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doherty .................Perry Moss ........ hall of fame bio ..... Perry Victor Moss has been elected to the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in the sport of basketball. Northeastern enjoyed its first-of-many trips to the NCAA Tournament with Moss and Pete Harris combining for one of the greatest backcourts in the history of New England basketball. Moss, a member of Northeastern's Business Administration Class of 1983, is a former National Basketball Association player with the Philadelphia 76'ers and a starting guard on two of the University's greatest teams ever in the early 1980's. 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 peaked in his final season, scoring a Northeastern record 710 senior points. 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, darting steal, or swishing jump shot from what is now three-point land. He ranks third on the all-time steal list (197) behind Reggie Lewis and Andre LaFleur. Moss was at his most dynamic on the drive to the iron; he still holds the single-game mark for free throws attempted (23) and made (18). Teaming with fellow Hall of Farner Harris in the 1980-81 campaign, Moss helped give the Huskies a backcourt that ranked among the finest in collegiate hoopdom. With Harris a senior and Moss a junior, the Huskies of coach Jim Calhoun captured their first of seven championships in what is now the North Atlantic Conference. With Moss launching a successful half court bomb with no time left on the Cabot Gymnasium clock, Northeastern knotted Holy Cross in the Tournament final and went on to win the championship game, 76-69 in overtime. The Huskies had arrived for the first time in the national hoop spotlight, as they proceeded to defeat 20th ranked Fresno State in first round NCAA action; they ended a long season in a second round defeat to All American-laden Utah. As a senior, Moss drove the Huskies to another conference title and another second round sojourn into the national championships. He was well on his way to a stunning 23.7 average by the time he and his mates were knocking off arch-rival Boston University, 49-48, and Niagara, 82-59, in the NAC playdowns. Thanks to Moss, Northeastern fans were becoming accustomed to extending their season deep into the month of March. The Huskies defeated St. Joseph's, 63-62, before dropping a heartwrenching, triple-overtime affair to Villanova in the second round. Moss electrified stadium and national television audiences with 23 and 31 points, respectively, in those two games. In a storied Northeastern career that started as a freshman in 1978-79, Moss notched 30 or more points eight times (seven as a senior) and made seven straight all tournament squads. As a senior, he was voted Most Valuable Player of the ECAC North Tournament. Moss certainly was not an unproven commodity coming out of the Western Massachusetts scholastic ranks; he was a three-sport star at Wilbraham­ Monson Academy in basketball, football, and track, and helped lead the school to a 20-3 record and the state prep school finals as a senior in 1978. Neither was Moss forgotten after his playing days at Northeastern were over. He enjoyed stints in the Continental Basketball Association with the Maine Lumberjacks, Bay State Bombardeers, and Tampa Bay Thrillers, whom he helped lead to the CBA title in the 1984-85 season; subsequently, he reached the pinnacle of the professional ranks, playing with Washington, Philadelphia, and the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. .

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