Terrace Sykes (born April 5, 1956) is an American former professional

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player. A native of

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, he attended Dry Prong High School in nearby Dry Prong, and led the basketball team to a 2A State championship during his senior season. Sykes played

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for the

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, where he led the

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(SWAC) in rebounding twice and was a three-time All-SWAC selection. Sykes was selected by the

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as the 37th overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft but he never played in the

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(NBA). Instead, he played primarily in Europe. He played in the

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(PBA) with the

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during the 1982 season. Sykes was inducted into the Grambling Legends Hall of Fame in 2019. Sykes' granddaughter,

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, played college basketball for the

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and was selected by the

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in the 2022 WNBA draft.

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College

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sykes, Terry 1956 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American men's basketball players Basketball players from Louisiana Grambling State Tigers men's basketball players People from Colfax, Louisiana Power forwards San Miguel Beermen players Washington Bullets draft picks Philippine Basketball Association imports 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople