No. 35 – Leones de Ponce | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League |
BSN FIBA Americas League |
Personal information | |
Born |
San Antonio, Texas |
July 7, 1984
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Sam Houston (San Antonio, Texas) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2007 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2008 | Austin Toros |
2008 | Marineros |
2008–2009 | Austin Toros |
2009–2010 | Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins |
2010–2011 | Austin Toros |
2011 | Jeonju KCC Egis |
2011–2012 | Austin Toros |
2012 | San Antonio Spurs |
2013 | Meralco Bolts |
2013 | Metros de Santiago |
2013–2014 | Austin Toros |
2014 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam |
2014 | Heilongjiang Fengshen |
2014–2015 | Élan Chalon |
2015 | Leones de Ponce |
2015–2016 | Paris-Levallois |
2016 | Blackwater Elite |
2016 | Salt Lake City Stars |
2017–present | Leones de Ponce |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Eric Lamont Dawson (born July 7, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for McLennan CC and Midwestern State.
Dawson spent two years at McLennan Community College before transferring to Midwestern State where he averaged 16.6 points and 10.6 rebounds in two seasons and earning All-LSC first-team honors in both seasons. He also was a Basketball Times second-team All American while helping the Mustangs to a conference title and a NCAA regional appearance in his senior season.
After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Dawson signed with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League on November 1, 2007. On February 4, 2008, he was waived by the Toros after playing two games in an injury plagued. Afterwards, he signed with Marineros of Dominican Republic for the rest of the season.
On November 6, 2008, Dawson re-signed with the Austin Toros. In 30 games, he averaged 10.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.1 steals and one block in 24.2 minutes. The next season, he played in Japan for Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins.
In December, 2010, Dawson re-signed with Austin.
In 29 games with the Austin Toros in the 2011–12 season, Dawson averaged 17.2 points and 10.7 rebounds, shooting 56 percent from the field earning himself the NBA D-League's Impact Player of the Year. He eclipsed previous career highs that he set in the 2008–09 season when he averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds. With Dawson in the lineup, the Toros put together a record of 19-10, helping them to the league’s second best record at 33-17 going into the 2012 NBA D-League Playoffs.
During the 2011–12 season, he played two stints with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).