Eric Moreland

Eric Moreland

Moreland shoots a free throw in 2012
No. 25 – Sacramento Kings
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991
Houston, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school Hightower (Missouri City, Texas)
Ocean Academy
(Bayville, New Jersey)
College Oregon State (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–present Sacramento Kings
2014–2016 →Reno Bighorns (D-League)

Eric Moreland (born December 24, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Oregon State University.

High school career

Following his graduation from Hightower High School in January 2010, Moreland enrolled at Ocean Academy in Bayville, New Jersey for one semester where he averaged 15.5 points and 2.6 blocks per game.[1]

College career

Although originally being recruited by Oregon State, Moreland signed with UTEP in January 2010 upon his graduation from Hightower High. However, following the release of UTEP's head coach Tony Barbee in March 2010, Moreland was released from his scholarship and signed with Oregon State in May 2010. In August 2010, the NCAA cleared him to play immediately with four years of eligibility.[2][3]

Moreland played four games in 2010–11 before suffering a season-ending left shoulder injury against Colorado on December 4, 2010 that required surgery. On August 4, 2011, he was granted medical hardship, allowing him to retain four years of college eligibility.[1]

In his redshirted freshman season in 2011–12, Moreland played in all 36 games and started 17. He led the Pac-12 in blocked shots, the first Oregon State player to lead the conference in that category since Nick DeWitz in 2005–06. In addition, he broke the Oregon State single-season record with 69 blocked shots that was held by Scott Haskin (68 in 1991–92) and shattered the Oregon State freshman blocked shots record that was set the season before by Devon Collier (23). In 36 games, he averaged 5.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 20.5 minutes per game.[1]

In his sophomore season, Moreland earned Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention honors. He was also named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on December 24, 2012 after posting two double-doubles and averaging 17.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in wins over Howard and San Diego. In 29 games (22 starts), he averaged 9.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.5 blocks in 30.7 minutes per game.[1]

In his junior season, Moreland played just 20 games after he was suspended for the first 12 games for a violation of team rules. He went on to earn Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention honors for the second straight year after he became just the third player in Oregon State history to average double-figure rebounds in multiple seasons. In 20 games (19 starts), he averaged 8.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.0 blocks in 29.4 minutes per game.[1]

On April 12, 2014, Moreland declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility. He finished his Oregon State career as the all-time leader in blocked shots (184) and blocked shots average (2.07), and fifth all-time in rebounds (762) and sixth in rebounding average (8.6).[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Moreland joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[4] On July 30, 2014, he signed with the Kings[5][6] and went on to receive multiple assignments to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League[7] before being ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season on January 1, 2015 due to a labral tear in his left shoulder.[8] He recovered in time to participate in the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 6.4 points and 8.0 rebounds in five games. On July 29, 2015, Moreland was waived by the Kings,[9] only to be re-signed by the team for training camp on September 9.[10][11][12] On December 16, 2015, he was ruled out indefinitely after sustaining a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his left foot during practice earlier that day.[13] Five days later, he was ruled out for eight weeks after undergoing successful surgery on his left foot.[14] On March 19, 2016, he was assigned to the Reno Bighorns.[15] On April 1, he was recalled by the Kings.[16]

Personal

Moreland is the son of Louis and Verlarne Moreland, and has one brother, Louis Truscott, and one sister, Jelisa. He graduated in March 2014 with a degree in Human Development and Family Science.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "#15 Eric Moreland". osubeavers.com. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Eric Moreland Joins UTEP Basketball Team". UTEPAthletics.com. January 14, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Buker, Paul (August 10, 2010). "UTEP transfer Eric Moreland granted immediate eligibility by NCAA, a big boost for Oregon State basketball". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kings to Hold Mini-Camp in Las Vegas Prior to 2014 Samsung NBA Summer League". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kings Sign Eric Moreland". NBA.com. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ Herbert, James (July 30, 2014). "Kings sign undrafted rookie big man Eric Moreland". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "All-Time NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Myron, Chuck (January 1, 2015). "Eric Moreland To Miss Rest Of Season". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kings Waive Eric Moreland". NBA.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kings bringing back Eric Moreland on a one-year partially guaranteed deal". SactownRoyalty.com. September 3, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "2015-16 NBA Transactions". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "2015-2016 Sacramento Kings Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Eric Moreland Suffers Broken Foot". NBA.com. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ Jones, Jason (December 21, 2015). "Eric Moreland had surgery to repair the...". Twitter. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kings Assign Moreland to Reno". NBA.com. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Kings Recall Dukan and Moreland from Reno". OurSportsCentral.com. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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