Eric Turner (basketball)

Eric Turner

Personal information
Born	(1963-02-07) February 7, 1963 Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Flint Central (Flint, Michigan)
College	Michigan (1981–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1984–1989
Position	Point guard
Number	12, 25
Career history
1984–1986	Detroit Spirits
1986	Staten Island Stallions
1986	Great Taste Coffee Makers
1988–1989	La Crosse Catbirds
Career highlights and awards
CBA Rookie of the Year (1985) Second-team Parade All-American (1981)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Eric Clifton Turner (born February 7, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines.

Career

A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) playmaker out of the University of Michigan, Turner averaged 14.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 85 games from 1981–82 through 1983–84 and was a three-year starter. He was chosen by the Detroit Pistons on the second round of the 1984 NBA draft as a junior eligible. Turner was a member of the USA team that won the bronze medal in the 1983 World University games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Turner has never played in the NBA but played with the CBA's Detroit Spirits in 1984–85 and 1985–86 and unsuccessfully tried out with the Houston Rockets in the summer of 1985. In 1984–85, Turner was voted the CBA's Rookie of the year after ranking second in the league in assists and contributing 17.5 points per game in 47 outings. He also suited up for the Staten Island Stallions in the United States Basketball League (USBL) season.

External links

• Michigan basketball: All-time best point guards
• Former Michigan basketball star
• basketball.realgm.com