Erick Dampier

Erick Travez Dampier (born July 14, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks. He is a 6 ft 11 in / 265 lb. center.[1]

Erick Dampier
Dampier with the Heat in 2010
Personal information
Born (1975-07-14) July 14, 1975
Jackson, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High schoolLawrence County
(Monticello, Mississippi)
CollegeMississippi State (1993–1996)
NBA draft1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1996–2012
PositionCenter
Number35, 25
Career history
1996–1997Indiana Pacers
1997–2004Golden State Warriors
2004–2010Dallas Mavericks
2010–2011Miami Heat
2012Atlanta Hawks
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career

Dampier played competitively at Lawrence County High School in Monticello, Mississippi, where he led the rural county to two state championships. Dampier played college basketball at Mississippi State University. While there he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He was an early entry to the 1996 NBA draft after his junior season, in which he led MSU to the 1996 Southeastern Conference tournament championship, and the NCAA Final Four before being drafted as the tenth pick in the first round by the Indiana Pacers.

He played 72 games in his rookie year with the Pacers, starting 21 of them and finishing with averages of 5.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On August 12, 1997 he and Duane Ferrell were traded to the Golden State Warriors for Chris Mullin.

He spent the next seven years, primarily as the starting center, for the Warriors, hitting his peak production in 2003–04 with averages of 12.3 points, 12 rebounds and 1.85 blocks per game. However, some critics claimed that he stepped up his production because he was in a contract year, and indeed he was considered a top free-agent commodity in the 2004 off-season.

On August 24, 2004, Dampier was signed and traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Dan Dickau, Evan Eschmeyer and rights to Steve Logan in exchange for Christian Laettner, Eduardo Nájera, 2 future first round picks, the draft rights to Luis Flores and Mladen Sekularac, and a trade exception.[2] In his first season in Dallas he played in 59 games (starting 56), averaging 9.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.85 blocks per game.

On July 13, 2010, Dampier was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats along with Matt Carroll and Eduardo Nájera in exchange for Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinça.[3] He was waived on September 14, 2010.[4]

On November 23, 2010, he signed a contract with the Miami Heat.[5]

Dampier signed a ten-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks on February 9, 2012.[6] On February 19, 2012, he signed his second ten-day contract with the Hawks.[7] On March 1, 2012, Dampier signed with the Hawks for the rest of the season.[8]

NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996–97 Indiana 722114.6.3901.000.6374.1.6.31.05.1
1997–98 Golden State 828232.4.445.000.6698.71.1.51.711.8
1998–99 Golden State 505028.3.389.000.5887.61.1.51.28.8
1999–00 Golden State 211223.6.405.000.5296.4.9.4.78.0
2000–01 Golden State 432624.1.401.000.5325.81.4.41.37.4
2001–02 Golden State 734623.8.435.000.6455.31.2.22.37.6
2002–03 Golden State 828224.1.496.000.6986.6.7.31.98.2
2003–04 Golden State 747432.5.535.000.65412.0.8.41.912.3
2004–05 Dallas 595627.3.550.000.6058.5.9.31.49.2
2005–06 Dallas 823623.6.493.000.5917.8.6.31.35.7
2006–07 Dallas 767325.2.626.000.6237.4.6.31.17.1
2007–08 Dallas 726424.4.643.000.5757.5.9.31.56.1
2008–09 Dallas 808023.0.650.000.6387.11.0.31.25.7
2009–10 Dallas 554723.3.624.333.6047.3.6.31.46.0
2010–11 Miami 512216.0.584.000.5453.5.4.3.92.5
2011–12 Atlanta 1505.5.125.000.0001.7.3.1.3.1
Career 98777124.3.498.125.6267.1.8.31.47.4

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Dallas 131323.7.597.000.3937.5.5.51.47.0
2006 Dallas 19223.9.540.000.6146.7.3.61.35.0
2007 Dallas 527.6.667.000.5003.4.2.0.01.0
2008 Dallas 5519.0.412.000.4004.2.0.2.63.6
2009 Dallas 101025.5.611.000.6196.1.7.4.95.7
2010 Dallas 5423.6.000.000.4176.6.6.21.01.0
2012 Atlanta 4013.8.538.000.6673.5.0.0.34.0
Career 613621.7.541.000.5256.1.4.41.04.7

See also

References
  1. Erick Dampier NBA.com bio Archived April 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Mavs Complete Trade with Golden State". NBA.com. August 24, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  3. "Bobcats Acquire Carroll, Dampier and Najera from Mavericks". NBA.com. July 13, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  4. "Bobcats Waive Erick Dampier". NBA.com. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  5. "HEAT Sign Erick Dampier and Waive Guard Jerry Stackhouse". NBA.com. November 23, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  6. ATLANTA HAWKS SIGN ERICK DAMPIER TO 10-DAY CONTRACT
  7. "HAWKS SIGN ERICK DAMPIER TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  8. "HAWKS SIGN ERICK DAMPIER FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". NBA.com. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
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