Career
He spent six years on the Northwestern University Wildcats, (1993-1999) missing the first two due to a foot injury. He was their 6"11" center, scoring 1,805 points and grabbing 995 rebounds. He led the Wildcats (he was #1 on the team in scoring and rebounding for three consecutive seasons) to an National Institute of Technology berth in 1999 with a 15-14 record.
In the 1999 Big 10 Tournament, his 8th seeded wildcats nearly beat the #1 seeded Michigan State Spartans but lost a last second shot to Spartan great Mateen Cleeves.
Eschmeyer played in four National Basketball Association seasons from 1999 to 2003. He played for the Nets from 1999 to 2001 and the Dallas Mavericks from 2001 to 2003.
He averaged 2.9 pts, 3.9 rebs, and 0.6 blocks per game. In his four-year National Basketball Association career, Eschmeyer played in 153 games and scored a total of 421 points.
In October 2004, he retired from basketball because of persistent knee problems.
Eschmeyer had four knee surgeries in five years. He is a Democrat who worked on Barack Obama"s 2008 presidential campaign. After working for a left-wing, environmental law firm in Ohio, Eschmeyer moved to Boulder, Colorado and works as a private investor.
