Eric Buckner

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Eric Buckner
Free agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1990-04-26) April 26, 1990 (age 33)
Ehrhardt, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Bamberg-Ehrhardt
(Bamberg, South Carolina)
College
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Uşak Sportif
2013–2014 İstanbul BB
2014–2015Uşak Sportif
2015–2016 Türk Telekom
2016 Henan Roaring Elephants
2016–2017 Aris
2017 Büyükçekmece
2017–2018İstanbul BB
2018 ASVEL
2018–2020 Monaco
2020–2021 Élan Chalon
2021 Afyon Belediye
2022 Zenit Saint Petersburg
2022 Sigortam.net İTÜ BB
2022–2023 BC Wolves
Career highlights and awards

Eric Rashard Buckner (born April 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Buckner finished his NCAA basketball career playing for Georgia State.

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Collegiate career

Buckner played two seasons for junior college, Gulf Coast State College, before transferring to finish his career at Georgia State University. He was named the 2012 Atlanta Tip-off Club Georgia Men's College Player of the Year.

College statistics

Season Averages [1] [2]
SeasonTeamGPMPGPTSREBBLKFG%FT%TO
2008–09* Gulf Coast Commodores 30.544
2009–10* Gulf Coast Commodores 245.5
2010–11 Georgia State Panthers 3124.39.45.61.58.548.5831.7
2011–12 Georgia State Panthers 3430.710.87.13.47.620.5071.3
Career11927.510.16.12.57.571.5451.5

(*)Full statistical records from these seasons have not yet been found

College records

Professional career

Buckner's professional career began with Uşak Sportif at Turkey in 2012. Until 2015, he spend 3 seasons for Uşak Sportif and İstanbul BB in Turkey as well.

In 2015, Buckner joined the Celtics summer league roster alongside another former GSU Panther, R. J. Hunter. [4] On January 14, 2017, Buckner signed with the Turkish team Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece. [5]

On December 9, 2018, he has signed with As Monaco of the LNB Pro A. [6]

On August 13, 2020, he has signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A. [7]

On August 14, 2021, Buckner signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. [8]

On April 26, 2022, Buckner signed with BC Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League.

On July 23, 2022, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the TBL. [9]

On December 30, 2022, Bucker signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [10] He parted ways with the team on July 10, 2023.

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Buckner played for the Kentucky Kings of The Basketball Tournament. Buckner averaged 12.5 PPG and 7.0 RPG to help his team advance to the second round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is a $2 million winner-take-all annual tournament broadcast on ESPN. [11]

Personal life

Eric Buckner is the son of April Aikens and Sylvester Buckner. He majored in sociology at Georgia State University. [12]

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References

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  2. "Men's Basketball Statistics". Georgia State Panthers . Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  3. GC Men's Basketball Record Book , p. 2.
  4. Moore, Ben. "Former Panther Eric Buckner Joins RJ Hunter And Celtics". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. "Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece signs Eric Buckner". 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. "OFFICIEL : ERIC BUCKNER À MONACO" (in French). BeBasket. December 9, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  7. "L'Elan Chalon fait signer le pivot Eric Buckner (Monaco)" (in French). info-chalon.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  8. "Afyon announces Eric Buckner". Sportando. August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. "Eric Buckner Sigortam.net ile Sözleşme İmzaladı!". scortif.com (in Turkish). July 23, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  10. "Eric Buckner pens a deal with the Wolves". bcwolves.com. December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  11. "Eric Buckner | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-04.
  12. "Player Bio: Eric buckner". Georgia State University . Retrieved December 30, 2015.