Terrell DeWayne Fair (June 25, 1960 – January 30, 2020) was an

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professional

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player. He played

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for the

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before playing professionally in Israel. A two-time

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champion and

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winner. In 2013 he was inducted in the

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. Fair died at age 59 in his hometown of

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Early life and college career

Fair attended Southwest Macon High School in Macon, Georgia, where he was named a consensus All-American as a senior after he led the Patriots to the 1979 national championship while averaging 21.1 points and 15.2 rebounds per game. Fair played four years of

for the

. Fair, alongside

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LaVon Mercer LaVon Mercer (לבן מרסר; born January 13, 1959) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played at the center position. As a high school senior, he averaged 37.6 points, 30.1 rebounds, and 12 blocked shots per game, and was named ...

, Derrick Floyd and Lamar Heard, helped lead the Bulldogs reach numerous firsts during their careers. Georgia earned its first postseason bid ever in 1981 with an invitation to the NIT. The Bulldogs returned to the NIT in 1982 and advanced to the semifinals at the

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. The following season, he led Georgia to its first NCAA Tournament appearance and only Final Four in school history. He scored a career-high 27 points in a win against St. John's in the Sweet 16. Fair averaged 12.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in four seasons. Fair completed his career as the Bulldogs' all-time leader in steals (194) and games played (123) and also ranked No. 2 in rebounds (923), No. 4 in points (1,492) and No. 9 in assists (177). Fair still ranks No. 2 in rebounds, No. 10 in points and No. 6 in steals. In 1983, Fair was a third-team All-SEC selection.

College statistics

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Professional career; Israeli Basketball Premier League

Fair was selected in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA draft by the

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but never played for the team. He played three seasons for Elitzur Netanya of the

as a naturalized Israeli. On March 27, 1986, Fair recorded a career-high 32 points in game 2 of the 1986 Israeli League Finals series, where they eventually lost to

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. Fair finished his first season with Netanya averaging 15.9 points. Fair later joined Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin,

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli B ...

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, and Hapoel Tel Aviv, with whom he won the 1993 Israeli State Cup. In the summer of 1993, Fair signed with

, with whom he won the Israeli League championship title for two consecutive years. Fair finished his professional career with Maccabi Jerusalem.

Death

On January 30, 2020, Fair died of natural causes at age 59 in his hometown of

References

External links

Basketball Reference profile
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