Dejah Terrell is about to move to Turkey to play for Turgutlu, the latest turn in her unique career path.
A late bloomer, Terrell didn’t pick up a basketball until 7th grade. She went from a Division III school, where she broke six records in two years, to a Division II school, where she suffered a serious injury but came back. She’s smart, energetic and confident in her abilities. Add to that her work ethic and sky’s the limit for the 6-foot-1 forward who will soon leave Pennsylvania and embark on, hopefully, a long and successful pro career.
How did your move to Turkey come about? Why did you decide on your particular team?
Well, honestly, when I first started to learn about overseas, I always was told that Turkey was a great place to go. It’s really good for women players. So I always had in the back of my mind, like, “Okay, Turkey sounds like a cool idea.” Then I started looking for agents. I honestly e-mailed every agent possible and once my agent got back to me, he told me what I wanted to hear and he honestly just did all the work for me, sent my film out and let people know who I was.
