Eric Rashard Buckner (born April 26, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(LKL). Buckner finished his

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basketball career playing for

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Collegiate career

Buckner played two seasons for junior college,

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, before transferring to finish his career at

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. He was named the 2012 Atlanta Tip-off Club Georgia Men's College Player of the Year.

College statistics

(*)Full statistical records from these seasons have not yet been found

College records

* All-time Georgia State University leader in blocked shots (in just two seasons): 167 * Single-season Georgia State University leader in blocked shots: 118, 2011–12 * Single-game Gulf Coast State College leader in field goal percentage: .1000 (7–7), 2008–09
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', p. 2.

Professional career

Buckner's professional career began with

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at Turkey in 2012. Until 2015, he spend 3 seasons for

and İstanbul BB in Turkey as well. In 2015, Buckner joined the

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summer league roster alongside another former GSU Panther, R. J. Hunter. On January 14, 2017, Buckner signed with the Turkish team Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece. On December 9, 2018, he has signed with

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of the

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. On August 13, 2020, he has signed with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

of the

. On August 14, 2021, Buckner signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish

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. On April 26, 2022, Buckner signed with

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of the

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. On July 23, 2022, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the

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. On December 30, 2022, Bucker signed with

of the

(LKL).

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Buckner played for the Kentucky Kings of

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. Buckner averaged 12.5 PPG and 7.0 RPG to help his team advance to the second round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is a $2 million winner-take-all annual tournament broadcast on ESPN.

Personal life

Eric Buckner is the son of April Aikens and Sylvester Buckner. He majored in sociology at

Collegiate career

College statistics

College records

Professional career

The Basketball Tournament

Personal life

References

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