Emanuel Jonh Terry (born August 21, 1996) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Italia

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(LBA). He played college basketball at

Lincoln Memorial University Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) is a private university in Harrogate, Tennessee. LMU's campus borders on Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. As of fall 2019, it had 1,975 undergraduate and 2,892 graduate and professional students. LMU ...

, where he was a Division II All-American in 2018.

College career

Terry, a 6’9

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from Cleveland High School in

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, began his career as a reserve at Lincoln Memorial. He had a breakout season as a senior, averaging 16.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots per game. Terry led the Railsplitters to

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(SAC) regular season and

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championships. For the 2017–18 season, he was named the SAC Player of the Year and was the inaugural conference defensive player of the year. On the national level, Terry was named an All-American by the

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. He also won the

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as the top small college player in the country.

Professional career

Canton Charge (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in 2018, Terry was signed by the Denver Nuggets for their NBA Summer League team. Following a strong showing there, he was signed by the Nuggets to compete for a roster spot on their training camp roster. On October 8, 2018, Terry was waived by the Nuggets. On October 11, 2018, Terry was signed to the Cleveland Cavaliers to their training camp roster. On October 13, he was waived by the Cavaliers. He was then added to the training camp roster for the Cavaliers’

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affiliate, the

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. Terry played 20 games for Canton, averaging 8.1 points and 6.4 rebounds for the team.

Sioux Falls Skyforce / Phoenix Suns / Miami Heat (2019)

On January 5, 2019, Terry was traded to the

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for guard

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. Since the trade, Terry improved upon his averages with Sioux Falls, averaging around 15.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game in the seven games he played for them. On January 27, 2019, Terry signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns and made his NBA debut the same day. That night, he recorded 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and an assist in 8 minutes of play during a 116–102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He played in one other game with the Suns before the 10-day contract expired on February 7. The next day, he was reacquired by Sioux Falls. On February 20, 2019, Terry signed a 10-day contract with the

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. He was re-acquired by the Skyforce afterwards.

Teksüt Bandırma (2019–2020)

On July 29, 2019, Terry signed a one-year contract with Teksüt Bandırma of the

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. In 20 games, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2020)

On March 1, 2020, Terry signed with

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of the

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. In 10 games, he averaged 9.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.

Crvena zvezda (2020)

On September 17, 2020,

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announced the signing of Terry on a two year deal. On December 26, they terminated his contract.

Agua Caliente Clippers (2021)

For the 2020–21 season, Terry landed with the

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of the G League, making his debut on February 11, 2021. He averaged 11 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and one block per game.

Stockton Kings / Return to the Phoenix Suns (2021–2022)

In August 2021, Terry joined the

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for the

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. On September 28, 2021, he signed a contract with the Kings. Terry was waived on October 15 and joined the Stockton Kings later that month. On December 27, 2021, Terry signed a 10-day contract returning with the Phoenix Suns via the COVID-19 hardship waiver. Terry played 3 games with the Suns in that contract, averaging 5 rebounds per game there, before being waived early from it. On January 4, 2022, he was reacquired and activated by Stockton.

Orléans Loiret Basket (2022)

On April 9, 2022, Terry signed with

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of the French Betclic Élite.

Seoul Samsung Thunders (2022–2023)

On August 11, 2022, he has signed with

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of the Korean Basketball League.

Pallacanestro Trieste (2023–present)

On January 17, 2023, he signed with

of the Italia

(LBA).

Career statistics

NBA

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References

External links

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Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters bioRealGM profile
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