Eric Mobley

{{Short description|American basketball player (1970–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Eric Mobley

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 235

| birth_date = {{birth date|1970|02|01}}

| birth_place = The Bronx, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|6|2|1970|2|1}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| high_school = Salesian (New Rochelle, New York)

| college =

• Allegany College (1989–1990)
• Pittsburgh (1991–1994)

| draft_year = 1994

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 18

| draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks

| career_start = 1994

| career_end = 1997

| career_number = 52

| career_position = Center

| years1 = {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|start}}

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years2 = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}}

| team2 = Vancouver Grizzlies

| highlights =

• Third-team All-Big East (1994)
• Fourth-team Parade All-American (1989)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 440 (3.9 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 351 (3.1 rpg)

}}

Eric Mobley (February 1, 1970 – June 2, 2021) was an American professional basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1994 NBA draft. A 6'11" center from Allegany Community College and the University of Pittsburgh, Mobley played in three NBA seasons for the Bucks and Vancouver Grizzlies. In his three-year career, Mobley appeared in 113 games and averaged 3.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He died on June 2, 2021, from cancer.{{cite web|url=https://triblive.com/sports/former-pitt-center-and-nba-1st-round-pick-eric-mobley-dies-at-51/|title=Former Pitt center and NBA 1st-round pick Eric Mobley dies at 51|first=Jerry|last=Dipaola|work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021}}{{cite news|first=George|last=Michalowski|title=Former Pitt Basketball Star Eric Mobley Passes Away at 51|date=June 3, 2021|work=PittsburghSportsNow.com|url=https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2021/06/03/former-pitt-basketball-star-eric-mobley-passes-away-at-51/|access-date=June 4, 2021}}

He is not to be confused with SMU Mustangs' assistant basketball coach Eric Mobley, who is the father of American Professional Basketball Players Evan Mobley and Isaiah Mobley.