Personal information | |
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Born | Long Beach, California, U. S. | September 27, 1950
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Jordan (Long Beach, California) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1972: 2nd round, 29th overall pick |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 1972–1977 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 31, 30, 12 |
Career history | |
1972–1973 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1973–1975 | San Antonio Spurs |
1975–1977 | New York Nets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,298 (3.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 818 (2.4 rpg) |
Assists | 262 (0.8 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alan Charles Terry (born September 27, 1950) is an American retired professional basketball player. Terry was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1972 NBA draft. [1] [2] He played small forward with the team for two seasons. Following his time with the Bucks, Terry was a member of the San Antonio Spurs of the American Basketball Association (ABA) until 1975. [3] After playing another season in the ABA with the New York Nets, Terry re-joined the NBA when the Nets joined the league in 1976. [3]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1972–73 | Milwaukee | 67 | - | 10.3 | .340 | - | .708 | 2.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.9 |
1973–74 | Milwaukee | 7 | - | 4.6 | .333 | - | .000 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
1976–77 | New York | 61 | - | 17.6 | .403 | - | .774 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
Career | 135 | - | 13.3 | .380 | - | .756 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1972–73 | Milwaukee | 5 | - | 3.6 | .800 | - | .000 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 |
Career | 5 | - | 3.6 | .800 | - | .000 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1973–74 | San Antonio | 61 | - | 17.9 | .449 | .500 | .878 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
1974–75 | San Antonio | 79 | - | 15.0 | .473 | .375 | .736 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
1975–76† | New York | 66 | - | 14.7 | .390 | .286 | .759 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
Career | 206 | - | 15.8 | .441 | .323 | .789 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1973–74 | San Antonio | 7 | - | 16.0 | .458 | .000 | .667 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
1974–75 | San Antonio | 5 | - | 24.6 | .480 | .000 | .750 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
1975–76† | Nets | 4 | - | 5.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 16 | - | 16.1 | .411 | .000 | .700 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
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Valerie will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 41 years, Alan (Chuck) Terry