Famous People with Name Eric

Eric C Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eric C Williams: is an American professional basketball player formerly with the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats. He was waived from the team on March 16, 2007.Following a collegiate career at Providence College, the 6' 8" small forward was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 14th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft. He played two years with them before being traded to the Denver Nuggets during the 1997 offseason for a couple of second round draft picks. The Nuggets only got four games out of Williams during the 1997-98 campaign due to him tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The following season he returned, but only played in 38 of 82 regular season games with Denver before they repatriated him back to Boston along with Danny Fortson and Eric Washington plus a future draft pick in exchange for Ron Mercer, Ronald "Popeye" Jones and Dwayne Schintzius. His second tenure with the Celtics lasted over four seasons until they traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Tony Battie and Kedrick Brown in a swap for Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart and a second round draft pick on December 15, 2003.

Eric Lance White            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eric Lance White: is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played collegiately at Pepperdine University from 1983-1987.White was selected in the 3rd round with the 19th pick of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. From 1987 to 1989 he played in just two NBA seasons, with the L.A. Clippers and the Utah Jazz, averaging 6.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

Eric Maurice Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eric Maurice Washington: is an American basketball player. He currently plays in Finland's Korisliiga for Kauhajoen Karhu.He was selected in the 1997 NBA Draft as the 48th overall pick by the Orlando Magic, and appeared for the Denver Nuggets during two seasons, from 1997 to 1999. Washington attended the University of Alabama, where he scored 1,532 points, grabbed 557 rebounds, and made 262 three-point field goals.

Eric Riley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eric Riley: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft. Riley played for the Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics in five NBA seasons, averaging 3.1 points per game. Prior to this, he played for Cleveland St. Joseph High School and then collegiately at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, he redshirted on the Wolverines' 1989 national championship team, and then was a key reserve on Michigan teams that reached the 1992 & 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. On those teams Riley, who led all reserve players in points, rebounds and blocks. In 1991, as a sophomore, Riley led the entire Michigan team in both rebounding and blocked shots.

Eric Snow            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eric Snow: is an American professional basketball player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.After college, Snow was chosen by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft. He has played for three teams in his NBA career, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Snow has averaged 7.6 points and 5.3 assists per game throughout his career. As a pass-first, defensive-minded point guard, he became a staple of Larry Brown's defense, and offensive chemistry during his tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers. Snow was able to guard the opposing shooting guards, which enabled diminutive-sized superstar Allen Iverson and him to be paired in the backcourt.