Temple University Athletics
2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Micheal Eric
- Position:
- F/C
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lagos, Nigeria
- High School:
- Church Farm (PA) School
2011-2012: Played in 19 games, starting 15 times...Missed 13 games with fractured right patella...Topped team in rebounding (8.8 rpg.), 5th on TU in scoring (9.0 ppg,)...Three double-doubles in the last five games (6 on season)...Tied career-high with 19 points & game-high 15 rebounds vs. UMass...Fifth double-double (14 pts, 14 rebs) at Saint Joseph’s...Had 18 points, 12 rebounds (4th DD) & car. high 6 blocks at La Salle...Third double-double of season (11 pts, career- high 16 rebs) vs. Xavier...Made first start since his return at R. Island (4 pts, 5 rebs, 17 min.)...Scored in double figures eight times...Nine double-figure rebound games...Led TU in blocks (2.0 bpg.) & third in FG% (.521)...Second double-double of season (14 pts, 12 rebs) vs, Wichita State...Second career double-double, 12 pts, c-high 15 rebs., 3 blks vs. WMU...Tallied 9 points and 10 rebounds over career-high 38 minutes at Penn
2010-11: Team co-captain...Started first 24 games of season before fractured right patella in practice sidelining him for remainder of season...Averaged 7.1 points and 1.6 bpg. (2nd on team, 7th in A-10)...Ranked second on team with 5.9 rpg. and third with .490 FG%...Scored double figures six times and pulled down double-digit rebounds three times..First career double-double (14 pts, 11 rebs) vs. Fordham (1/5)...Tallied 10 points and seven rebounds in team’s second meeting vs. Fordham (2/9)...Played career-high 34 minutes (6 pts, 11 rebs, 3 blks) at Xavier (1/22)...Scored eight points and grabbed career-high 12 rebounds vs. N. Illinois (12/18)...Had season-high 16 points (7-12 FGs) and four blocks vs. Akron (12/12)...10 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes vs. Georgia(11/26)...Led Owls with 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Toledo (11/14)...Blocked a career-high five shots in win over Seton Hall (11/12).
2009-10: Played in 31 games, starting 29…Fifth on the team in scoring (5.9 ppg., tied for fourth in rebounding (3.1 rpg.)..His 20 blocks and .516 field goal percentage ranked second on the team…Accomplished averages despite averaging just 15.7 minutes per game…Averaged 7.0 ppg., 3.0 rpg. and shooting 55.4% from field in A-10 play…Scored double figures seven times…Tallied 13 points (6-8 FG) in quarterfinal win over St. Bonnies (3/12)…Shot 7-for-9 for game-high 18 pts and team-high six rebounds vs. George Washington (3/6)…Career-high 19 points (9-10 FG) vs. Rhode Island (2/13)…Scored 13 points (6-9 FG) vs. La Salle…Career high 28 minutes at Fordham (1/23) where he contributed nine points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals…Tallied 13 points (5-9 FG) and two assists vs. St. Joe’s (1/6)…Returned to starting lineup vs. Bowling Green, following knee sprain that had sidelined him in four games…Scored 12 points (6-8 FG) in win over Siena.
2008-09: Played in 27 games, averaged 2.7 points, 2.1 rebounds...Career-high seven rebounds and 22 minutes at Rhode Island...Scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Saint Louis...Best game at Villanova, season-highs of nine points (4-6 FG) and 19 minutes...Scored six points, matched career-high with five rebounds at La Salle...Made first start at Kansas, scoring three points..Three blocks (2 pts) over 12 minutes at Penn State...Grabbed five rebounds (2 pts) in nine minutes in debut vs. East Tennessee State...Played 12 minutes and three points at Buffalo.
2007-08: Ineligible to compete due to NCAA initial eligibility guidelines.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons at Church Farm Eric earned first team all-league and all-area as a junior and senior...Averaged 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots per game while leading Church Farm to the KASC regular season championship as a senior in 2006-07...He also competed his sophomore year at Cesar Rodney (DE) High School.
