Terence Jerome Dials, Jr. (born July 15, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has been playing professionally since 2006 for various teams outside of his country of the United States.

Terence Dials
Orléans Loiret Basket - Chorale de Roanne, 13 Septembre 2013 - 25
Personal information
Born (1983-07-15) July 15, 1983 (age 41)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight248.6 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolBoardman (Boardman, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (2001–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2015
PositionPower forward
Career history
2006–2007Orléans Loiret Basket
2007–2008Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2008–2009Orléans Loiret Basket
2009–2010Paderborn Baskets
2010BBC Nyon
2010Western Liaoning
2010–2011Apollon Limassol
2011Hebei Springs
2011–2012Pure-Youth Construction
2012–2013Hyères-Toulon
2013–2014Orléans Loiret Basket
2014–2015BBC Monthey
2015Club Malvín
Career highlights and awards

Dials was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Boardman, Ohio and attended Boardman High School there. A power forward, he once broke a basketball backboard during a team practice in high school. He was offered an athletic scholarship to play for Ohio State University. During his four-year career with the Buckeyes, Dials scored 1,566 points and grabbed 876 rebounds in 132 total games played. He was named the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior in 2005–06. Dials went undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft.

For the 2012–13 season he signed with Hyères-Toulon of the LNB Pro B. In April 2013, he signed with his former team Orléans Loiret Basket.[1] In November 2014, he signed with BBC Monthey of Switzerland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Terence Dials leaves Hyeres-Toulon, inks with Orleans". Sportando.com. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Terence Dials (ex Orleans) signs at Monthey". Eurobasket.com. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
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