Erik Meek

Erik Meek
Personal information
Born	January 17, 1973 (age 51); San Diego, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	San Pasqual (Escondido, California)
College	Duke (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
	Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1995–2002
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
1995–1996	Galatasaray
1996–1997	Iraklis
1997–1998	Apollon Patras
1998–1999	Maroussi
1999–2000	Peristeri
2000–2001	Real Madrid
2001–2002	Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
	Greek League All-Star (1998); NCAA champion (1992); Second-team Parade All-American (1991);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Erik Joal Meek (born January 17, 1973)^[1] is an American former professional basketball player who played for four seasons at Duke University.

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.^[2]^[3] Meek was named captain of the Blue Devils for the 1994–95 season.^[4] 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.^[4] He finished his career in Duke averaging 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game.^[4]

Professional career

Meek was drafted 44th overall by the Houston Rockets, in the 1995 NBA draft. He did not play in the NBA, but he spent several years playing professionally in Europe.

Personal life

Meek is the cousin of former Tampa Bay Rays closer Heath Bell.^[5]

References

^ "Erik Meek." www.dukeupdate.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
^ "No. 1 Duke 106, Boston U. 62 Optional". Associated Press. December 30, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ "Meek's Career Highs". Duke University. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "52 Erik Meek". Duke University. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ Kurkjian, Tim (April 17, 2009). "Fun-loving Bell finally has his dream job". ESPN The Magazine. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

External links

Euroleague.net Profile
FIBA Europe Profile
ProBallers.com Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
ACB.com Profile Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
TheDraftReview.com Profile

[duke-1] "Erik Meek." www.dukeupdate.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.

[2] "No. 1 Duke 106, Boston U. 62 Optional". Associated Press. December 30, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[3] "Meek's Career Highs". Duke University. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[stats-4] "52 Erik Meek". Duke University. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[5] Kurkjian, Tim (April 17, 2009). "Fun-loving Bell finally has his dream job". ESPN The Magazine. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

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