Former NC State floor general who returned from major knee setbacks to spark the Wolfpack
In the 2002-03 season, Terah James re-emerged as a steady NC State guard after missing 59 straight games with back-to-back ACL surgeries, showing why she mattered: poise, passing, and toughness. She had previously flashed real playmaking punch as a freshman, averaging 8.8 points and 4.2 assists per game while ranking second in NC State freshman history with 101 assists, and one team report noted she was the starting point guard. The big differentiator is resilience—James came back from serious injury and still delivered as a lead guard, the kind of gritty, stabilizing presence coaches love.
