Philip Mickey Perry is a 188cm guard from Maywood, Illinois. He played at Wisconsin(NCAA) from 2005-2007 and then finished his college basketball career at Dayton from 2007-2010. He played a total of 95 NCAA games at Dayton. In his senior year, he played a total of  37 games: 5.4ppg, 1.2rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 39.8%, 3PT: 38.0%, FT: 61.7%. In 2010-2011, he played for the  North West Indiana Magic Stars (ABA). Last season, he played for the  Dayton Air Strikers (PBL): 29 games: 15.1ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.4apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 46.4%, 3PT: 38.0%, FT: 76.6%. The American spoke to German Hoops about basketball.

Your buddy London Warren was signed recently by a Hungarian team. How happy are you for him and does his fight for not giving up to find a team motivate you?

Yes I saw the article and talked to him shortly after and I was most definitely happy for him going through some tough and great times during our college days at University of Dayton and it most certainly did that you never know when your opportunity may come and hoping Iget the chance to prove myself just like he’s gotten that’s all i want.

Where are you at the moment and how has your basketball summer been like?

Well my summer has just been all work and no play early May went to china for my 3x with the Seattle Mountaineers ABA team for a tour playing a CBA team in the a tough best of 7 series all around China winning the series in a tough game 7 finishing with 17ppg,  5ast and 5rebs and 2sts and being from Basketball Heaven Maywood IL been able to get some very good open gyms runs at my Highschool Proviso East with some A1 talent guys like Dee Brown Illinois Jacob Pullen Kansas State both products of Proviso East my former Wisconsin Badger teammate and all time leading scorer in that schools history Alando Tucker just to name a few that come through but its most def kept my game sharp

You haven´t played for a team since 2011. How tough is it searching searching and searching for a team? What keeps you motivated and how is the search going?

Yea my Love for the game of basketball has been tested that’s for sure in regards to getting to the higher levels of pro basketball but I love the game and think in every opportunity that I have been blessed enough to get so far I’ve taken advantage of and i know I’m ready to make that jump given the opportunity.

Since your days at Dayton, you have played in the ABA and PBL leagues. Are you ready to make the jump to Europe?

Playing for the Dayton Airstrikers was again a beautiful struggle lol being cut first at training camp then brought back and showing that I could play was all I wanted to prove. It was cool to be playing semi pro ball where I went to college and knew my way around and have the Flyer community as they always do come out and support me and the team there support is what sold me on going to the University of Dayton transferring from the University of Wisconsin #1 in the country at the time

If you had to compare the PBL to the NCAA how would you in terms of skill and level?

Well honestly the PBL was a tougher league than some people or organizations in Europe might think guys from Big time D1 programs to Juco players guys played extremely hard and with pride so in my opinion the skill level was pretty high to be have an opportunity to do what we love and that’s play basketball a couple of the tougher teams left that league and formed their own league Canada given the reason why I decided to leave that following season.

Your a 188cm guard. If you had to compare your game to an NBA player who would you compare it too?

If Ihad to compare my game to an NBA player it would have to be Jason Terry. I can score the basketball catch and shoot off the dribble but I can also can put the ball on the floor and help get my teammates a good shot and I most certainly know I can defend on the ball or picking up a certain teams defensive scheme being fortunate enough to be a winner at every level i’ve played on Defense is what separate players cause everyone can score these days.

What is a strength in your game that doesn´t always get noticed?

A strength of my game that I think that doesn’t always get noticed is just making the simple play at times and what ever that may be an extra pass, help the helper on D, getting a lose ball just what ever it takes a player can impact the game in so many ways and I just Go Hard when I’m on the court in what ever the team needs at the time.

What is your finest quality in your game that any coach in the professional ranks would love to have in a player?

The finest quality in my game that any coach in the professional ranks would love to have in a player? My Drive and dedication to just get better. I love the game of basketball and know that you get out what you put in and when I step on the court in my workouts, a practice I go like its game real to be the very best i can be.

How does a normal workout day look like for you? What things do you work on on your game to improve?

A normal workout day for me would be weights/conditioning early in the morning to start my day off right trying to be done with both of those by 11am and the workouts varies day to day and then hitting the court at least twice the rest of the day first workout being ball handling cause you can always improve your handle being a basketball player and shots of the move i feel my catch and shot abilities are pretty good and going hard for no more than hr and half and if not some pick up then the 2nd workout always starting with ball handling and getting some catch and shoot shots up keeping that sharp always counting makes never misses and finishing with shots off the move jumpers, floaters just trying to be a complete offensive player and that start with being in shape

You played together with Brian Roberts. What is the most amazing thing that you ever saw him do on the court besides scoring in bunches?

Yea playing with one of the flyer greats Brian Robers was something else and yea he could really score but like any great player his work ethic and basketball IQ always showed even the games he wasn’t dominating the game with his scoring.

What is your nicest memory of London Warren at Dayton? What will you never forget from him?

My Nicest memory of London would have to be just his never ending motor always high energy all time and as basketball goes I had just transferred to Dayton and had to sit out and was in the rex plex getting some run in with some of the guys on my floor and London dunking I think one of the top 100 dunks of All time if I’m not mistaken was pretty impressive a guy his size

Who would win in their prime, the Dream Team or Team USA 2012?

Without question in their prime the 92 Dream would dominate inside with Ewing, David Robinson, Karl Malone and sir Charles the 2012 to me just wouldn’t have answer

What was the last DVD that you watched?

The Last Dvd I watched was the game of thrones just finished the last season and it was something else would most definitely recommend checking it out

Thanks Mickey for the chat.