Eric Chenowith

Eric Robert Chenowith[1] (born March 9, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player.

Eric Chenowith
Personal information
Born (1979-03-09) March 9, 1979
Orange County, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High schoolVilla Park
(Villa Park, California)
CollegeKansas (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career2001–2008
PositionCenter
Coaching career2009–2012
Career history
As player:
2001–2002Greenville Groove
2002Huntsville Flight
2002Pau-Orthez
2002–2003Huntsville Flight
2003Roanoke Dazzle
2004O.C. Crush
2005–2006Idaho Stampede
2006Cangrejeros de Santurce
2007Cariduros de Fajardo
2008Idaho Stampede
As coach:
2009–2012Villa Park HS (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As a high school player, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team in 1997. He played collegiately for Kansas and was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 2nd round (43rd overall pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft.[2]

He was under contract with the following NBA teams. The Knicks (June to September 2001), Sacramento Kings (October 2001), Seattle SuperSonics (September to October 2002), Los Angeles Clippers (October 2002), Los Angeles Lakers (August to October 2003), Denver Nuggets (October 2005), Chicago Bulls (October 2006) and New Orleans Hornets 2007.

Chenowith has played professionally for the Greenville Groove and Huntsville Flight (2001/02, NBDL), Pau-Orthez (2002, LNB, France), Huntsville Flight and Roanoke Dazzle (2002/03, NBDL), Orange County Crush (ABA) and Fujian Xunxing (China) (2004/05), Idaho Stampede (CBA) and Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto-Rico) (2005/06), Idaho Stampede (NBDL) and Criollos de Caguas (Puerto-Rico) (2006/07).

He currently resides in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach. More recently he captained Team Chenowith to a second-place finish in the 2016 McDonald's All-American Legends and Stars portion of the Powerade Jam Fest at the historic Chicago Theatre home of the final Rat Pack concert.[3]

In 2018, Chenowith founded Leverage Disability, a health and life insurance brokerage, in Irvine, California.

References
  1. "Eric Robert Chenowith was born on March 9, 1979 in Orange County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. Eric Chenowith. NBA Draft 2001.
  3. 247 Sports. Powerade Jam Fest.
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