Terence Stansbury

Terence Stansbury
Stansbury in 1988
Personal information
Born (1961-02-27) February 27, 1961
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewark (Newark, Delaware)
CollegeTemple (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Drafted byDallas Mavericks
Playing career1984–2003
PositionShooting guard
Number43, 44
Coaching career2003–2014
Career history
As a player:
19841986Indiana Pacers
1986–1987Seattle SuperSonics
1987–1988EBBC Den Bosch
1988Wyoming Wildcatters
1988–1989Maccabi Brussels
1989–1995Levallois
1996–1997Bnei Herzliya
1997Florida Sharks
1997–1998AEK Athens
1998–1999Le Mans
1999–2000SIG Strasbourg
2000Houthalen
2000–2001Hasselt BT
2001–2003BSW
As a coach:
2003–2004Jyväskylä BC
2004–2005Huima Äänekoski
2005–2006Basket Racing Luxembourg
2006–2007Black Star Mersch
2007–2008AS Soleuvre
2008–2009Rotterdam Challengers
2009–2010BSW (assistant)
2010–2011BSW
2013Lapua Korikobri
2013–2014Résidence Walferdange
Career highlights
  • French League Best Scorer (1993)
  • French 2nd Division Foreign Player's MVP (1992)
  • Dutch League All-Star (1988)
  • Third-team All-AmericanNABC (1984)
  • Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1984)
  • First-team All-Atlantic 10 (1984)
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (1983)
  • Robert V. Geasey Trophy (1983)
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Stats at Basketball Reference 

Terence Rudolph Stansbury (born February 27, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall, he played at the shooting guard position.

College career

Stansbury, a graduate of Newark High School, played college basketball at Temple University. As a junior, he averaged 24.6 points for the Temple Owls and 18.6 points as a senior. Stansbury starred at Temple from 1980 to 1984, scoring a total of 1,811 points (15.7 points per game).[1]

Professional career

Stansbury played three seasons (1984–1987) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the Indiana Pacers and Seattle SuperSonics. He finished with 1,200 points in his career, and was a three-time participant in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he won three straight third-place positions in a row, from 1985 to 1987, before leaving the NBA.

He later spent six seasons at Levallois in France. Stansbury was granted French citizenship.[2] In the 1992–93 season, he led the French ProA league in scoring (26.3 points per contest).[3]

Honors

He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]

Personal life

His daughter Tiffany Stansbury played in the WNBA.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Temple University. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entraineurs". www.realskillsbasketball.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Palmarès du championnat de France de basket de 1950 à nos jours". www.basketarchives.fr. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 2010". February 26, 2024. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Stansbury learns from athletic family". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2011.