Lijah Perkins
- January 10, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Lijah Perkins |
Occupation | Basketball Player |
Date Of Birth | Jan 22, 1977(1977-01-22) |
Age | 47 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | Birmingham |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Lijah Perkins Biography
Name | Lijah Perkins |
Birthday | Jan 22 |
Birth Year | 1977 |
Home Town | Birmingham |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Lijah Perkins is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 22, 1977 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Lijah Perkins, born 22 January 1977 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is a professional basketball player currently signed to Worthing Thunder. He plays as a power forward or centre.
Nick Nurse, Brighton Bears coach, noticed his stats and signed Perkins up. This led to another return to the BBL. However, his stint was short and he was quickly transferred to London Towers. There, Perkins helped the club to the 2006 BBL Cup Final, losing to Newcastle Eagles 83-69.
Although his time with the Mohawks was a great success, Perkins quickly moved on to Europe and Finland during the next season. His achievements were not stopped by this. Forssan Kuripojat was his team’s second-place finish in the First Division. He posted impressive stats of 19 points per game and 11 rebounds per game, winning the league’s Player of Year, Forward of Year, and Bosman Of The Year awards. He was named to the All-Star 1st Team and All- Bosman Team during the 2004-05 Season.
Lijah Perkins Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Lijah Perkins is one of the richest Basketball Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lijah Perkins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Perkins is a somewhat unknown journeyman in British basketball. He started his career in 1995 playing for his hometown team, the Birmingham Bullets. Perkins made his professional debut against Sheffield Sharks on September 9, 1995. Perkins has played for 7 British and 9 European teams during his career, as well as 6 appearances on the England national basketball team.
Perkins’s most successful years were spent with the Bullets team in the mid- nineties. He was the first BBL Play-off Winner and helped the Bullets defeat London Towers, 78-72, in front of a full Wembley Arena crowd. Perkins and the Bullets would regain the Playoff title two years later, in 1998. They defeated Thames Valley Tigers 78 to 75. This was the culmination of another successful season in which the team finished as League Championship Runners-up. Perkins, who had left the UK in that year to pursue his European career goals, found himself in the Icelandic league as the league leader for Blocked Shots 1998-1999.
Following the closure of the Towers that summer, Perkins was again on the lookout for a team and moved on to the Scottish Rocks for a brief period before travelling through Switzerland, Spain and France and eventually ending up back in London under the command of Steve Bucknall at BBL rookies London Capital, where he signed on a temporary basis. After the end of a shambolic first season for London, Perkins opted to sign for another rookie team Worthing Thunder, who had just joined the BBL from the English Basketball League. After retiring from the game of basketball in November 2008, Perkins has decided to revitalise his career and get back to playing and has journeyed back to Europe to France once again.
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Facts & Trivia
Lijah Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lijah Perkins celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.