Terry Coner

Terry Bernard Coner (born November 7, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was named Alabama Mr. Basketball while attending Phillips High School in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Coner played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide for four seasons. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, it was determined he had been collegiately ineligible due to making contact with an agent while still enrolled.[2]

Terry Coner
Personal information
Born (1964-11-07) November 7, 1964
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolPhillips (Birmingham, Alabama)
CollegeAlabama (1983–1987)
NBA draft1987: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1987–1998
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1988Savannah Spirits
1988–1989DAS Delft
1990Olimpo
1990–1991Pensacola Tornados
1991Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
1991–1992Olimpo
1992–1993Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
1995–1996BC Kalev
1996–1997Rotterdam Basketbal
1997–1998ABC Amsterdam
As coach:
2015–2019Altamont School
2020–presentPinson Valley HS (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Coner was selected by the Atlanta Hawks as the 44th overall pick of the 1987 NBA draft. He spent his first professional season with the Savannah Spirits of the Continental Basketball Association.[3] Coner then played professionally in Argentina and Europe.[4]

Coner became the head coach of the boys' basketball team at Altamont School in 2015 after he had served as a long-time assistant.[5] He became an assistant coach at Pinson Valley High School in 2020 where his son plays on the team.[6]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Alabama 28818.3.455–.789.92.4.5.15.7
1984–85 Alabama 333336.2.521–.7732.25.62.2.311.8
1985–86 Alabama 323235.6.485–.7162.87.51.7.310.9
1986–87 Alabama 272431.6.505.000.8502.76.41.3.211.7
Career 1209730.9.497.000.7802.25.51.5.210.1

References
  1. Walsh, Christopher (23 March 2019). "ASWA Mr. Basketball award winners". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. "Alabama to Forfeit $250,000 to N.C.A.A." The New York Times. 16 December 1987. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. "1987–88 Savannah Spirits Roster". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. Arike, Ville (26 March 1995). "Terry Coner despises the bench". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. Davis, Lee (December 15, 2015). "Carr Title: Spartan Star Repeats as Gatorade Winner". Over the Mountain Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. "Barber's all-star assistant coaches - and sons - boost Pinson Valley hoops". Advance Local. January 21, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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