Demerick Montae "Erick" Strickland (born November 25, 1973) is an American professional

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player formerly in the

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(NBA). Born in

Opelika, Alabama Opelika (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is ...

, Strickland attended Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Nebraska, then played his

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career at the

University of Nebraska A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

. He was the 2nd all time scorer for Class A Nebraska basketball. Strickland was undrafted in the

1996 NBA Draft The 1996 NBA draft was the 50th draft in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was held on June 26, 1996 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting college basketball playe ...

, 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,

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, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and

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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

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with the

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in 1992 and in the

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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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, 28 , , 15 , , 27.1 , , .398 , , .304 , , .813 , , 3.2 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 10.6 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 67 , , 19 , , 22.5 , , .357 , , .294 , , .774 , , 2.4 , , 2.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 33 , , 2 , , 17.2 , , .403 , , .305 , , .815 , , 2.5 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.1 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

, 68 , , 67 , , 29.8 , , .433 , , .392 , , .831 , , 4.8 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , 0.2 , , 12.8 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" , New York , 28 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .305 , , .340 , , .857 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.3 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

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, 22 , , 0 , , 18.6 , , .301 , , .292 , , .863 , , 3.5 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.4 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

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, 79 , , 4 , , 20.8 , , .389 , , .385 , , .845 , , 2.7 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

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, 71 , , 10 , , 18.0 , , .429 , , .388 , , .805 , , 2.0 , , 2.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

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, 43 , , 0 , , 13.3 , , .403 , , .439 , , .863 , , 1.7 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" ,

, 62 , , 5 , , 16.4 , , .375 , , .253 , , .813 , , 1.7 , , 1.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 4.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 501 , , 122 , , 20.3 , , .392 , , .351 , , .826 , , 2.6 , , 2.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.5

Playoffs

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, 12 , , 0 , , 9.8 , , .282 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 1.1 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 2.9 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 0 , , 8.4 , , .429 , , .200 , , .800 , , 1.4 , , 1.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 4.2 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .417 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , 3.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 4.7 , - class="sortbottom" , 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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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 , , 6 , , 17.2 , , .454 , , .364 , , .729 , , 2.0 , , 2.1 , , 1.5 , , 0.1 , , 7.8 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , 13 , , 22.4 , , .423 , , .350 , , .811 , , 3.4 , , 3.2 , , 2.0 , , 0.4 , , 10.7 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 31 , , 31 , , 30.4 , , .444 , , .338 , , .727 , , 5.4 , , 4.3 , , 2.9 , , 0.2 , , 16.3 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 35 , , 34 , , 31.1 , , .436 , , .351 , , .823 , , 4.9 , , 3.4 , , 1.7 , , 0.3 , , 14.7 , - class="sortbottom" , 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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