Erik Daniels

Erik Daniels
Personal information
Born	April 1, 1982 (age 41); Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College	Kentucky (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2015
Position	Small forward
Career history
2004–2005	Sacramento Kings
2005–2006	Fayetteville Patriots
2006–2007	Angelico Biella
2007	Lottomatica Roma
2008	Akasvayu Girona
2008–2009	Erie BayHawks
2009–2010	Azovmash
2010	Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon
2010	Zagreb
2011	Erie BayHawks
2011–2012	Andrea Costa Imola
2012–2013	Erie BayHawks
2013–2014	BC Odesa
2014–2015	Quimsa
Career highlights and awards
	All-NBA D-League First Team (2009); All-NBA D-League Second Team (2006);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Erik Christopher Daniels (born April 1, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He has played for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, along with the Fayetteville Patriots and the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League. He played his college basketball at the University of Kentucky.

College career

After graduating from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio, Daniels went on to the University of Kentucky, where he played his way into the starting lineup his junior and senior year.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, Daniels was signed by the Kings as a free agent. He got very limited playing time in the 2004-05 NBA season, amassing a mere 13 points and 18 rebounds over the span of 21 games. Daniels was released by the Kings on October 17, 2005, and signed with the D-League's Fayetteville Patriots.

In the 2006–2007 season he played with the Angelico Biella of the Italian Serie A league, and in the summer of 2007 he was signed by Lottomatica Roma for the next two seasons.^[1] He was selected with the 7th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by the Erie BayHawks.^[2] On February 11, 2009, Daniels would become the first BayHawk selected to the NBA D-League All-Star game. He would be named an alternate on the All-Star game's blue team.^[3]

On March 19, 2010, he joined Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon from the Israeli Basketball Super League, with whom he won the 2010 championship.

On November 7, 2013, Erik returned to Ukrainian Superleague, having signed a contract with BC Odesa.^[4]

On November 29, 2014, he signed with Argentinian team Quimsa.^[5]