Erik Meek

Erik Meek
Personal information
Born	January 17, 1973 (age 51); San Diego, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Career information
High school	San Pasqual (Escondido, California)
College	Duke (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
	Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1995–2002
Position	Power forward
Career history
1995–1996	Galatasaray (Turkey)
1996–1997	Iraklis (Greece)
1997–1998	Apollon Patras (Greece)
1998–1999	Maroussi (Greece)
1999–2000	Peristeri (Greece)
2000–2001	Real Madrid (Spain)
2001–2002	Iraklis (Greece)
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA champion (1992);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Erik Joal Meek (born (1973-01-17)January 17, 1973) is a former American basketball player who played for 4 seasons at Duke University. He was drafted number 44 by the Houston Rockets in the 1995 NBA Draft. He did not play in the NBA, but spent several years playing professionally in Europe.

College career

Meek played college basketball for Duke from 1991 to 1995. He was part of the team that won the 1992 NCAA Tournament. During his junior season he achieved his career high in scoring with 21 points against Boston University.^[2]^[3] Meek was named captain of the Blue Devils for the 1994–95 season.^[4] During that season he appeared in 31 games averaging 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game on 28.7 minutes per game.^[4] He finished his career in Duke averaging 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game.^[4]

Personal

He is the cousin of former Tampa Bay Rays closer Heath Bell.^[5]

References

^ "Erik Meek." www.dukeupdate.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
^ "No. 1 Duke 106, Boston U. 62 Optional". Associated Press. 30 December 1993. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ "Meek's Career Highs". Duke University. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "52 Erik Meek". Duke University. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ Kurkjian, Tim (April 17, 2009). "Fun-loving Bell finally has his dream job". ESPN The Magazine. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011.

External links

Profile — TheDraftReview.com
ACB.com profile

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[duke-1] "Erik Meek." www.dukeupdate.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.

[2] "No. 1 Duke 106, Boston U. 62 Optional". Associated Press. 30 December 1993. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[3] "Meek's Career Highs". Duke University. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[stats-4] "52 Erik Meek". Duke University. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[5] Kurkjian, Tim (April 17, 2009). "Fun-loving Bell finally has his dream job". ESPN The Magazine. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011.

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