Terry Tyler
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan | October 30, 1956
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Northwestern (Detroit, Michigan) |
College | Detroit (1974–1978) |
NBA draft | 1978: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick |
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
Playing career | 1978–1992 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 41, 40 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1978–1985 | Detroit Pistons |
1985–1988 | Sacramento Kings |
1988–1989 | Dallas Mavericks |
1989–1990 | Stefanel Trieste |
1990–1991 | Corona Cremona |
1991–1992 | Rex Udine |
As coach: | |
1998–2000 | Eastern New Mexico University |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 8,868 (10.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,675 (5.4 rpg) |
Blocks | 1,342 (1.5 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Terry Christopher Tyler (born October 30, 1956) is a retired American basketball player.
A 6'7" forward/guard from Northwestern High School and the University of Detroit (now known as the University of Detroit Mercy), Tyler played 11 seasons (1978–1989) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Dallas Mavericks. He averaged 10.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in his NBA career and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in 1979.[1] He also participated in the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished in last place (8th).
In 2001, he was inducted into the Detroit Mercy Titans Hall of Fame.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Terry Tyler profile Basketball-Reference.com
- ^ Titan Hall of Fame List
Categories:
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- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Detroit Pistons players
- Detroit Titans men's basketball players
- Sacramento Kings players
- Shooting guards
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- Sportspeople from Detroit
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs