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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Basketball Player

Pro career
  
2012

Name
  
Eric Buckner

Position
  
Center

Listed weight
  
220 lb (100 kg)

Weight
  
99.8 kg

Height
  
2.08 m


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League
  
Turkish Basketball League

Born
  
April 26, 1990 (age 34) Ehrhardt, South Carolina (
1990-04-26
)

High school
  
Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, South Carolina)

College
  
Gulf Coast CC (2008–2010) Georgia State (2010–2012)

Listed height
  
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

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Eric Rashard Buckner (born April 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a center for Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece of the Turkish League. Buckner finished his NCAA basketball career playing for Georgia State.

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Eric buckner scouting report


Collegiate career

Buckner played two seasons for junior college, Gulf Coast State College, before transferring to finish his career at Georgia State University. 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
  • Professional career

    Buckner's professional career began in 2012 and he currently plays starting Center for Türk Telekom.

    In 2015, Buckner joined the Celtics summer league roster alongside another former GSU Panther, R. J. Hunter. On January 14, 2017, Buckner signed with the Turkish team Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece.

    Personal life

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

    References

    Eric Buckner Wikipedia


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