Terry with the Mavericks in 2009
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No. 3 – Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard | ||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born |
Seattle, Washington |
September 15, 1977 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Franklin (Seattle, Washington) | ||||||||||||
College | Arizona (1995–1999) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 1999–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
1999–2004 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||
2004–2012 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||
2016–present | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||
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Jason Eugene Terry (born September 15, 1977) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays at both guard positions and is nicknamed "The Jet". Terry won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2009 and an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Terry has made the third-most three-point field goals in NBA history.
Terry attended Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington where he won back to back state championships in 1994 and 1995. On February 2, 2007, Terry's number 31 was retired by Franklin High School.
Terry played college basketball for Arizona from 1995 to 1999. In 1997, Terry won an NCAA championship with the University of Arizona. His teammates included Mike Bibby, Michael Dickerson and Miles Simon. In his senior season in 1998–99, he played 29 games, averaging 21.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals in 38.2 minutes per game.
Terry was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1999 NBA draft with the 10th overall pick. In the 2000–01 season, Terry emerged as the team's best player, averaging 19.7 points and leading the club in steals, assists and free throws made. He played 3,089 minutes. After spending his first five seasons with the Hawks, Terry was traded to the Mavericks just prior to the start of the 2004–05 season.