Cameron Gabriel Echols (born January 22, 1981) is an American retired

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player. The

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native has a Dutch citizenship. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), Echols usually played as

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. In October 2019 Echols was arrested for

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in Muncie, Indiana.

Professional career

Echols first professional stop was with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in October 2004. On October 17, he requested to be released from his contract, siding his unhappiness in

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and homesickness. KR granted his wish but he rescinded on his request shortly after that and continued playing for the club. After a rough start for KR, the team started to play better with Aaron Harper's arrival in January. Echols play especially improved, and in five games in January he averaged 30.6 points and 15.2 rebounds. He helped KR win 7 of their last 11 games, making the playoffs as the 7th seed. In the playoffs, they fell to Snæfell in the first round, 1–2. Echols returned to Iceland in 2011 when he signed with

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. He was named to the 2012 Icelandic All-Star game where he scored 10 points. He helped Njarðvík to the playoffs where they were swept by

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in the first round. For the season he averaged 22.4 points and 11.1 rebound per game.

Awards and honors

*All- MAC Honorable Mention: 2004 *Icelandic All-Star: 2012

References

External links

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1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American expatriate basketball people in Mozambique American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay American men's basketball players Ball State Cardinals men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Cantabria Baloncesto players Dutch Basketball League players Feyenoord Basketball players KR men's basketball players Njarðvík men's basketball players Power forwards Tallahassee Eagles men's basketball players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub