Education
Brandon High School.
Brandon High School.
Turner played ten National Basketball Association seasons (1984–1987. 1989–1996), spending time with the New Jersey Nets as well as the Orlando Magic. He ended his National Basketball Association career with 3,697 career points.
Turner was a 6" 9" forward/center.
After his career ended he spent nine years as a radio color commentator for the Magic. From 2011 to 2013 he was also a studio analyst for Magic games.
In 2013, Turner was named television color commentator for the Magic. Turner starred as a college player for Vanderbilt University.
He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 17th pick of the 1984 National Basketball Association Draft.
The team included Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Steve Alford. Turner also played for the United States national team in the 1982 International Basketball Federation World Championship, winning the silver medal. On June 4, 2008, the Associated Press reported that Ronnie Craven of Somerville, Massachusetts, had been posing as Turner and using the identity to facilitate sexual encounters with women he met in online chat rooms.
His ruse also included the additional falsehood that "Jeff Turner" was employed in the front office of the Seattle SuperSonics (Turner has never worked for the Sonics).
Craven says he has received a cease-and-desist order from a lawyer for the Sonics. Craven said he was embarrassed and would stop lying about his identity.
Turner was a member of the Gold Medal 1984 United States. Olympic basketball team coached by Bobby Knight.