Terrell Gomez Explained

Terrell Gomez
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:165
League:LNB Pro A
Team:Chorale Roanne Basket
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1998 2, mf=yes
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2021
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021–2022
Team1:Final Spor
Years2:2022
Team2:JDA Dijon
Years3:2023
Team3:Hamburg Towers
Years4:2023–2024
Team4:Sokół Łańcut
Years5:2024–present
Team5:Chorale Roanne Basket
Highlights:
  • 2x First-team All-Big West (2019, 2020)
  • Big West Freshman of the Year (2018)

Terrell Gomez (born February 5, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Cal State Northridge and San Diego State.

Early life and high school career

Gomez attended Inglewood High School. As a junior and senior, he earned Daily Breeze all-area honors. Gomez was a three-time All-Bay League selection as well as the league's Most Outstanding Player in 2015 and was named to the All-CIF Division I-AA Team in 2014.[1] He had scholarship offers from Oral Roberts and Liberty, but both were rescinded when both schools had coaching changes.[2] Gomez decided to attend Middlebrooks Academy as a postgraduate student and took classes at East Los Angeles College. He committed to play college basketball for Cal State Northridge.

College career

Gomez averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game as a freshman. He was named Big West Freshman of the Year.[3] As a sophomore, Gomez averaged 19.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He was named to the First Team All-Big West.[4] On November 13, 2019, Gomez scored a career-high 33 points in a 94–82 loss to Pepperdine.[5] As a junior, he averaged 19.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 44 percent from three-point range, and a Division I-leading 94.8 percent from the free throw line.[6] Gomez joined teammate Lamine Diane on the First Team All-Big West, becoming the first pair of Cal State Northridge players to be named to the first team twice.[7] He transferred to San Diego State for his senior season.[8] As a senior, Gomez averaged 8.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. He declined to take the NCAA's granting of an additional year of eligibility, instead opting to turn professional.[9]

Professional career

On July 13, 2021, Gomez signed his first professional contract with Final Spor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[10] He averaged 21.6 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.

On February 22, 2022, Gomez signed with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League.[11]

On July 19, 2023, he signed with Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[12]

On June 1, 2024, he signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.[13]

Personal life

His brother, DaShawn Gomez, played basketball at Iona.[14]

His parents are from Trinidad and Tobago.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terrell Gomez Joins Men’s Basketball Program . . July 27, 2021 . April 20, 2020.
  2. News: Zeigler . Mark . SDSU’s Terrell Gomez: little man, big game . July 27, 2021 . . December 6, 2020.
  3. News: Alexander . Jim . Alexander: Terrell Gomez moves on, from CSUN to San Diego State . July 27, 2021 . . April 16, 2020.
  4. News: OSU men's basketball: Look at the opponent — Cal State Northridge . July 27, 2021 . . November 5, 2019.
  5. News: Edwards brothers, Ross lead Pepperdine past CSUN 94-82 . July 27, 2021 . . . November 13, 2019.
  6. Web site: Johnson . Tron . What does Terell Gomez bring to SDSU? . East Village Times . July 27, 2021.
  7. News: Soto . Andres . Terrell Gomez enters transfer portal . July 27, 2021 . Daily Sundial . April 4, 2020.
  8. News: SDSU Hoops Picks Up Terrell Gomez, Transferring from Northridge . July 27, 2021 . . April 25, 2020.
  9. News: Zeigler . Mark . Terrell Gomez won’t return to Aztecs next season . July 27, 2021 . . March 23, 2021.
  10. Web site: Yahyabeyoglu . Fersu . Gomez's pro career starts at Final Spor . Eurobasket . July 27, 2021 . July 13, 2021.
  11. Web site: Yahyabeyoglu . Fersu . Dijon inks Terrell Gomez . Eurobasket . February 22, 2022 . February 22, 2022.
  12. Web site: Französischer Meister übernimmt den Aufbau. July 19, 2023. hamburgtowers.de. Sportando. de. August 12, 2023.
  13. Web site: Terrell Gomez première recrue choralienne. June 1, 2024. chorale-roanne.com. fr. June 1, 2024.
  14. News: Brennan . Sean . Iona Gaels receive National Letters of Intent from Dashawn Gomez and Grant Ellis . July 27, 2021 . . November 9, 2011.