Sleepy Floyd

Infobox NBA Player
name = Eric Floyd


position = Point guard
nickname = Sleepy
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 170
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1960|3|6
birth_place = Gastonia, North Carolina
college = Georgetown
draft = 13th overall
draft_year = 1982
draft_team = New Jersey Nets
career_start = 1982
career_end = 1995
former_teams = New Jersey Nets (1982–1983, 1994–1995)
Golden State Warriors (1983–1987)
Houston Rockets (1987–1993)
San Antonio Spurs (1993–1994)
awards = 1986-87 NBA All-Star
halloffame =

Eric Augustus "Sleepy" Floyd (born March 6, 1960 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'3" guard, Floyd played competitively at Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia, and starred at Georgetown University before being drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 13th pick of the 1982 NBA Draft. During the middle of an unspectacular rookie season, Floyd was traded by the Nets with Mickey Johnson to the Golden State Warriors for Micheal Ray Richardson. Floyd quickly blossomed while playing for the Warriors, averaging 16.5 points per game in his first full season with the franchise, and during the 1984-85 NBA season, he averaged a career high 19.5 points per game. Two seasons later, he averaged 18.8 points and 10.3 assists and earned a spot on the 1987 NBA All-Star Team. In December 1987, Floyd was traded with Joe Barry Carroll to the Houston Rockets for Ralph Sampson and Steve Harris, and Floyd would play 5½ seasons with the Rockets before signing as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs in 1993. After one season in San Antonio, he returned to the New Jersey Nets, and he retired in 1995 with 12,260 career points and 5,175 career assists.

Floyd earned the nickname "Sleepy" due to his hooded eyelids and the fact he used to fall asleep during the game. He still holds the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in half (39), in game 4 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Floyd scored 12 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 51 points.

External links

* [http://basketball-reference.com/players/f/floydsl01.html Career Stats]

Persondata
NAME= Floyd, Sleepy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Floyd, Eric Augustus
SHORT DESCRIPTION= American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH= March 6, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH= Gastonia, North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=