Player Profile
Eric Montross | 00
Position:  C
Born: 09/23/71
Height: 7-0 /  2,13
Weight: 270  lbs. /  122,5  kg.
College - North Carolina '94

 2003-04 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  TEAM G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
No Data
Career Highlights

  • Named to the 1994-95 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, after averaging 10.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 29.7 mpg in 78 games.
  • Competed in the 1995 Schick Rookie Game during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, totaling six points and four rebounds

Personal

  • Full name is Eric Scott Montross
  • His grandfather, Johnny Townsend, played in the National Basketball League from 1938-1944, appearing on a handful of teams including the Indianapolis Kautskys, the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets and the Oshkosh All-Stars.
  • Majored in Speech Communications at UNC
  • Wears a size 19 shoe
  • Distributes courtside tickets to various children's hospitals
  • As a youngster, dreamed of being a trashman because of a fondness for the trucks
  • Reads adventure novels and enjoys bass fishing and skeet shooting
  • His favorite foods are fish, lasagna, prime rib, zucchini and Mrs. Lee's carrot cake
  • He and his wife, Laura have two children: Andrew and Sarah
  • He has a golden retriever named Gus

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2003-04 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Pointsnull 28 @ L.A. Clippers 2/17/95
 Field Goals Madenull13 @ L.A. Clippers 2/17/95
 Field Goals Attemptednull17 vs. Washington 3/01/95
 Three Point Field Goals Made nullNone
 Three Point Field Goals Attemptednull1 3 Times
 Free Throws Madenull9 @ Golden State 2/15/95
 Free Throws Attemptednull13 @ Golden State2/15/95
 Offensive Reboundsnull13 vs. Philadelphia 4/16/97
 Defensive Reboundsnull14 vs. Atlanta 12/07/94
 Total Reboundsnull18 2 Times
 Assistsnull4 vs. Chicago 3/14/97
 Stealsnull3 @ Indiana 2/02/96
 Blocksnull5 vs. Philadelphia 4/16/97
 Minutes Playednull51 vs. Washington 3/01/95
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 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 94-95 BOS 78 75 29.7 .534 .000 .635 2.50 4.70 7.30 .5 .37 .78 1.44 3.80 10.0
 95-96 BOS 61 59 23.5 .566 .000 .376 2.00 3.80 5.80 .7 .31 .48 1.36 3.00 7.2
 96-97 DAL 47 46 20.9 .460 .000 .294 1.40 3.60 5.00 .7 .19 .72 1.09 3.20 3.9
 96-97 NJN 31 31 27.2 .451 .000 .393 3.70 5.40 9.10 .9 .35 1.26 .84 3.80 5.1
 96-97 -- 78 77 23.4 .456 .000 .339 2.30 4.30 6.60 .8 .26 .94 .99 3.40 4.3
 97-98 PHI 20 20 16.9 .395 .000 .368 1.40 3.20 4.60 .4 .35 .60 .75 3.10 3.4
 97-98 DET 28 10 12.6 .456 .000 .429 1.50 2.40 3.80 .1 .21 .54 .50 2.40 2.5
 97-98 -- 48 30 14.4 .424 .000 .400 1.40 2.70 4.10 .2 .27 .56 .60 2.60 2.9
 98-99 DET 46 2 12.5 .525 .000 .344 1.00 2.00 3.00 .3 .26 .59 .35 2.30 2.1
 99-00 DET 51 0 6.5 .309 .000 .500 .40 1.10 1.40 .1 .12 .18 .43 1.60 .8
 00-01 DET 42 20 13.5 .413 .000 .269 1.00 2.40 3.40 .4 .19 .55 .88 2.40 2.5
 00-01 TOR 12 1 6.8 .353 .000 .200 .80 1.70 2.40 .3 .25 .25 .33 1.30 1.1
 00-01 -- 54 21 12.0 .406 .000 .258 1.00 2.20 3.20 .4 .20 .48 .76 2.10 2.2
 01-02 TOR 49 24 13.4 .402 .000 .323 .70 2.10 2.90 .3 .24 .47 .51 1.90 2.4
 Career 465 288 18.2 .490 .000 .478 1.50 3.10 4.60 .4 .26 .59 .87 2.70 4.5
 Playoff 16 4 10.5 .455 .000 .500 .90 1.20 2.10 .1 .00 .31 .63 2.30 1.5