David Terrell Jr.

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dallas, TX
High School:
Mansfield Summit HS
Prev School:
UTEP

Last Updated March 17, 2026

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 21 (2x)
Rebounds: 11, at MIddle Tennessee (2/1/25)
Assists: 10, Houston Christian (12/2/25)
3FGs: 2 (4x)
Steals: 5, vs Sul Ross State (11/4/24)
Blocks: 3, Northern New Mexico (12/28/24)
Minutes: 48 (2x)

Honors
2024 Conference USA Freshman of the Year
2024 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Conference USA Freshman of the Week (1/8/24, 1/29/24, 2/5/24, 2/12/24, 2/26/24, 3/4/24)

2025-26
Played in and started all 33 games...Averaged 13.5 points, 4.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game...Led the team in minutes played with 1,081 (32.8) and in assists with 160, which were the fourth most assists in a single season in program history...Was just the second player in program history to score 400 points and have 150 assists in a single season...Scored in double figures 24 times and scored 20 or more points twice...Was second on the team in scoring (446), second on the team in free throws made (134) and second on the team in steals (57)...His 57 steals were the sixth most in a single season in program history...Scored in double figures in 16 of the final 18 games of the year...Had at least five rebounds in 12 games...Nearly had a triple-double on Dec. 2 in home win over Houston Christian as he finished with eight points, 10 assists and eight rebounds...His 10 assists versus Houston Christian on Dec. 2 was a career high and the most single game assists by a UNT player in five seasons...Had at least five assists in 19 games...Had 19 total assists over two consecutive games between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2...Played over 40 minutes in three games...Scored a career high 21 points twice both in conference games...His 1,081 total minutes played were the ninth-most single season minutes in program history...Despite leading the team in minutes played and typically guarding the opponent's best offensive player Terrell only fouled out of one game...Set single season career highs in every statistical category

2024-25 (UTEP)
Played in 32 games and made 32 starts...Averaged 8.3 points, 4.0 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game...Missed one game due to injury...Had a team leader 126 assists, which were the fifth most among all players in Conference USA but the most among players who were sophomores or younger...Had a team leader 1.8 assist/turnover ratio...Was third on UTEP in rebounds with 120...Scored in double figures 12 times...Scored a career high 17 points on Jan. 11 at New Mexico State...Scored 15 points in consecutive games at WKU on Jan. 30 and at Middle Tennessee on Feb. 1..Recorded his first career double double on Feb. 1 at Middle Tennessee with 15 points and a career high 11 rebounds...Had a career high eight assists to go along with 15 points at WKU on Jan. 30...Had a career high five steals versus Sul Ross State on Nov. 4...Had a career high three blocks versus Northern New Mexico on Dec. 28

2023-24 (UTEP)
Voted 2024 CUSA Freshman of the Year and made the CUSA All-Freshman Team...Played in all 34 games...Averaged 5.4 points, 1.8 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game...Earned a program record six CUSA Freshman of the Week honors...Ranked third on the team in assists per game (1.8) and fifth in steals per game (1.3)...Scored in double figures six times...Scored a season high 12 points twice including in UTEP's 2024 CUSA Tournament first round win over Liberty...Had five or more assists three times and had a season high six assists versus Science and Arts of Oklahoma on Nov. 9...Had a season high four steals twice...Had 44 steals, which ranked 18th in the nation among all freshmen

High School
A 2023 graduate from Mansfield Summit HS...Led Mansfield Summit to its first ever appearance to the state semifinal round...Earned 2023 TABC All-State Honors...Was named 2022 District Defensive Player of the Year...Ranked by 247Sports as the state's 24th best prospect in 2023

Personal
Is the younger brother to Deja Terrell who was on the UNT women’s basketball team from 2017-19...Mother Kianna Taylor played collegiately at UTEP and graduated as both the program’s second all-time leading scorer (1,134) and rebounder (676)...Father David Terrell Sr. played football at UTEP and was drafted into the NFL where he played for Washington and Oakland between 1998-2004