Eric Devendorf
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| Syracuse Orange | |
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| Position | Assistant strength coach |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
21 April 1987 Bay City, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College | Syracuse (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–2016 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2009–2010 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2010 | Waikato Pistons |
| 2010 | Wellington Saints |
| 2010–2011 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2011 | Selçuk Üniversitesi |
| 2011–2012 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2012 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2012–2013 | Dnipro-Azot |
| 2013 | Hapoel Afula |
| 2014 | Ilysiakos |
| 2014 | Super City Rangers |
| 2016 | Super City Rangers |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–present | Syracuse (asst. strength coach) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Eric Michael Devendorf (born April 21, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. Devendorf played at Syracuse from 2005 to 2009. He averaged 15.7 points per game in his final season at Syracuse. He ranks 14th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,680 points. Despite having one more year of eligibility remaining, Devendorf decided to leave Syracuse and embark on a pro career. He spent the next seven years playing professionally in the NBA D-League and in foreign countries such as Ukraine, Israel, Greece and New Zealand. In October 2016, he returned to Syracuse after being appointed to head coach Jim Boeheim's staff as assistant strength coach.
Devendorf was named to the Big East All-Rookie team his freshman year after averaging 12.1 points and 2.3 assists per game. Devendorf joined the starting lineup six games into the season, and hit a key layup against Georgetown in the Big East Tournament to send Syracuse to the Big East Championship.
Devendorf was named MVP of the BCA Invitational after averaging 16.0 points a game during the three contests. During the regular season, Devendorf had strong showings against Marquette (20 points), St. Johns (23), DePaul (27) and Villanova (33). The sophomore saved his best showing for the postseason, scoring a career high 34 points against South Alabama in the National Invitation Tournament. Devendorf finished the season averaging 14.8 points and 4.1 assists as a sophomore and was an Honorable Mention All-Big East selection.
Devendorf was leading Syracuse in scoring 10 games into his junior season averaging 17.0 points and 3.9 assists per game. However, he would be sidelined the rest of the season after tearing his ACL against East Tennessee State. Devendorf was granted a hardship waiver during the 2007–08 season after missing 25 games, which meant that for the 2008–09 season, although classified as a senior academically, he would remain a junior in athletic eligibility.
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