Bucks Pick Up Eddie House; Active Roster Back To 12

DECEMBER 18, 2004 - The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent guard Eddie House to a contract, General Manager Larry Harris announced today. Terms of the contract were not disclosed in accordance with club policy.

“Eddie House is a young, athletic player who we were able to sign after the league granted us an exemption to have a fourth player on the injured list,” said Harris. “Eddie was having a career year with Charlotte before being waived. We think he’ll be a productive addition to our backcourt.”

Currently in his fifth NBA campaign, House was drafted by the Miami Heat with the 37th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft. In 242 career NBA games, House had averaged 7.1 points, 1.8 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game. In 13 games with Charlotte this season, he averaged 11.1 points while shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from the three-point line - all career-high totals. Prior to being waived by the Bobcats, House ranked 2nd in the NBA in steals per turnover (1.85), 3rd in steals per 48 minutes (3.84) and 7th in steals per game (1.85). Milwaukee will be the fourth team House has played with in his career (Miami, Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Bobcats).