Terence Jerome Dials, Jr. (born July 15, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has been playing professionally since 2006 for various teams outside of his country of the United States.
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1983-07-15) July 15, 1983 (age 39) Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 248.6 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Boardman (Boardman, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio State (2001–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2015 |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2007–2008 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2008–2009 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2009–2010 | Paderborn Baskets |
| 2010 | BBC Nyon |
| 2010 | Western Liaoning |
| 2010–2011 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2011–2012 | Pure-Youth Construction |
| 2012–2013 | Hyères-Toulon |
| 2013–2014 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2014–2015 | BBC Monthey |
| 2015 | Club Malvín |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dials was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Boardman, Ohio and attended Boardman High School there. A power forward, he once broke a basketball backboard during a team practice in high school. He was offered an athletic scholarship to play for Ohio State University. During his four-year career with the Buckeyes, Dials scored 1,566 points and grabbed 876 rebounds in 132 total games played. He was named the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior in 2005–06. Dials went undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft.
For the 2012–13 season he signed with Hyères-Toulon of the LNB Pro B. In April 2013, he signed with his former team Orléans Loiret Basket.[1] In November 2014, he signed with BBC Monthey of Switzerland.[2]
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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*Selection later vacated |