Monday, April 18, 2011

KIM PERROT

Kim Perrot - Named the the LSWA's 20-woman All-Century Team for Women's Hoops, she starred at Louisiana-Lafayette in her hometown from 1986-1990, played for Team USA and overseas and became a star in the first two of the WNBA. She help lead the Houston Comets to back to back WNBA Titles in her first two years in the league as the team starting Point Guard. Kim Perrot inspired the Comets to their third title despite being stricken with cancer and passing away in late August 1999. She etched her name into numerous spots in the Cajun Record Book as well as the NCAA Record Book. Kim Perrot stands as UL Lafayette's all-time leading scorer(2,157 points), assists leader(654), steal leader(421), and ranks fifth on the rebounding list with 553 career boards. Still owns 26 school records and has registered 14 games in which she scored 30 points or more during her career, including a 58-point effort against Southeastern Louisiana that still ranks as the second-highest scoring performance in a single game in NCAA History. She owns the NCAA mark for most field goal attempts in a game with 40. Perrot ended the 1989-1990 season as the nation's leading scorer with a 30.0 average. Kim Perrot is listed in 11 different categories in the NCAA record book, including scoring in a season, scoring average in a season and steal average for a season and a career. The Comets retired her No. 10 Jersey, the WNBA's Sportsmanship Award is named in her honor and The Children Treatment Center at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is named "KIM'S PLACE". Kim Perrot was an All-State Performer at Acadiana High School in Lafayette.

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