Terry Rand

Lynwood Terry Rand (November 17, 1934 – February 27, 2014) was an American basketball player, best known for his college career at Marquette University. Despite being drafted in the second round of the 1954 NBA draft, he never played in the NBA, instead choosing to play in the National Industrial Basketball League for six years. After retiring from basketball, he worked as a stockbroker with Rand Financial Advisors.

Early life Rand was named Lynwood Terry Rand after Detroit Tigers pitcher Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe, who was pitching in the 1934 World Series when Rand was born. He grew up as a swimmer in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and did not play basketball until his freshman year of high school, when he stood 6–2. He did not make Green Bay East's varsity squad until his junior season and played only 13 games due to an illness. Nonetheless, he averaged 28.7 points per game and was named to the all-Fox River Valley Conference team. He repeated as an all-Fox River Valley selection as a senior, where he scored a total of 570 points, which is the school's single-season scoring record. He scored in excess of 30 points on seven occasions, and twice scored 40 points.

College career Rand played college basketball at Marquette University and led the team in scoring as a sophomore, junior, and senior. As a junior, he helped lead the Golden Warriors to a 24–3 record and its first NCAA tournament appearance. The team carried a 22-game winning streak and was ranked eighth in the nation. In the first round, Rand scored 37 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in a 97–70 victory over Miami (Ohio), which still stands as the school tournament record.

Later life and death Rand did not graduate from the University of Denver law school because he had a hectic travel schedule with the NIBL. In 1994, Rand was inducted into the Marquette Athletic Hall of Fame.

Rand died on February 27, 2014, at Naples Community Hospital in Naples at the age of 79. The stated cause of death was cardiac arrest resulting from complications from surgery he underwent the week before. He is survived by his wife Beth and three children: Greg, Kevin, and Jennifer.