- Erick Strickland
Demerick (Erick) Montae Strickland (born
25 November 1973 inOpelika, Alabama ) is an American professionalbasketball player formerly in theNBA . Erick starred atBellevue West High School inBellevue, Nebraska as anOmaha World-Herald All-StateWide Receiver , and anAll-American basketball player where he still holds most of the major school scoring records.Erick was drafted in the 1992
MLB draft in the 31st round and played in theFlorida Marlins organization as anOutfielder . After a college basketball career at theUniversity of Nebraska , he went undrafted, but caught on with theDallas Mavericks , and went on to play for theNew York Knicks , the Vancouver Grizzlies,Boston Celtics ,Indiana Pacers and theMilwaukee Bucks , averaging 7.5 points per game throughout his career. In 1999, Erick was voted bySports Illustrated as the 41st ranked athlete in the 20th Century from the state of Nebraska.After retiring from basketball, Erick Strickland co-founded website Luxury Boy Toys, an online marketplace catering to rick people.
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/erick_strickland NBA.com - Erick Strickland]
* [http://blogs.msg.com/howtoroll/2008/06/former-knick-cr.html - Former Knick Creates Online Luxury Marketplace]
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