Terry Teagle

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Terry Teagle
Personal information
Born (1960-04-10) April 10, 1960 (age 63)
Broaddus, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Broaddus (Broaddus, Texas)
College Baylor (1978–1982)
NBA draft 1982: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1982–1995
Position Shooting guard
Number20, 22, 10
Career history
19821984 Houston Rockets
1984 Detroit Pistons
1984–1985 Detroit Spirits
19851990 Golden State Warriors
19901992 Los Angeles Lakers
1992–1993 Benetton Treviso
1993 Houston Rockets
1993–1994 Goccia di Carnia Udine
1994–1995 Atenas de Córdoba
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 7,982 (11.6 ppg)
Rebounds 1,803 (2.6 rpg)
Assists 956 (1.4 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Terry Michael Teagle (born April 10, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player, whose National Basketball Association (NBA) career lasted from 1982 to 1993. During his playing career, at a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he played at the shooting guard position.

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High school

Teagle attended Broaddus High School, in Broaddus, Texas, where he also played high school basketball.

College career

After high school, Teagle attended Baylor University, where he played college basketball with the Baylor Bears, from 1978 to 1982. Teagle began his college career as fellow Bear Vinnie Johnson was winding his up. During his college career, he was a three time All-Southwest Conference First Team selection, (1980, 1981, 1982), the Southwest Conference Player of the Year (1980), and an All-American Second Team selection, in 1982.

Professional career

NBA

Teagle was selected 16th overall, in the first round of the 1982 NBA draft, by the Houston Rockets. He lasted two seasons in Houston (1982–84), before moving on to play with the Detroit Pistons (1984–85), Golden State Warriors (1984–90), and Los Angeles Lakers (1990–92), before returning to the Rockets to play two games in April 1993. On April 15, 1991, Teagle scored a basket against the Dallas Mavericks after catching a pass from Laker teammate Earvin "Magic" Johnson, giving Johnson his 9,888th career assist, to surpass Oscar Robertson as the NBA's all-time leader in career assists at the time. Teagle played in 732 games in the NBA (regular season and playoffs combined), with career averages of 11.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

Europe

During the 1992–93 FIBA EuroLeague season, Teagle signed a one-year contract with Benetton Treviso of the Italian league. He reached the EuroLeague Finals with the club, while playing alongside teammate Toni Kukoč. He averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, during EuroLeague play. [1] Treviso eventually lost in the EuroLeague Finals to the French club Limoges CSP, by a score of 59–55, with Teagle scoring 19 points and grabbing four rebounds. He was the top scorer of the Finals. [2]

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