Early coaching career (1995–2001) From 1995 to 1998, Perry was an assistant coach at
Utah State on Eustachy's staff. Perry then followed Eustachy to
Iowa State, serving as assistant coach from 1998 to 2000 and associate head coach in the 2000–01 season. The 1999–2000 Iowa State team finished 32–5, advanced to the Elite Eight round of the
NCAA Tournament, and was ranked no. 6 in the final
AP Top 25 poll. Iowa State then had a second straight NCAA Tournament appearance in
2001.
Idaho head coach (2001–2006) Perry was head coach at Idaho from 2001 to 2006. Inheriting a 6–21 team, Perry had a 9–19 record in his first season at Idaho. In the next two seasons, Idaho improved to 13–15 in 2002–03 and 14–16 in 2003–04. However, Idaho won only 12 games in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons combined, resulting in Idaho firing Perry on March 9, 2006. Perry remained with the Pacers from 2007 to 2011 in a different role as a talent scout; he also directed professional scouting for the NBA and NBA Development League in 2008. From 2012 to 2016, Perry was associate head coach at
Colorado State under Eustachy. The 2012–13 Colorado State team appeared in the
NCAA Tournament and had the program's first
AP Top 25 ranking since the 1950s. Colorado State later appeared in the
2015 National Invitation Tournament. In 2016, Perry became associate head coach for new head coach
Damon Stoudamire at the
University of the Pacific. He would serve in that position for five seasons.
Pacific head coach (2021–2024) On July 7, 2021, Pacific promoted Perry to head coach after Stoudamire resigned to be an assistant coach for the
Boston Celtics. In the 2022–23 season, Pacific went 15–18 overall in Perry's second season as head coach as the team tied for 5th with a record of 7–9 in the WCC. ==Personal life==