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Terry Catledge
Personal information
Born (1963-08-22) August 22, 1963 (age 61)
Houston, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolHouston (Houston, Mississippi)
CollegeSouth Alabama (1982–1985)
NBA draft1985: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1985–1996
PositionPower forward
Number23, 33
Career history
1985–1986Philadelphia 76ers
1986–1989Washington Bullets
1989–1993Orlando Magic
1993Pau-Orthez
1993Oklahoma City Cavalry
1994Mississippi Coast Gamblers
1994Aris
1994–1995Shreveport Crawdads
1996Shreveport Storm
1996Atenas de Córdoba
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,520 (12.7 ppg)
Rebounds3,314 (6.4 rpg)
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Terry DeWayne Catledge (born August 22, 1963) is an American former basketball player. A 6'8" forward, he played college basketball for the University of South Alabama.[1][2] He later spent eight seasons (1985–1993) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, and Orlando Magic.[3]

High school

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Catledge attended Houston High School in Houston, Mississippi where he played basketball and averaged 31 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots during his career.[4]

College career

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Catledge initially enrolled at the University of South Alabama in April 1981. By August, he was back in Houston due to homesickness and enrolled at Itawamba Junior College in nearby Fulton, Mississippi. He returned to South Alabama in September but the NCAA considered him a transfer and he lost a year of eligibility.[5] In three seasons at South Alabama, he averaged 21.7 points and 10.8 rebounds per game and was a two-time Sun Belt Player Conference of the Year and three-time First-team All-Sun Belt. His number was retired by the Jaguars in 1985 and in 1999, he was inducted into the South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame.[6]

Professional career

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NBA

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Following his college career, Catledge was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft.[4] Backing up Charles Barkley, he averaged 7.7 points and 4.3 rebounds during his rookie season. His playing time increased in the playoffs, due to an injury to Moses Malone, and he went on to average 10.4 points and 6.8 rebounds, including a 27 point outburst in the deciding game five of the 76ers first round clash against the Washington Bullets.[7] In June 1986, he was traded along with Moses Malone and a draft pick to the Washington Bullets for Jeff Ruland and Cliff Robinson.[8]

He spent three seasons with the Bullets, averaging 11.4 points and 6.7 rebounds, before being selected by the Orlando Magic with the fifth pick in the 1989 NBA expansion draft.[9]

During the 1989-1990 season, he led the Magic with a NBA career high of 19.4 points per game. After four seasons with the Magic, Catledge negotiated a buyout of his remaining three years of his contract following training camp in October 1993 due to decreasing playing time and the Magic's move to younger players.[10]

Later career

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Following his departure from the Magic, he signed with Pau-Orthez in France in October. He appeared in two league games for the team, averaging 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds, before returning to United States in November the same year.[11] He later joined Oklahoma City Cavalry in the Continental Basketball Association. In December 1993, the Cavalry traded him to the Fargo-Moorhead Fever for Barry Sumpter.[12] He never played for the Fever, instead joined the Mississippi Coast Gamblers of the United States Basketball League. In his debut for the Gamblers, Catledge scored 44 points.[13] For the season, he averaged 33 points per game.[14]

Catledge started the 1994–1995 season with Aris in Greece but had left the team after a short stint. In November he agreed to sign with CBA's Shreveport Crawdads[14][15] but difficulties in getting his official release from Aris pushed his debut with the Crawdads until 3 January 1995.[16] He would go on appearing in 10 games for the Crawdads, averaging 20.7 and 8.9 rebounds per game. He left the club in February 1995 with the intention of signing in Spain[17] though the contract later fell through.[18] In September the same year, he was invided by the Bullets to a free agent mini camp but ended not getting signed.[19]

In January 1996, he returned to Shreveport, now called Storm.[20] After his first game for the Storm, where he scored 6 points, Catledge requested to be put on the inactive list ahead of the teams next game, siding lack of conditioning and leg pain.[21] He would not suit up for the team again.[22]

Later in 1996, Catledge joined Atenas de Córdoba of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquetbol. He appeared in five games for Córdoba, averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds.[23]

References

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  1. ^ Barry Cooper (August 25, 1991). "Magic's Catledge a man of 2 tales". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. C1, C10. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Catledge had a 'good time'". Centre Daily Times. Associated Press. October 31, 1985. pp. D1. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  3. ^ Bill Fay (October 15, 1993). "Catledge buys out contract with Magic". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1, 3 (Sports). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  4. ^ a b Mike Bruton (July 3, 1985). "76ers' 'Cadillac' arrives, and all eyes are on his wheels". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. F1, F10. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  5. ^ Ivan Maisel (March 4, 1985). "A 4-wheel-drive Cadillac". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Terry Catledge (1999) - South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame". usajaguars.com. University of South Alabama. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Catledge's 27 sparks Sixers over Bullets". The Patriot-News. United Press International. April 28, 1986. p. D1. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  8. ^ Dave Caldwell (June 18, 1986). "Sixers: No more room for Malone". Lancaster New Era. p. 29-[1]. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  9. ^ John Harris (July 28, 1989). "Catledge gets a head start with the Magic". Tampa Bay Times. p. 6C. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  10. ^ Barry Cooper (October 14, 1993). "Magic will buy out Catledge's contract". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. D1, D7. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  11. ^ Tim Povtak (November 25, 1993). "Grant could teach Magic about winning titles". The Orlando Sentinel. p. D7. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  12. ^ "Transactions". The Tribune. December 15, 1993. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  13. ^ Chuck Bock (May 12, 1994). "Catledge's experience the difference in win". Sun Herald. pp. D1, D3. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  14. ^ a b Robert Wallace (December 22, 1994). "Crawdads want Catledge, but not at his price". The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)The Times. p. 4C. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  15. ^ Robert Wallace (November 24, 1994). "Crawdads put Catledge on suspended list". The Times. p. E1. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  16. ^ Robert Wallace (January 4, 1995). "Crawdads' streak ends". The Times. p. C1. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  17. ^ Robert Wallace (February 1, 1995). "Crawdads may lose Catledge to Europe". The Times. p. C1. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  18. ^ Robert Wallace (March 1, 1995). "Meal Time has last supper with 'Dads". The Times. p. 5C. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  19. ^ "Stacjhouse, Respert sign NBA deals". Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1995. p. 49. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  20. ^ Robert Wallace (January 9, 1996). "Storm arrivals add depth, experience". The Times. p. 3C. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  21. ^ Robert Wallace (January 23, 1996). "Catledge's move to inactive list puzzles Panaggio". The Times. pp. 4C. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  22. ^ Robert Wallace (March 27, 1996). "Stormy endings". The Times. pp. 1C, 4C. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  23. ^ Marcelo Chaijale (June 11, 2020). "De la NBA a Atenas, los extranjeros que llegaron al Verde desde la Liga de las estrellas". lavoz.com.ar (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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