Terry Tyler
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 Mercy (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 |
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 from Northwestern High School, Tyler signed to play for Dick Vitale at the University of Detroit. Long established himself quickly with a Detroit program, averaging a double-double by his sophomore year (17.2 ppg, 11.0 rpg), and the team would produce an unprecedented run during his time with the Titans (1974-1978). Vitale added future NBA players such as Terry Duerod, John Long and Dennis Boyd and established a dominating independent program at the Jesuit university. Tyler played forward for the team, averaged 16.4 ppg and 12.6 rpg as a senior.
UD advanced to the 1977 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament Sweet Sixteen in his junior year, defeating Middle Tennessee in the first round before losing to Michigan in the Sweet 16 86-81 to end a stellar season, finishing #12 in the polls.[1]
The team was left out of the NCAA in Tyler's senior year, 1977-78, playing in the 1978 NIT, despite a 25-4 record and a #18 ranking.[2][3][4] In four seasons at Detroit, Typler scored 1,649 points and set a school record wiht 359 blocked shots, the first Titan to score more than 2000 points and was inducted into the University of Detroit Mercy Titans Hall of Fame in 2001.[5]
After starring at the University of Detroit, the forward was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 1978 NBA draft. The move was largely influenced by Pistons Head CoachDick Vitale, who coached Tyler at UD before going to the Pistons in 1978. He played seven seasons for the Pistons, and averaged a career-high 13.4 ppg points per game in 1980–81.
A free agent in 1985, Tyler elected to sign with the Sacramento Kings, spending three seasons with the Kings, before finishing his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks for the 1988-89 NBA season.[6] Tyler played 11 seasons (1978–1989) in the NBA in total,averaged 10.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in his NBA career and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in 1979.[7] He also participated in the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished 8th. Tyler would complete his playing career overseas, playing three season in Italy for Pallacanestro Trieste.
See also
References
- ^ "1976-77 Detroit Titans Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/detroit-mercy/1978.html
- ^ Budner, Marty. "U-D to recognize '76-'77 Sweet 16 men's basketball team". Observer and Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies.
- ^ Paul, Tony. "Detroit Mercy to honor 'special' '76-77 team, Duerod". The Detroit News.
- ^ https://detroittitans.com/honors/detroit-mercy-titans-hall-of-fame/terry-tyler/34.
- ^ https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/throwbackthursday_110825.html
- ^ Terry Tyler profile Basketball-Reference.com
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