| James Terry ג'יימס טרי | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality: | American-Israeli |
| College: | Howard University |
| Draft Year: | 1982 |
| Draft Round: | 9 |
| Draft Pick: | 196 |
| Draft Team: | Washington Wizards |
| Draft League: | NBA |
| Career Start: | 1982 |
| Career End: | 1996 |
| Years1: | 1982-1983 |
| Years2: | 1983-1985 |
| Team2: | Maccbi Haifa |
| Years3: | 1985-1986 |
| Team3: | Stefanel Trieste |
| Years4: | 1986 |
| Years5: | 1986-1988 |
| Team5: | Hapoel Holon |
| Years6: | 1988-1989 |
| Team6: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Years7: | 1989-1990 |
| Team7: | Hapoel Holon |
| Years8: | 1990-1991 |
| Team8: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Years9: | 1991 |
| Team9: | Hapoel Holon |
| Years10: | 1992-1994 |
| Team10: | Hapoel Naharia |
| Years11: | 1994-1995 |
| Team11: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Years12: | 1995-1996 |
| Team12: | Hapoel Eilat |
James Louis Terry (ג'יימס טרי; born November 26, 1960) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.[1] [2] He played the center position.[3] He played in the Israeli Premier League between 1983 and 1996.
Terry was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[4] He is 6' 11" (211 cm) tall, and weighs 220 pounds.[3] [4]
He attended Howard University ('82), and played basketball for the Howard Bison basketball p from 1978 to 1982.[1] [4] [5] In 2016, Terry was inducted into the Howard University Athletic Hall of Fame.[6]
Terry was drafted in the 1982 NBA draft in Round 9, Pick 196, by the Washington Wizards.[1] [4]
In 1982, Terry played 44 games for the Maine Lumberjacks in the Continental Basketball Association.[7] That year he converted to Judaism.[8] He later became an Israeli citizen, and served in the Israeli Defense Forces.[9] [10]
Terry played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League between 1983 and 1996, for Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ironi Nahariya, and Hapoel Eilat,[2] in Spain for Saski Baskonia,[11] and in Italy for Stefanel Trieste.
In 2007, after retiring from basketball, Terry was working as a construction supervisor.[9]