Sam Perkins, who was a three-time All-American and started on North Carolina's 1982 NCAA championship team, has been elected to the National Collegiate Hall of Fame, UNC announced on Wednesday.
Perkins, from Latham, N.Y., played for the Tar Heels from 1981 to 1984 and left UNC as the program's all-time leading rebounder and shot-blocker and second on the scoring list to Phil Ford.
Perkins was the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1981 and was the ACC tournament MVP as a freshman. He starred along with James Worthy and Michael Jordan on UNC's 1982 team that defeated Georgetown to give coach Dean Smith his first NCAA title.