Demerick Montae "Erick" Strickland (born November 25, 1973) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA).

Early life & college career

Born in

Opelika, Alabama Opelika (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Alabama, Lee County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States censu ...

, Strickland attended Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Nebraska, then played his

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career at the

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. He was the 2nd all time scorer for Class A Nebraska basketball.

Professional career

Strickland was undrafted in the

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, but caught on as a free agent with the

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, where he spent four seasons and averaged a career-high 12.8 points per game in . He later played for the

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Vancouver Grizzlies The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver. The Grizzlies competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Midwest Division (NBA), Midwest Division of the Western Conference ( ...

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and

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, averaging 7.5 points per game throughout his nine-year NBA career. Strickland also played two seasons of

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. He played in the

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with the

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in 1992 and in the

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with the

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in 1993. Despite being a full two years younger than the average batter in his league in 1993, he led the Pioneers in

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and finished second in

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and

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

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, 28 , , 15 , , 27.1 , , .398 , , .304 , , .813 , , 3.2 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 10.6 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 67 , , 19 , , 22.5 , , .357 , , .294 , , .774 , , 2.4 , , 2.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 33 , , 2 , , 17.2 , , .403 , , .305 , , .815 , , 2.5 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.1 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

, 68 , , 67 , , 29.8 , , .433 , , .392 , , .831 , , 4.8 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , 0.2 , , 12.8 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

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, 28 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .305 , , .340 , , .857 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.3 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, 22 , , 0 , , 18.6 , , .301 , , .292 , , .863 , , 3.5 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.4 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

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, 79 , , 4 , , 20.8 , , .389 , , .385 , , .845 , , 2.7 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

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, 71 , , 10 , , 18.0 , , .429 , , .388 , , .805 , , 2.0 , , 2.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

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, 43 , , 0 , , 13.3 , , .403 , , .439 , , .863 , , 1.7 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" ,

, 62 , , 5 , , 16.4 , , .375 , , .253 , , .813 , , 1.7 , , 1.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 4.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 501 , , 122 , , 20.3 , , .392 , , .351 , , .826 , , 2.6 , , 2.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.5

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

, 12 , , 0 , , 9.8 , , .282 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 1.1 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 2.9 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 0 , , 8.4 , , .429 , , .200 , , .800 , , 1.4 , , 1.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 4.2 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .417 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , 3.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 4.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 20 , , 0 , , 10.1 , , .338 , , .167 , , .913 , , 1.3 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 3.5

College

, - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

, 31 , , 6 , , 17.2 , , .454 , , .364 , , .729 , , 2.0 , , 2.1 , , 1.5 , , 0.1 , , 7.8 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , 13 , , 22.4 , , .423 , , .350 , , .811 , , 3.4 , , 3.2 , , 2.0 , , 0.4 , , 10.7 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 31 , , 31 , , 30.4 , , .444 , , .338 , , .727 , , 5.4 , , 4.3 , , 2.9 , , 0.2 , , 16.3 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 35 , , 34 , , 31.1 , , .436 , , .351 , , .823 , , 4.9 , , 3.4 , , 1.7 , , 0.3 , , 14.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 127 , , 84 , , 25.5 , , .439 , , .349 , , .776 , , 4.0 , , 3.3 , , 2.0 , , 0.3 , , 12.5

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strickland, Erick 1973 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama Boston Celtics players Dallas Mavericks players Indiana Pacers players Milwaukee Bucks players Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball players New York Knicks players Sportspeople from Opelika, Alabama Sportspeople from Bellevue, Nebraska Point guards Quad City Thunder players Shooting guards Undrafted NBA players Vancouver Grizzlies players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen Gulf Coast Marlins players Elmira Pioneers players African-American baseball players Baseball players from Alabama Baseball players from Nebraska