Terry Tyler

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Terry Tyler
Tyler in 2011 at the University of Detroit Mercy's 2011 dedication of Dick Vitale Court in Calihan Hall.
Personal information
Born (1956-10-30) October 30, 1956 (age 67)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthwestern (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeDetroit Mercy (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1978–1992
PositionSmall forward
Number41, 40
Career history
As player:
1978–1985Detroit Pistons
1985–1988Sacramento Kings
1988–1989Dallas Mavericks
1989–1990Stefanel Trieste
1990–1991Corona Cremona
1991–1992Rex Udine
As coach:
1998–2000Eastern New Mexico
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points8,868 (10.2 ppg)
Rebounds4,675 (5.4 rpg)
Blocks1,342 (1.5 bpg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata 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, 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 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, Tyler scored 1,649 points. set a school record with 359 blocked shots and was inducted into the university Hall of Fame in 2001.[5]

After his college career came to a close, 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 the Lega Basket A in Italy.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1976-77 Detroit Titans Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/detroit-mercy/1978.html
  3. ^ Budner, Marty. "U-D to recognize '76-'77 Sweet 16 men's basketball team". Observer and Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies.
  4. ^ Paul, Tony. "Detroit Mercy to honor 'special' '76-77 team, Duerod". The Detroit News.
  5. ^ https://detroittitans.com/honors/detroit-mercy-titans-hall-of-fame/terry-tyler/34.
  6. ^ https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/throwbackthursday_110825.html
  7. ^ Terry Tyler profile Basketball-Reference.com
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