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Terry Michael Teagle (born April 10, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player, whose National Basketball Association (NBA) career lasted from 1982 to 1993. During his playing career, at a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he played at the shooting guard position.

Terry Teagle

Personal information
Born	(1960-04-10) April 10, 1960 (age 62) Broaddus, Texas, US
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Broaddus (Broaddus, Texas)
College	Baylor (1978–1982)
NBA draft	1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1982–1995
Position	Shooting guard
Number	20, 22, 10
Career history
1982–1984	Houston Rockets
1984	Detroit Pistons
1984–1985	Detroit Spirits
1985–1990	Golden State Warriors
1990–1992	Los Angeles Lakers
1992–1993	Benetton Treviso
1993	Houston Rockets
1993–1994	Goccia di Carnia Udine
1994–1995	Atenas de Córdoba
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1993) Second-team All-American – AP (1982) SWC Player of the Year (1980) 3× First-team All-SWC (1980–1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,982 (11.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,803 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	956 (1.4 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school

Teagle attended Broaddus High School, in Broaddus, Texas, where he also played high school basketball.

College career

After high school, Teagle attended Baylor University, where he played college basketball with the Baylor Bears, from 1978 to 1982. Teagle began his college career as fellow Bear Vinnie Johnson was winding his up. During his college career, he was a three time All-Southwest Conference First Team selection, (1980, 1981, 1982), the Southwest Conference Player of the Year (1980), and an All-American Second Team selection, in 1982.

Professional career

NBA

Teagle was selected 16th overall, in the 1982 NBA draft, by the Houston Rockets. He lasted two seasons in Houston (1982–84), before moving on to play with the Detroit Pistons (1984–85), Golden State Warriors (1984–90), and Los Angeles Lakers (1990–92), before returning to the Rockets to play two games in April 1993. On April 15, 1991, Teagle scored a basket against the Dallas Mavericks after catching a pass from Laker teammate Earvin "Magic" Johnson, giving Johnson his 9,888th career assist to pass Oscar Robertson as the NBA's all-time leader in career assists at the time. Teagle played in 732 games in the NBA (regular season and playoffs combined), with career averages of 11.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

Europe

During the 1992–93 FIBA EuroLeague season, Teagle signed a one-year contract with Benetton Treviso of the Italian league. He reached the EuroLeague Finals with the club, while playing alongside teammate Toni Kukoč. He averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, during EuroLeague play.[1] Treviso eventually lost in the EuroLeague Finals to the French club Limoges CSP, by a score of 59–55, with Teagle scoring 19 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. He was the top scorer of the Finals.[2]

References

External links

• NBA.com Profile
• Basketball-Reference.com Profile
• FIBA EuroLeague Profile
• Italian League Profile (in Italian)

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