Erick Dampier

Position	Center
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Team	Dallas Mavericks
Nationality	USA
Born	July 14, 1975 (1975-07-14) (age 32) Jackson, Mississippi
High school	Lawrence County HS
College	Mississippi State
Draft	10th overall, 1996 Indiana Pacers
Pro career	1996–present
Former teams	Indiana Pacers (1996–97) Golden State Warriors (1997–2004)

Erick Travez^[1] Dampier (born July 14, 1975, in New Hebron, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 11 in / 265 lb. center who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are an NBA basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mississippi. ... : Crossroads of the South : The city of Grace and Benevolence United States Mississippi Hinds, (very small portions in Madison and Rankin) 106. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles (200 km) northeast of Jackson and 23 miles (37 km) west of Columbus. ... The 1996 NBA Draft was the 54th draft in the National Basketball Association. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Hebron is a town located in Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 447. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are an NBA basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

Erick played competitively at Lawrence County High School in Monticello, Mississippi, where he led the rural county to two state championships. Dampier played college basketball at Mississippi State University. While there he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He was an early entry to the 1996 NBA draft after his junior season, in which he led MSU to the 1996 Southeastern Conference tournament championship, and the NCAA Final Four before being drafted as the tenth pick in the first round by the Indiana Pacers. Monticello is a town located in Lawrence County, Mississippi. ... This article is about the sport. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles (200 km) northeast of Jackson and 23 miles (37 km) west of Columbus. ... Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ) is the second-oldest collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership and the first black intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

He played 72 games in his rookie year with the Pacers, starting 21 of them and finishing with averages of 5.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On August 12, 1997 he and Duane Ferrell were traded to the Golden State Warriors for Chris Mullin. is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Duane Ferrell (born February 28, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American former National Basketball Association player. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is the General Manager of the Golden State Warriors and a former American basketball player. ...

He spent the next seven years, primarily as the starting center, for the Warriors, hitting his peak production in 2003-04 with averages of 12.3 points, 12 rebounds and 1.85 blocks per game. However, some critics claimed that he stepped up his production because he was in a contract year, and indeed he was considered a top free-agent commodity in the 2004 off-season. Contract year phenomenon is a term used to describe the occurrence when athletes perform at a very high level in the season prior to their free agency eligibility. ...

Eventually he signed with the Mavericks, and in his first season in Dallas he played in 59 games (starting 56), averaging 9.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.85 blocks per game. However, in the 2005 playoffs, he played against elite centers Yao Ming and Amare Stoudemire and was criticized as inconsistent and foul-prone. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yao (姚) Yao Ming (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (born September 12, 1980, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player and is arguably the best center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) today. ... Amare Carsares Stoudemire (born November 16, 1982 in Lake Wales, Florida) is an American All-Star professional basketball player for the NBAs Phoenix Suns and the USA National Team. ...

In his second Mavs season, Dampier acquired a decent backup in DeSagana Diop. Together, they form one of the strongest defensive center rotations in the NBA. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Player profile

Dampier plays the center position. He is a good rebounder (7.4 boards as a career average), especially on the offensive end (3.0 offensive boards per game), combines good footwork with physical toughness and is one of the few players who can at least slow down a low post dominator like Shaquille O'Neal in the post on pure physical power. Dampier's offensive input is limited (8.5 points per game career average). He is also rarely injured, having played 311 of 328 possible regular season games in his last four years. Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (pronounced shak-KEEL) (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

The main weakness of Dampier is arguably his inconsistency. During his contract year in Golden State, he was a steady double-double player (12.0 rpg, 12.3 ppg), but has dropped to single digits in both points and rebounds since then. He even lost his starting spot to DeSagana Diop in the next season, but seems more efficient coming off the bench. A double-double is a basketball term, defined as an individual performance in a game in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in any two of these categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. ...

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External links

• Erick Dampier Player Info at NBA.com
• Erick Dampier Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
• ESPN.com - Erick Dampier