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Keith Raymond Erickson (born April 19, 1944 in San Francisco, California) is a retired American athlete. He was a 6'5" forward/guard for the National Basketball Association San Francisco Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Phoenix Suns. He was part of the 1971–2 L.A. squad that won the 1972 NBA Finals and won an all-time record 33 regular season games in a row.
Erickson played college basketball at UCLA, where he was a starter on two NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship teams (1964 and 1965). He also played college volleyball and baseball. In 1965, he was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the third round of the NBA Draft, and he embarked upon a 12-season NBA career as a member of the Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Phoenix Suns. He was a reserve on the 1971-72 Lakers team which won a then-record 69 regular season wins and the NBA Championship.
Apart from his basketball career, Erickson was also a capable volleyball player. He represented the UCLA Bruins in volleyball matches before becoming a full-time basketball player.[1] In his time at L.A., he frequently played beach volleyball with team mate Wilt Chamberlain.[2]
Erickson retired in 1977 with career totals of 7,251 points and 3,449 rebounds. Afterwards, he served as an announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers and for The NBA on CBS.
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