Demerick Montae "Erick" Strickland (born November 25, 1973) is an American professional
basketball
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player formerly in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
Born in
Opelika, Alabama
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, Strickland attended
Bellevue West High School in
Bellevue, Nebraska, then played his
college basketball
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career at the
University of Nebraska
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. He was the 2nd all time scorer for Class A Nebraska basketball. Strickland was undrafted in the
1996 NBA Draft
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, but caught on as a free agent with the
Dallas Mavericks, where he spent four seasons and averaged a career-high 12.8 points per game in . He later played for the
New York Knicks,
Vancouver Grizzlies
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,
Boston Celtics,
Indiana Pacers and
Milwaukee Bucks
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, averaging 7.5 points per game throughout his nine-year NBA career.
Strickland also played two seasons of
minor league baseball. He played in the
Gulf Coast League
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with the
Gulf Coast Marlins
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in 1992 and in the
New York–Penn League
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with the
Elmira Pioneers in 1993. Despite being a full two years younger than the average batter in his league in 1993, he led the Pioneers in
triples and finished second in
stolen bases and
bases on balls.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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1996–97
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Dallas
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, 28 , , 15 , , 27.1 , , .398 , , .304 , , .813 , , 3.2 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 10.6
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1997–98
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Dallas
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, 67 , , 19 , , 22.5 , , .357 , , .294 , , .774 , , 2.4 , , 2.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.6
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1998–99
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Dallas
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, 33 , , 2 , , 17.2 , , .403 , , .305 , , .815 , , 2.5 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.1 , , 7.5
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1999–00
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Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
, 68 , , 67 , , 29.8 , , .433 , , .392 , , .831 , , 4.8 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , 0.2 , , 12.8
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2000–01
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New York
, 28 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .305 , , .340 , , .857 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.3
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2000–01
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Vancouver
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, 22 , , 0 , , 18.6 , , .301 , , .292 , , .863 , , 3.5 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.4
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2001–02
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Boston
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, 79 , , 4 , , 20.8 , , .389 , , .385 , , .845 , , 2.7 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 7.7
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2002–03
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Indiana
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, 71 , , 10 , , 18.0 , , .429 , , .388 , , .805 , , 2.0 , , 2.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 6.5
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2003–04
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Milwaukee
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, 43 , , 0 , , 13.3 , , .403 , , .439 , , .863 , , 1.7 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 5.4
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2004–05
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Milwaukee
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, 62 , , 5 , , 16.4 , , .375 , , .253 , , .813 , , 1.7 , , 1.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 4.9
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, 501 , , 122 , , 20.3 , , .392 , , .351 , , .826 , , 2.6 , , 2.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.5
Playoffs
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2001–02
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Boston
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, 12 , , 0 , , 9.8 , , .282 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 1.1 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 2.9
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2002–03
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Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
, 5 , , 0 , , 8.4 , , .429 , , .200 , , .800 , , 1.4 , , 1.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 4.2
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2003–04
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Milwaukee
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, 3 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .417 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , 3.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 4.7
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 20 , , 0 , , 10.1 , , .338 , , .167 , , .913 , , 1.3 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 3.5
College
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1992–93
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Nebraska
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, 31 , , 6 , , 17.2 , , .454 , , .364 , , .729 , , 2.0 , , 2.1 , , 1.5 , , 0.1 , , 7.8
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1993–94
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Nebraska
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, 30 , , 13 , , 22.4 , , .423 , , .350 , , .811 , , 3.4 , , 3.2 , , 2.0 , , 0.4 , , 10.7
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1994–95
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Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
, 31 , , 31 , , 30.4 , , .444 , , .338 , , .727 , , 5.4 , , 4.3 , , 2.9 , , 0.2 , , 16.3
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1995–96
, align="left" ,
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
, 35 , , 34 , , 31.1 , , .436 , , .351 , , .823 , , 4.9 , , 3.4 , , 1.7 , , 0.3 , , 14.7
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 127 , , 84 , , 25.5 , , .439 , , .349 , , .776 , , 4.0 , , 3.3 , , 2.0 , , 0.3 , , 12.5
References
External links
NBA.com - Erick Strickland Profile
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1973 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Alabama
Boston Celtics players
Dallas Mavericks players
Indiana Pacers players
Milwaukee Bucks players
Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball players
New York Knicks players
People from Opelika, Alabama
People from Bellevue, Nebraska
Point guards
Quad City Thunder players
Shooting guards
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
Vancouver Grizzlies players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople
Gulf Coast Marlins players
Elmira Pioneers players
African-American baseball players
Baseball players from Alabama
Baseball players from Nebraska