James Louis Terry (ג'יימס טרי; born November 26, 1960) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. ^{[1] [2]} He played the center position. ^[3] He played in the Israeli Premier League between 1983 and 1996.

Biography

Terry was born in Cleveland, Ohio. ^[4] He is 6' 11" (211 cm) tall, and weighs 220 pounds. ^{[3] [4]}

He attended Howard University ('82), and played basketball for the Howard Bison basketball p from 1978 to 1982. ^{[1] [4] [5]} In 2016, Terry was inducted into the Howard University Athletic Hall of Fame. ^[6]

Terry was drafted in the 1982 NBA draft in Round 9, Pick 196, by the Washington Wizards. ^{[1] [4]}

In 1982, Terry played 44 games for the Maine Lumberjacks in the Continental Basketball Association. ^[7] That year he converted to Judaism. ^[8] He later became an Israeli citizen, and served in the Israeli Defense Forces. ^{[9] [10]}

Terry played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League between 1983 and 1996, for Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ironi Nahariya, and Hapoel Eilat, ^[2] in Spain for Saski Baskonia, ^[11] and in Italy for Stefanel Trieste.

In 2007, after retiring from basketball, Terry was working as a construction supervisor. ^[9]

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