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Terance Stanley Mann (born October 18, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. Mann was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2019 NBA draft with the 48th overall pick. Mann played six seasons with the Clippers before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks in 2025.
Mann was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Lowell, Massachusetts at the age of 10. His parents are from Saint Lucia. Mann’s mother, Daynia La-Force, coached women’s basketball at Rhode Island. He played for the Tilton School in New Hampshire. At Tilton School, he averaged 23.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a senior. He led the school to a 31–5 record and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference Class AA championship. Mann was a First Team All-NEPSAC selection. Mann was a four-star recruit and signed with Florida State, turning down offers from Indiana, Boston College, Iowa, Maryland, Florida and West Virginia.
As a freshman at Florida State, Mann averaged 5.2 points and 17.0 minutes per game playing behind Malik Beasley…
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