knocked off 20th ranked Fresno State before bowing out to Utah. Moss and the Huskies repeated the feet a year later, as Moss averaged 23.7 points per game. NU defeated St. Joseph's 63-62 in the first round, before dropping a heartwrenching, triple overtime affair to Villanova in the second round. Moss scored 23 and 31 points respectively, in those two games. For his career, Moss scored over 30 points eight times and made seven straight all tournament squads.
After his NU days were over, he enjoyed stints in the CBA, winning the title with the Tampa Bay Thrillers in 1985. Moss eventually reached the pinnacle of professional ranks, playing in the NBA with Washington, Philadelphia and the Golden State Warriors.
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