Personal information | |
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Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | August 28, 1974
Nationality | American / British |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Saint Joseph's (1993–1997) |
NBA draft | 1997: undrafted |
Playing career | 1997–2007 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 11 |
Coaching career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1997–2001 | Sheffield Sharks |
2001–2003 | London Towers |
2003–2006 | Girona |
2006–2007 | Murcia |
As coach: | |
2009–present | St. Andrew's School |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Terrell Myers (born August 28, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who also later became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom.
Terrell attended Hillhouse High School, then attended St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut for a postgraduate year. In college, Myers played for Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he studied and played basketball from 1993 to 1997.
After graduating, Myers moved to England, signing professionally for the British Basketball League team Sheffield Sharks. He played with them for four seasons and the BBL Trophy in 1998, the League Championship in 1999 and the BBL Cup in 2000. He was named the BBL Most Valuable Player in 1998–99 when he averaged 23.5 points per game; the BBL Cup MVP that same season; and was a BBL All-Star team for three consecutive seasons (1999–2001).
In 2001, Terrell moved to the BBL's London Towers [1] and, in 2003, to the Spanish lower-league team Casademont Girona. After two seasons, Myers moved to the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto to play for Akasvayu Girona in one of Europe's biggest leagues, after which he moved to CB Murcia.
In 2009, Myers became the head boys' varsity basketball coach at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware, where he remains as of the 2023–24 season. [2]
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