Terrell Gomez

Terrell Gomez (born February 5, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for Cal State Northridge and San Diego State.

Terrell Gomez
No. 2 – Hamburg Towers
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1998-02-05) February 5, 1998
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Final Spor
2022JDA Dijon
2023-presentHamburg Towers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-Big West (2019, 2020)
  • Big West Freshman of the Year (2018)

Early life and high school career

Gomez attended Inglewood High School. As a junior and senior, he earned Daily Breeze all-area honors. Gomez was a three-time All-Bay League selection as well as the league's Most Outstanding Player in 2015 and was named to the All-CIF Division I-AA Team in 2014.[1] He had scholarship offers from Oral Roberts and Liberty, but both were rescinded when both schools had coaching changes.[2] Gomez decided to attend Middlebrooks Academy as a postgraduate student and took classes at East Los Angeles College. He committed to play college basketball for Cal State Northridge.[1]

College career

Gomez averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game as a freshman.[1] He was named Big West Freshman of the Year.[3] As a sophomore, Gomez averaged 19.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He was named to the First Team All-Big West.[4] On November 13, 2019, Gomez scored a career-high 33 points in a 94–82 loss to Pepperdine.[5] As a junior, he averaged 19.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 44 percent from three-point range, and a Division I-leading 94.8 percent from the free throw line.[6] Gomez joined teammate Lamine Diane on the First Team All-Big West, becoming the first pair of Cal State Northridge players to be named to the first team twice.[7] He transferred to San Diego State for his senior season.[8] As a senior, Gomez averaged 8.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[9] He declined to take the NCAA's granting of an additional year of eligibility, instead opting to turn professional.[10]

Professional career

On July 13, 2021, Gomez signed his first professional contract with Final Spor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[9] He averaged 21.6 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.

On February 22, 2022, Gomez signed with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League.[11]

On July 19, 2023, he signed with Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[12]

Personal life

His brother, DaShawn Gomez, played basketball at Iona.[13]

His parents are from Trinidad and Tobago.

References
  1. "Terrell Gomez Joins Men's Basketball Program". San Diego State Aztecs. April 20, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  2. Zeigler, Mark (December 6, 2020). "SDSU's Terrell Gomez: little man, big game". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. Alexander, Jim (April 16, 2020). "Alexander: Terrell Gomez moves on, from CSUN to San Diego State". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. "OSU men's basketball: Look at the opponent — Cal State Northridge". Corvallis Gazette-Times. November 5, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. "Edwards brothers, Ross lead Pepperdine past CSUN 94-82". ESPN. Associated Press. November 13, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. Johnson, Tron. "What does Terell Gomez bring to SDSU?". East Village Times. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  7. Soto, Andres (April 4, 2020). "Terrell Gomez enters transfer portal". Daily Sundial. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  8. "SDSU Hoops Picks Up Terrell Gomez, Transferring from Northridge". Times of San Diego. April 25, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  9. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 13, 2021). "Gomez's pro career starts at Final Spor". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  10. Zeigler, Mark (March 23, 2021). "Terrell Gomez won't return to Aztecs next season". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  11. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 22, 2022). "Dijon inks Terrell Gomez". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  12. "Französischer Meister übernimmt den Aufbau". hamburgtowers.de (in German). Sportando. July 19, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  13. Brennan, Sean (November 9, 2011). "Iona Gaels receive National Letters of Intent from Dashawn Gomez and Grant Ellis". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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