Eric Turner (basketball)

Eric Turner
Personal information
Born February 7, 1963
Elkhart, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Flint Central (Flint, Michigan)
College Michigan (1981–1984)
NBA draft 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career 1984–present
Position Point guard
Number 12, 25
Career history
1984–1986 Detroit Spirits (CBA)
1986 Staten Island Stallions (USBL)
1986 Great Taste Coffee Makers (Philippines)
1988–1989 La Crosse Catbirds (CBA)
Career highlights and awards
  • CBA Rookie of the year (1985)

Eric Clifton Turner (born February 7, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player from University of Michigan.

Career

A 6-3, playmaker out of the University of Michigan, Turner averaged 14.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 85 games from 1981-82 through 1983-84 and was a three-year starter. He was chosen by the Detroit Pistons on the second round of the 1984 NBA Draft as a junior eligible. Turner was a member of the USA team that won the bronze medal in the 1983 World University games in Edmonton, Canada.

Turner has never played in the NBA but played with the CBA's Detroit Spirits in 1984-85 and 1985-86 and unsuccessfully tried out with the Houston Rockets in the summer of 1985. In 1984-85, Turner was voted the CBA's Rookie of the year after ranking second in the league in assists and contributing 17.5 points per game in 47 outings. He also suited up for the Staten Island Stallions in the United States Basketball League (USBL) season.

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