1. Aulcie Perry is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player.
19 Facts About Aulcie Perry
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Aulcie Perry helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win two EuroLeague championships, during his nine seasons with the team.
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Aulcie Perry attended Newark's West Side High School, where he played high school basketball.
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Aulcie Perry was selected by the Boston Celtics as a supplemental pick in the 1974 NBA draft.
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Aulcie Perry signed to the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association in 1974.
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Aulcie Perry won the EBA championship, was selected as the EBA Rookie of the Year and named to the All-EBA First Team in 1975.
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Aulcie Perry won a second EBA championship and was selected to the All-EBA Second Team in 1976.
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The other players on the team responded to his leadership and the team had what Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff described as "the most extraordinary season in its remarkable history" and what Aulcie Perry called "the best nine months of [his] life".
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In 1977, Aulcie Perry helped to lead the team to its first FIBA European Champions Cup championship, a prize they took again four years later.
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Aulcie Perry played a total of nine seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv, during which the team won eight Israeli Cups and nine Israeli League championships.
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Aulcie Perry was congratulated by Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Menachem Begin, who said he helped bring "honor to the people of Israel".
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Aulcie Perry began dating Israeli model Tami Ben-Ami, and the couple were the darlings of the press.
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Everywhere Aulcie Perry went, he was besieged by fans seeking his autograph.
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In December 1982, Aulcie Perry missed a game against Real Madrid.
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In March 1983, Aulcie Perry was arrested and charged with buying heroin; he pleaded guilty and was given a fine of $150,000 and a suspended sentence.
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Johnson had never been abroad before, but Aulcie Perry was an experienced traveler.
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Aulcie Perry had paid for airline tickets in cash, and he was seen traveling with a bagful of cash.
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Finally, a flight attendant recognized him from the airplane, where Aulcie Perry had been holding the portable stereo.
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In February 1987, Aulcie Perry was convicted of conspiracy to import heroin, importation of heroin, and possession of heroin with intent to distribute.