Background
Montross, Eric Scott was born on September 23, 1971. Son of Scott and Janice Montross.
sportscaster basketball player
Montross, Eric Scott was born on September 23, 1971. Son of Scott and Janice Montross.
Student in Speech Communications, University North Carolina.
Born in Indianapolis he played for Lawrence North High School before enrolling to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to play for the Tar Heels. Playing for Lawrence North High School, he was selected as a McDonald"s All American in 1990. That same year, he was named to the United States of America Today All-United States of America first Team.
After leading Lawrence North to the Indiana high school basketball championship Montross committed himself to the North Carolina.
In 4 seasons at University of North Carolina, Montross appeared in 139 games, averaging 11.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. In 1994, he started the Eric Montross Fathers Day Basketball Camp.
The camp helped raise thousands of dollars for University of North Carolina hospitals and still does. Montross was selected by the Boston Celtics with the ninth overall pick in the 1994 National Basketball Association Draft.
During his first year in the National Basketball Association, he averaged 10 points per game, and was selected to the 1995 Rookie All-Star Game and named to the National Basketball Association All-Rookie 2nd Team.
However, Montross would never again reach this level of production. The Celtics came under fire for selecting Montross over players such as Eddie Jones, Jalen Rose, and Aaron McKie. During his career in the National Basketball Association, Montross played with the Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, and the Toronto Raptors.
Montross announced his retirement on August 26, 2003, due to a foot injury and was waived by the Raptors in February, 2004.
During his career, Montross averaged 4.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.7 blocks and 0.4 assists per game. He played in 465 games and started 263.
Montross is now color commentator on University of North Carolina"s basketball broadcasts, working alongside play-by-play man Jones Angell. Montross was also a baseball pitcher in high school and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs with the 1547th pick overall in the 1994 MLB draft.
Married Laura, August 27, 1994.