Wake Forest Hall of Famer Amy Privette Perko Joins Deac2Deac Podcast
10/21/2021 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Perko was a standout on the Wake Forest women’s basketball team from 1984-1987.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Amy Privette Perko was a four year starter for the Demon Deacons' women's basketball program.
Perko's four year stint with the Demon Deacons cemented her place in Wake Forest basketball history. The Kannapolis, N.C. native was a three-time Academic All-American, a three-time Fast Break All-American, and a two-time second team All-ACC honoree.
Perko racked up 1,722 points over her four years with the Demon Deacons. At the time of her graduation from Wake Forest, she was the all-time leading scorer for the Deacs. 34 years on, Perko ranks third in the career points chart for the women's basketball program. Perko still ranks in the all-time career top-10 in scoring average, field goals, field goal attempts, free throw attempts, assists, steals, assist to turnover ratio, games started, and minutes played.
After graduating from Wake Forest, Perko was awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She went on to earn a master's degree in sport management from the University of Richmond. Perko then took a job with the University of Kansas. She spent six years in Lawrence as the Associate Athletic Director and Senior Women's Administrator.
Perko returned to North Carolina in 2001 to become the Team President of NBA development team, the Fayetteville Patriots. Perko was one of the first women to be named to this position. In 2003, Perko was named Executive Director for the Knight Commission. The organization consists of university presidents, faculty, trustees and former student-athletes who advocate for governance and policy changes in college athletics to ensure that athletic programs operate within the educational missions of their universities.
After her successful college basketball career, Perko has been selected for numerous awards and honors. In 2000, Perko was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. Five years later she was named to the ACC Legends team. In 2008, Perko was inducted into the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-American Hall of Fame.
In 2012, Perko was honored with the NCAA Silver Anniversary award. The award is given to former student-athletes for recognition of professional and civil contributions. In 2020, Perko earned the CoSIDA Dick Enberg Award.
On today's pod, Perko joins alum Kevin Smith to talk about all things Wake Forest Athletics, her stellar basketball career, and her favorite Deacon moment.
Listeners are encouraged to send feedback and ideas to smithka@wfu.edu or @Deac2Deac on Twitter.
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