Terry Rozier

Terry Rozier
Rozier with Celtics in 2017
No. 12 Boston Celtics
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994
Youngstown, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College Louisville (2013–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Boston Celtics
2015–2016Maine Red Claws
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2015)
  • AAC All-Rookie Team (2014)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Terry William Rozier III (born March 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played two years of college basketball for Louisville before being selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Celtics.

Early life

Rozier was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1994. His father, Terry Rozier Sr., was imprisoned for 8 years starting two months after Rozier was born. Then, in 2005, after participating in a robbery in 2003,[1] Rozier Sr. was sentenced to 13 years for kidnapping, robbery, and involuntary manslaughter. As a result, Rozier was raised primarily by his mother, Gina Tucker, and his grandmother, Amanda Tucker.[2]

High school career

Rozier starred at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, graduating in 2012. In his senior year, he averaged 25.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.7 steals, leading Shaker to a 21–3 record and taking them to the regional semifinal in 2012 for the first time since 2002. He was an All-Lake Erie League player for three years and was rated 74th overall in the 2012 ESPNU Top 100 players.[3]

Due to grades, Rozier played for Hargrave Military Academy for a year before joining Louisville.[4] In his 2012–13 season at Hargrave, Rozier averaged 29.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists and earned the 2012 Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic MVP and second in the dunk and three-point contests while the team went 38–8.[5]

College career

As a freshman at Louisville in 2013–14, Rozier averaged 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 37 games, and made the AAC All-Rookie Team. As a sophomore in 2014–15, Rozier led the Cardinals in scoring with 17.1 points per game, and was named second-team All-ACC.[6][7] On March 30, 2015, Rozier and Louisville teammate Montrezl Harrell declared for the 2015 NBA draft.[8]

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2015–present)

2015–16 season

On June 25, 2015, Rozier was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 16th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.[9] On July 27, 2015, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Celtics.[10] Entering his rookie season, he drew comparisons to Damian Lillard.[11] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Maine Red Claws, Boston's D-League affiliate.[12] He appeared in 39 regular season games for the Celtics in 2015–16, scoring a season-high seven points twice. In his first playoff game, he scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting against the Atlanta Hawks.[13]

2016–17 season

On November 12, 2016, Rozier scored a career-high 11 points in a 105–99 win over the Indiana Pacers.[14] He topped that mark nine days later, scoring 12 points in a 99–93 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[15] On December 7, he had a 16-point game in a 117–87 win over the Orlando Magic.[16] On March 19, 2017, he recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 105–99 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[17]

2017–18 season

On November 24, 2017, Rozier had a career-high 23 points in a 118–103 win over the Orlando Magic.[18] On December 18, he made a steal and go-ahead dunk with 1.5 seconds remaining that gave the Celtics a 112–111 victory over the Indiana Pacers.[19] On January 3, 2018, Rozier had a game-high 20 points in a 102-88 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[20] On January 31, Rozier logged his first career triple-double in his first NBA start to help the Celtics to a 103–73 victory over the New York Knicks. He recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to become just the second player in NBA history with a triple-double in his first start, joining Tony Wroten, who set the initial record on November 13, 2013, with the Philadelphia 76ers.[21] Two days later, in his second career start, Rozier scored a career-high 31 points in a 119–110 win over the Hawks.[22] On March 25, in his sixth start in place of the injured Kyrie Irving, Rozier scored a career-high 33 points in a 104–93 win over the Sacramento Kings. He also had five rebounds and three assists, and shot 12 of 16 from the field, including 8 of 12 on 3-pointers.[23] In Game 2 of the Celtics' first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, Rozier scored 23 points in helping Boston take a 2–0 series lead with a 120–106 win.[24] In Game 7, Rozier scored 26 points in a 112–96 win over the Bucks.[25] In Game 1 of their second-round series against the 76ers, Rozier recorded 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a 117–101 win.[26] In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Rozier scored 28 points in a 109–99 loss to the Cavaliers.[27] In Game 7, Rozier missed all 10 of his 3-point attempts, as the Celtics bowed out of the playoffs with an 87–79 loss.[28]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Boston 3908.0.274.222.8001.6.9.2.01.8
2016–17 Boston 74017.1.367.318.7733.11.8.6.15.5
2017–18 Boston 801625.9.395.381.7724.72.91.0.211.3
Career 1931618.9.377.355.7733.52.1.7.27.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Boston 5019.8.391.3641.0003.41.2.2.64.8
2017 Boston 17016.3.402.368.8002.61.9.6.25.6
2018 Boston 191936.6.406.347.8215.35.71.3.316.5
Career 411926.1.404.352.8213.93.6.9.310.6

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Louisville 371018.9.401.371.7123.11.81.0.17.0
2014–15 Louisville 363535.0.411.306.7905.63.02.0.217.1
Career 734526.8.408.331.7724.32.41.5.112.0

References

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  2. "Terry Rozier's long outside shot - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Former Shaker Guard Declares for the NBA Draft". The Shakerite. April 5, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. "Rozier's Cardinal Career on Hold for Now". The Shakerite. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  5. tdstout (7 April 2012). "Rozier wins MVP, Chicken wins hearts at Derby Festival Classic". Card Chronicle. SB Nation. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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  7. "Terry Rozier Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  8. "Harrell, Rozier leaving for NBA Draft". ESPN. March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  9. "Celtics Select Rozier, Hunter, Mickey and Thornton in 2015 Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  10. "Celtics Sign 2015 First Round Draft Picks Terry Rozier and R.J. Hunter". NBA.com. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  11. King, Jay (July 27, 2015). "Terry Rozier's trainer raves about client's potential, compares Boston Celtics rookie to All-Star guard Damian Lillard". MassLive.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  12. "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  13. "Terry Rozier 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  14. "Isaiah Thomas scores 23 to lead Celtics past Pacers, 105-99". ESPN.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  15. "Celtics rally from 13 down in 4th to beat Timberwolves 99-93". ESPN.com. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  16. "Bradley, Celtics roll to 117-87 victory over Magic". ESPN.com. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  17. "Terry Rozier 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  18. "Celtics cruise to 118-103 victory over Magic". ESPN.com. November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  19. "Rozier's dunk caps Celtics' rally to 112-111 win over Pacers". ESPN.com. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  20. Petraglia, Mike (January 3, 2018). "Terry Rozier steals show with 20 points as Celtics avenge Opening Night loss to Cavs, win 102-88". celticsblog.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  21. "Rozier's triple-double helps Celtics rout Knicks 103-73". ESPN.com. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  22. Mullen, Logan (February 2, 2018). "Celtics Wrap: Terry Rozier Drops Career-High 31 Points, C's Beat Hawks 119-110". nesn.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  23. "Rozier scores 33 as Celtics roll past Kings, 104-93". ESPN.com. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  24. "Brown scores 30, Celtics roll to 120-106 win over Bucks". ESPN.com. April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  25. "Celtics beat Bucks 112-96 in Game 7, advance to play 76ers". ESPN.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  26. "Rozier (29 pts), Tatum (28) help Celtics beat 76ers 117-101". ESPN.com. April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  27. "Boston bound: LeBron James pushes Cavs to Game 7 vs. Celtics". ESPN.com. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  28. "LeBron's 35 help Cavs beat Celtics 87-79, reach NBA Finals". ESPN.com. May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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