Dalen Terry
Terry with the Arizona Wildcats in 2021
No. 25 – Chicago Bulls
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2002-07-12) July 12, 2002 (age 21)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeArizona (2020–2022)
NBA draft2022: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentChicago Bulls
2022–2023→Windy City Bulls
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2022)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Dalen Lee Terry (born July 12, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), drafted as the 18th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. As a sophomore in 2022, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.

High school career

Terry is a native of Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, where he played with teammates Alex Barcello and Saben Lee before transferring to Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix. In two years at Hillcrest, Terry averaged 15.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 3.7 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game.[1] He played his AAU basketball Compton Magic with other Pac-12 players such as Johnny Juzang, Isaiah Mobley, Evan Mobley and Onyeka Okongwu.

Recruiting

Terry was a consensus four-star recruit in the 2020 class and the No. 46 overall player, according to 247Sports. On July 23, 2019, he committed to playing college basketball for Arizona, being the first commit in the 2020 class for Arizona.[2] Terry had offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, USC, Utah and Vanderbilt, among others. He was joined in the 2020 recruiting class by Bennedict Mathurin, Ąžuolas Tubelis and Kerr Kriisa among others to give Arizona the Number 7 overall recruiting class for 2020.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dalen Terry
SF 		Phoenix, AZ Hillcrest Prep (AZ) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 51  247Sports: 46  ESPN: 63
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  • "2020 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

College career

As a freshman at Arizona, Terry appeared in all 26 games for the Wildcats, starting 14 of them while averaging 4.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists per game.[4] His highest point total came against in-state rival Arizona State, scoring 13 points, while shooting 3-of-3 from three-point range. Arizona would be placed on self-imposed post season ban, thus Terry would not play in the 2021 Pac-12 tournament or the 2021 NCAA tournament.

In his sophomore season, Terry started all 37 games for the Wildcats, in which he averaged eight points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He finished second in the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.84), sixth in assists per game (3.92), eighth in field goal percentage (50.2) and ninth in steals per game (1.24).[4] He became one of the marquee defensive players in the conference earning him All-Defensive First Team. Terry helped Arizona to a 33–4 record, winning the 2021 Roman Main Event, Pac-12 Conference regular season and 2022 Pac-12 tournament titles. Arizona returned to the 2022 NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018. Terry scored a career-high 17 points in his final game as a Wildcat against Houston. On April 22, 2022, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft.[5]

Professional career

Terry was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 18th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. On July 8, 2022, he signed his rookie-scale contract with the Bulls.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Chicago 38 0 5.6 .444 .259 .667 1.0 .6 .3 .1 2.2
Career 38 0 5.6 .444 .259 .667 1.0 .6 .3 .1 2.2

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Arizona 26 14 20.7 .415 .326 .614 3.2 1.5 .7 .4 4.6
2021–22 Arizona 37 37 27.8 .502 .364 .736 4.8 3.9 1.2 .3 8.0
Career 63 51 24.9 .477 .350 .680 4.2 2.9 1.0 .3 6.6

References

  1. ^ "Dalen Terry's Basketball Stats".
  2. ^ Kelapire, Ryan (July 23, 2019). "2020 4-star wing Dalen Terry commits to Arizona". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Arizona 2020 Basketball Commits (7)". 247Sports.com.
  4. ^ a b "CAREER HIGHLIGHTS". arizonawildcats.com.
  5. ^ The Athletic Staff (June 1, 2022). "Arizona guard, potential first-rounder Dalen Terry to remain in NBA Draft". The Athletic. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Adams, Luke (July 8, 2022). "Bulls Sign Dalen Terry To Rookie Scale Contract". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved April 11, 2023.

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