Nationality American Name Erik Meek Position Power forward Pro career 1995–2002 Education Duke University | College Duke (1991–1995) Height 2.11 m Role Basketball Player | |
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Born January 17, 1973 (age 51)
San Diego, California ( 1973-01-17 ) High school San Pasqual (Escondido, California) NBA draft 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall | ||
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||
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Erik Joal Meek (born (1973-01-17)January 17, 1973) is an American retired basketball player who played for 4 seasons at Duke University. He was drafted number 44 by the Houston Rockets in the 1995 NBA Draft. He did not play in the NBA, but spent several years playing professionally in Europe.
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College career
Meek played college basketball for Duke from 1991 to 1995. He was part of the team that won the 1992 NCAA Tournament. During his junior season he achieved his career high in scoring with 21 points against Boston University. Meek was named captain of the Blue Devils for the 1994–95 season. During that season he appeared in 31 games averaging 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game on 28.7 minutes per game. He finished his career in Duke averaging 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game.
Personal
He is the cousin of former Tampa Bay Rays closer Heath Bell.