Erik Daniels

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Erik Daniels
Personal information
Born (1982-04-01) April 1, 1982 (age 42)
Cincinnati, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College Kentucky (2000–2004)
NBA draft 2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–2015
Position Small forward
Career history
2004–2005 Sacramento Kings
2005–2006 Fayetteville Patriots
2006–2007 Angelico Biella
2007 Lottomatica Roma
2008 Akasvayu Girona
2008–2009 Erie BayHawks
2009–2010 Azovmash
2010 Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon
2010 Zagreb
2011Erie BayHawks
2011–2012 Andrea Costa Imola
2012–2013Erie BayHawks
2013–2014 BC Odesa
2014–2015 Quimsa
Career highlights and awards
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Erik Christopher Daniels (born April 1, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He has played for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, along with the Fayetteville Patriots and the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League. He played his college basketball at the University of Kentucky.

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College career

After graduating from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio, Daniels went on to the University of Kentucky, where he played his way into the starting lineup his junior and senior year.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, Daniels was signed by the Kings as a free agent. He got very limited playing time in the 2004-05 NBA season, amassing a mere 13 points and 18 rebounds over the span of 21 games. Daniels was released by the Kings on October 17, 2005, and signed with the D-League's Fayetteville Patriots.

In the 2006–2007 season he played with the Angelico Biella of the Italian Serie A league, and in the summer of 2007 he was signed by Lottomatica Roma for the next two seasons. [1] He was selected with the 7th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by the Erie BayHawks. [2] On February 11, 2009, Daniels would become the first BayHawk selected to the NBA D-League All-Star game. He would be named an alternate on the All-Star game's blue team. [3]

On March 19, 2010, he joined Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon from the Israeli Basketball Super League, with whom he won the 2010 championship.

On November 7, 2013, Erik returned to Ukrainian Superleague, having signed a contract with BC Odesa. [4]

On November 29, 2014, he signed with Argentinian team Quimsa. [5]

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References

  1. "Lottomatica lands forward Erik Daniels". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. December 10, 2023.
  2. "2008 NBA D-League Draft Results". NBA.com . Archived from the original on November 5, 2015.
  3. "Erik Daniels named as an alternate". NBA.com . Archived from the original on March 19, 2009.
  4. "Эрик Дэниелс подписал контракт с БК "ОДЕССА" - БК ОДЕССА". December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
  5. "Erik Daniels signs with Quimsa".