Jason Terry

JET: Sixth Man, Champion, and one of the NBA's all-time 3-point leaders.

Jason Eugene Terry (born September 15, 1977), also known by the initialism JET, is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 19 seasons in the NBA as a combo guard. With the Dallas Mavericks, Terry won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2009 and an NBA championship in 2011. A prolific 3-point shooter, Terry has made the twelfth-most 3-point field goals in NBA history as of April 2026.

Quick Facts

Position: Assistant coach
League: NBA
Team: Utah Jazz
Born: 15 September 1977
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
High school: Franklin (Seattle, Washington)
College: Arizona (1995–1999)
Draft round: 1

Lore & Background

Terry attended Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington, where he won back-to-back state championships in 1994 and 1995. On February 2, 2007, his No. 31 was retired by Franklin High School. He played college basketball for Arizona from 1995 to 1999. As a sophomore on Arizona's NCAA Championship team, Terry made 18 starts and was the Wildcats' fourth-leading scorer at 10.6 points (also averaged 4.4 assists and 2.5 steals).

He was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and was an All-Conference First Team selection as a senior. He concluded his career at Arizona ranked 12th in points (1,461), 5th in assists (493) and 2nd in three-point field goals (192). Currently, he is the only player in Arizona history to finish with 1,000 career points and 200 career steals. In 2015, Terry earned a bachelor's degree in general studies with an emphasis on social, behavioral and human understanding from his alma mater, profiting from their program for former athletes to finish their course work.

Reader's Guide

Terry was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 10th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft. He played for the Hawks from 1999 to 2004, then was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on August 4, 2004. With Dallas, he won Sixth Man of the Year in 2009 and an NBA championship in 2011. He later played for the Boston Celtics (2012–2013), Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014), Houston Rockets (2014–2016), and Milwaukee Bucks (2016–2018). He became the third player in NBA history to make 2,000 three-pointers on December 22, 2014.