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| Born | (1978-02-21)February 21, 1978 (age 47) Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | St. John's (1998–2000) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2000: 1st round, 28th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by thePortland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 21, 12 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2002 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Peristeri | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Huntsville Flight | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Olympia Larissa | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Ironi Ramat Gan | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Sion Hérens Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Indiana Alley Cats | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Split | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Basket Kwidzyn | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Starogard Gdański | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Laval Kebs | ||||||||||||||
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Erick Barkley (born February 21, 1978) is an American former professionalbasketball player. Born in Queens, New York, he played high school basketball atChrist the King Regional High School and theMaine Central Institute and college basketball atSt. John's University.[1] He was namedFirst Team All-Big East and anAll-American honorable mention in 2000.[2] Barkley was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000, and played for the team for two seasons.
In high school, Barkley was a starter on theAAU team the Riverside Hawks, along with future professional basketball playersLamar Odom,Ron Artest,Elton Brand, andAnthony Glover. In 1996, the team went 66–1 in AAU play.[3] Barkley and Artest would both later star at St. John's together, and led the team to theElite Eight in the1999 NCAA Tournament.
During the2000 NBA draft, Barkley was selected in the first round (28th pick overall) by thePortland Trail Blazers. After two seasons with Portland, he was traded withSteve Kerr and a2003 second-round pick to theSan Antonio Spurs forAntonio Daniels,Amal McCaskill andCharles Smith on August 5, 2002.[4] The Spurs traded Barkley to theChicago Bulls on October 26, 2002, but he was waived the same day.[5]
His final NBA game was played on April 17, 2002, in a 92 - 79 win over the Houston Rockets where he recorded 7 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. In total, Barkley only played in the NBA for 2 years, playing 27 games during his career and averaged 2.9points per game with 1.5assists and 0.9rebounds per game.
Barkley played for theG.S. Olympia Larissa B.C. inLarissa,Greece during the 2004–05 season until he was expelled from the league for possessingcannabis. He played his final professional season in 2011 for theQuebec Kebs of theNational Basketball League of Canada. When Barkley told team management he was planning to retire due to injuries, he was persuaded to finish out the season as aplayer-coach.[6]
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