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Sizing up Cougars' latest mentor

Published: Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997

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Named head coach at BYU, March 11, 1997.

- Head coach, Fresno City College, 1990-1997; overall record of 156-72; Central Valley Conference championship, conference coach of the year, 1996-97; team made playoffs each of seven years.- Head coach, Clovis West (Fresno) High School, 10 years; overall record of 180-70; teams won one league, one division championship; twice voted coach of the year.

- Played basketball at the University of California-Irvine; team's most valuable player as a senior in 1976.

- Played basketball at Fresno City College; team's most outstanding player and co-captain for 1973-74 season, all-conference and all-state.

- Varsity letters in baseball and basketball, Herbert Hoover (Fresno) High School; all-Metro, All-Northern California honors in basketball.

- Earned bachelor's degree in social science, UC-Irvine, 1976; earned master's degree in education, Fresno Pacific College, 1979.

- Missionary in England, 1971-73.

- Born in Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 4, 1952; raised in Fresno, Calif.

- Married Kip Perry; three children: sons Casey (19) and Skyler (16), daughter Katie (7).