Eric Hicks (basketball player)
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Eric Hicks (Born November 27, 1983 in Greensboro, North Carolina) was a Men's collegiate basketball player in the NCAA.
Hicks averaged 30.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 6.7 blocks per game as a high school senior at James B. Dudley Senior High School[1]. He set the North Carolina prep season record for blocks (210), and topped the mark for career blocks (453). He earned MVP of the Derby Classic after leading his team's championship game win with 24 points and won the slam dunk competition. He also posted 2.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 13.6 minutes per game as a University of Cincinnati freshman. Hicks left the team at one point during the 2002-03 campaign before quickly returning. He showed great improvement as a sophomore, becoming the team's second-leading rebounder (5.8) and shot blocker (1.2), with the squad's top field goal percentage (.590), playing as the top reserve to the front line. He also contributed 7.0 points and 1.2 blocks.
While many players considered departing the University of Cincinnati due to the University deciding to force Bob Huggins out as the head basketball coach, Hicks decided to stay for his senior year.
In the summer of 2005, Eric participated in USA Basketball trials and training camp for the World University Games team
Eric's older brother Derrick Hicks played football at North Carolina A&T and sister Tonya Jones played basketball at Fordham.
Eric would like to become a sports agent and is currently majoring in social sciences at the University of Cincinnati.
He is often compared to former Cincinnati teammate, now Detroit Pistons player, Jason Maxiell due to both of them overcoming height disadvantages to be solid power forwards. Maxiell is 6'7" and Hicks is 6'6".
Hicks is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the Las Vegas Summer League
