Erik Meek
{{Short description|American retired professional basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
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| name = Erik Meek
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10.75
| weight_lb = 245
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|17}}
| birth_place = San Diego, California
| nationality = American
| high_school = San Pasqual (Escondido, California)
| college = Duke (1991–1995)
| draft_year = 1995
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 44
| draft_team = Houston Rockets
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| career_position = Power forward / center
| career_start = 1995
| career_end = 2002
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| years1 = 1995–1996
| team1 = Galatasaray
| years2 = 1996–1997
| team2 = Iraklis
| years3 = 1997–1998
| team3 = Apollon Patras
| years4 = 1998–1999
| team4 = Maroussi
| years5 = 1999–2000
| team5 = Peristeri
| years6 = 2000–2001
| team6 = Real Madrid
| years7 = 2001–2002
| team7 = Iraklis
| highlights =
- Greek League All-Star (1998)
- NCAA champion (1992)
- Second-team Parade All-American (1991)
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Erik Joal Meek (born January 17, 1973)[http://www.dukeupdate.com/Alumni/erik_meek.htm "Erik Meek."] www.dukeupdate.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013. is an American former professional basketball player who played for four seasons at Duke University.
College career
Meek played college basketball for Duke from 1991 to 1995. He was part of the team that won the 1992 NCAA Tournament. During his junior season he achieved his career high in scoring with 21 points against Boston University.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/7685cc587eb14affbd57638a9bc963dd|title= No. 1 Duke 106, Boston U. 62 Optional|publisher=Associated Press|date=December 30, 1993|access-date=March 28, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/players/career-highs.php?playerid=256|title=Meek's Career Highs|publisher=Duke University|access-date=March 28, 2015}} Meek was named captain of the Blue Devils for the 1994–95 season.{{cite web|url=http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/players/statlines.php?playerid=256|title=52 Erik Meek|publisher=Duke University|access-date=March 28, 2015}} During that season he appeared in 31 games averaging 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game on 28.7 minutes per game. He finished his career in Duke averaging 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game.
Professional career
Meek was drafted 44th overall by the Houston Rockets, in the 1995 NBA draft. He did not play in the NBA, but he spent several years playing professionally in Europe.
Personal life
Meek is the cousin of former Tampa Bay Rays closer Heath Bell.{{cite news|last=Kurkjian|first=Tim|author-link=Tim Kurkjian|title=Fun-loving Bell finally has his dream job|date=April 17, 2009|magazine=ESPN The Magazine|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=4073444|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826073050/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=4073444|archive-date=August 26, 2010|url-status=live|access-date=May 4, 2014}}
References
External links
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/erik-meek/aiu/ Euroleague.net Profile]
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_GSf9wrCdHBkDZZk9UQoqE3.season_2002.roundID_2579.playerID_23897.teamID_1341.html FIBA Europe Profile]
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/6096/eric-meek ProBallers.com Profile]
- {{Eurobasket.com player|14091}}
- [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A5V ACB.com Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525152114/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A5V |date=May 25, 2011 }} {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2367 TheDraftReview.com Profile]
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Category:Greek Basket League players
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Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
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