Eric Money

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Eric Money
Personal information
Born (1955-02-06) February 6, 1955 (age 69)
New Jersey Nets
1979Philadelphia 76ers
1979–1980Detroit Pistons
Career NBA statistics
Points
5,211 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds894 (2.1 rpg)
Assists1,623 (3.8 apg)
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Eric Money (born February 6, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player.

Amateur career

A 6'0"

Detroit, Michigan, Money played alongside fellow future NBA players Lindsay Hairston and Coniel Norman in helping Kettering win the 1971 Detroit Public School League title.[1] After graduating high school in 1972, Money played collegiately at Arizona. Money was a member of the first class eligible to play as a freshman, averaging 19.9 ppg, but would declare for a draft hardship eligibility and would leave the Wildcats after averaging 18.1 ppg in his sophomore season.[2][3]

Professional career

Money was drafted by the hometown

1977–78 season gave Money the job outright and he had his best professional season, averaging 18.6 ppg and 4.7 apg.[4]

The

1979–80 Pistons
, averaging 10.9 ppg in what would be his final NBA season.

Released by Detroit after the team drafted point guard

San Diego Clippers in 1981 but was released before the season began.[5]
Money played six seasons (1974–1980) in total, averaging 12.2 ppg in his NBA career.

Out of the league at 24, the influence of teammate

1976–77 Pistons, came into question. Pistons center, teammate and Hall of Famer Bob Lanier said, “In the ABA, Marvin Barnes was a great, great player that had issues. They took a chance on him, but Marvin was still into street life and he affected Eric Money. Money could shoot the in-between jumper and he might’ve been one of the best that ever played." “A few years ago, Lanier continues, “I ran into Marvin in Houston and he said, ‘Bob, I used to get get high all the time and Eric started to get high with me.’ When somebody tells you that and this is 20-some odd years later, you want put your fist right through their head. And I adored Marvin Barnes – I liked his personality and he’s as charming a guy as you’d ever want to meet. But in terms of him trying to be part of the team that wins a championship … man…”[6]

Two teams, one game

Money is one of three players in NBA history to have played for two teams in a single game, and the only player in NBA history to officially score for two teams in the same game.[7] This was made possible because of officiating mistakes made by referee Richie Powers during a November 1978 game between the Nets and 76ers, when Powers issued three technical fouls each to both a Nets player and the coach (a player is disqualified after two technicals).

The Nets successfully petitioned NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien for a replay of the third and fourth quarters of the game, which occurred the following March. In the intervening time, Money, Harvey Catchings, and Ralph Simpson were traded between the two teams, with Money joining the 76ers.[8] Al Skinner was also traded, but did not see playing time for either squad, making him the only player in NBA history to have an official DNP for both teams in the same NBA game.[9]

Personal life

Money was one of several professional basketball players to appear in the 1979 film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.[10] In 2014, he co-authored a book, Tucson a Basketball Town, which covered the tenure of his coach at Arizona, Fred Snowden, the second black NCAA Division I head coach in history, and the opening of the McKale Center in 1973.[11] Money lives in Arizona where he coaches and provides individualized basketball player development for youth.[12]

References

  1. ^ "detroit psl basketball history". cdpalace.in.
  2. ^ Novak, Thad. "Arizona Basketball: The Top 50 Players in School History". Bleacher Report.
  3. ^ "Eric Money College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Eric Money Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ Goldaper, Sam (September 27, 1981). "ERIC MONEY TRIES COMEBACK". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 25: The 1976-77 Detroit Pistons". November 9, 2011.
  7. ^ "New Jersey Nets at Philadelphia 76ers Box Score, November 8, 1978". Basketball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ Powell, Shaun. "In 1978-79 season, deal like no other happened at NBA trade deadline". NBA.com.
  9. ^ Martinez, Nico. "The Only NBA Player Who Played And Scored For Both Teams In The Same Game". Fadeaway World.
  10. ^ "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
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  12. ^ "Tucson a Basketball Town". Wheatmark.

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