Eric Robert Chenowith (born March 9, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. As a high school player, he was selected to the

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in 1997. He played collegiately for

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and was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round (43rd overall pick) of the

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. Chenowith was under contract with the following

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teams. The Knicks (June to September 2001),

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(October 2001),

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(September to October 2002),

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(October 2002),

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(August to October 2003),

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(October 2005),

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(October 2006) and New Orleans Hornets 2007. However, he never appeared in an NBA game (joining 7 other players from the 2001 NBA Draft to never play a game in the league). Chenowith has played professionally for the

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and

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(2001/02,

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), Pau-Orthez (2002, LNB, France), Huntsville Flight and

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(2002/03, NBDL),

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( ABA) and

Fujian Xunxing Fujian SBS Xunxing Sturgeons (Simplified Chinese: 福建SBS浔兴鲟) or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a Chinese professional men's basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. The "SBS" reflects c ...

(

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) (2004/05),

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( CBA) and Cangrejeros de Santurce ( Puerto-Rico) (2005/06), Idaho Stampede (NBDL) and Criollos de Caguas (Puerto-Rico) (2006/07). He currently resides in

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. More recently he captained Team Chenowith to a second-place finish in the 2016 McDonald's All-American Legends and Stars portion of the Powerade Jam Fest at the historic

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home of the final

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concert.247 Sports
Powerade Jam Fest. In 2018, Chenowith founded Leverage Disability, a health and life insurance brokerage, in

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