Ira Edmondson Terrell (born June 19, 1954) is an American retired professional

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player. Terrell played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and professionally in the

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for the

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, New Orleans Jazz, and Portland Trail Blazers. A 6'8" power forward from Dallas' Roosevelt High School and

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, Terrell played in the

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from 1976 to 1979 as a member of the

, New Orleans Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 7.0

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and 4.2

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in his career.

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1954 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Basketball players from Dallas Centers (basketball) New Orleans Jazz players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Philippine Basketball Association imports Phoenix Suns draft picks Phoenix Suns players Portland Trail Blazers players Power forwards (basketball) SMU Mustangs men's basketball players U/Tex Wranglers players American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub