Claude Terry

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NBA biography

| name = Claude Terry

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|1|12}}

| birth_place = Salida, California, U.S.

| high_school = Modesto (Modesto, California)

| college = Stanford (1969–1972)

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 42

| draft_year = 1972

| draft_team = Phoenix Suns

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_number = 21, 12

| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward

| years1=1972–1976 |team1=Denver Rockets / Nuggets

| years2=1976–1977|team2=Buffalo Braves

| years3={{nbay|1976|end}}–{{nbay|1977|end}} |team3= Atlanta Hawks

| highlights =

• ABA All-Star (1976)
• First-team All-Pac-8 (1972)
• 2× Second-team All-Pac-8 (1970, 1971)

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Claude Lewis Terry (born January 12, 1950) is an American former basketball player and coach. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Terry played four seasons with the ABA (1972–1976) followed by two seasons in the NBA (1976–1978). He played college basketball for the Stanford Indians (now known as the Cardinal), where he was an All-Pac-8 first team selection in 1972.{{cite web |title=Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide |page=119 |publisher=Pac-12 Conference |year=2011 |url=http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/issue/45931 |accessdate=February 9, 2012|ref=2011mg}}

Terry was born in Modesto, California, and grew up in Salida. He attended Modesto High School. At Stanford University, he averaged 20.6 points per game over his three-year career. He began his pro career with the Denver Rockets, who selected him with their first pick of the ABA draft in 1972.{{cite web|first=Larry|last=Minner|title=Modesto's pro hoopster|date=November 30, 1976|work=The Modesto Bee|page=A-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee/125111064/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 22, 2023}} He was selected in the 1972 NBA draft in the third round with the 42nd overall pick by the Phoenix Suns.{{cite basketball-reference|name=Claude Terry|id=t/terrycl01|date=July 16, 2012}} Terry later played in the NBA for the Buffalo Braves and Atlanta Hawks.

After his playing career, Terry became a college head coach for the Stanislaus State Warriors and Seattle Pacific Falcons.{{cite web|first=Chuck|last=Hilderbrand|title=Terry enjoys ones more memorable night at Maples|date=January 4, 1988|work=Times Tribune|page=B-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-tribune/125115087/|access-date=May 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|first=Ron|last=Agostini|title=Hall of Fame|date=January 21, 1990|work=The Modesto Bee|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-tribune/125115087/ C1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee/125115232/ C7]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee/125115213/|access-date=May 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}