Eric Hicks (born November 27, 1983, in

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) is an American professional

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player. Since graduating from the

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, he has played professionally for

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(Belgium), Polpak Swiecie (Poland), and

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(Russia). He has also had two stints in the

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with the

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and

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, but has not played a regular season game in the NBA. Among the highlights of his European career are a 2007

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championship and an appearance in the 2008 Polish league All-Star Game. Now he plays for Leite Río Breogán from Liga LEB.Eric Hicks basketball profile
Eurobasket.com. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.

Football career

Cincinnati Commandos

In 2012, Hicks was granted his chance to play football for the first time since he was a sophomore in high school. He suited up for the

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of the

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as a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Eric 1983 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players BC Oostende players CB Breogán players Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players Cincinnati Commandos players Kauhajoen Karhu players Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Guangzhou Liusui players