Michael Perry

Biography

Michael Perry enters his third season with the Pirates and second as assistant coach/general manager after joining the staff in August 2024. Perry previously served as the radio color analyst for each ECU men's basketball game for the last three seasons. The hire marks a return to the Pirates' bench for Perry, who served as an assistant coach for East Carolina for 11 seasons including the 2017-18 season when he was the Pirates' interim head coach for the team's final 24 games. "We are very fortunate to be able to add Mike Perry to our coaching staff," Schwartz said. "He is a true professional that brings experience, relationships and a genuine passion for this university and program. Mike is a first-class human being that we are very excited to have back in our corner here at ECU." Prior to his 11 seasons on the coaching staff at ECU, Perry spent five years (2003-07) as the head coach at Georgia State after serving as an assistant coach to "Lefty" Driesell for five years. During his 10 years, Perry was a major catalyst in the growth of the basketball program and helped lead the transition from the Atlantic Sun Conference into the Colonial Athletic Association. During his tenure at Georgia State, the Panthers won 165 games (an average of 16.5 per year) and advanced to postseason play twice. Perry helped guide the Panthers to the Atlantic Sun Conference title in 2001 and a NCAA Tournament First Round upset of Wisconsin. Georgia State received a bid to the NIT the following year