Terence Stansbury

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.

Terence Stansbury

Stansbury in 1988
Personal information
Born	(1961-02-27) February 27, 1961 (age 64) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Newark (Newark, Delaware)
College	Temple (1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Drafted by	Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1984–2003
Position	Shooting guard
Number	43, 44
Coaching career	2003–2014
Career history
As a player:
1984–1986	Indiana Pacers
1986–1987	Seattle SuperSonics
1987–1988	EBBC Den Bosch
1988	Wyoming Wildcatters
1988–1989	Maccabi Brussels
1989–1995	Levallois
1996–1997	Bnei Herzliya
1997	Florida Sharks
1997–1998	AEK Athens
1998–1999	Le Mans
1999–2000	SIG Strasbourg
2000	Houthalen
2000–2001	Hasselt BT
2001–2003	BSW
As a coach:
2003–2004	Jyväskylä BC
2004–2005	Huima Äänekoski
2005–2006	Basket Racing Luxembourg
2006–2007	Black Star Mersch
2007–2008	AS Soleuvre
2008–2009	Rotterdam Challengers
2009–2010	BSW (assistant)
2010–2011	BSW
2013	Lapua Korikobri
2013–2014	Résidence Walferdange
Career highlights
French League Best Scorer (1993) French 2nd Division Foreign Player's MVP (1992) Dutch League All-Star (1988) Third-team All-American – NABC (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)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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]