Background | College Career | NBA Career | Eric Snow Fun Facts
Background | College Career | NBA Career | Eric Snow Fun Facts
Eric's NBA and Playoffs Career
DRAFTED: Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (43rd) of the 1995 NBA Draft.
HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Kedrick Brown and Kevin Ollie on July 20, 2004.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
2004-05: Played in 81 games (15 starts)…averaged 4.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 22.8 minutes per game…in 15 games as a starter, averaged 5.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists…led or tied for the team lead in assists 16 times, in steals nine times and blocks three times…passed out a season-high 13 assists vs. Boston on April 19 to go along with six points and four rebounds…dished out six assists or more on 19 occasions while the Cavs were 13-6 in those games…ranked fifth in the league in assists-to-turnovers ratio (3.56 to 1.0)…scored a season-high 16 points at Golden State on Jan. 22…grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Washington on Jan. 24…in the final two games of the season (two starts), averaged 8.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 10.5 assists…just missed a triple-double with 10 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists vs. Washington on Jan. 24…posted career highs in blocked shots (16) and three-point field goals (13) this season…recorded two double-doubles on the season both coming in back-to-back games on Jan. 22 at Golden State and Jan. 24 vs. Washington…missed one game (Dec. 18 vs. Boston) due to a team suspension.
2003-04: Played in all 82 games…was the only Sixer to start all 82 games…has now started 225 consecutive games…averaged 10.3 points, a team-leading 6.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds…ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in three categories: total assists (ninth - 563), assists per game (sixth – 6..9) and assists-to-turnovers (seventh – 3:1)…recorded 10 double-doubles…scored 18 points with nine assists at Atlanta on April 6…dished out 13 assists with just one turnover vs. Cleveland on March 26…scored 19 points and seven assists against New York on March 12…scored a season-high 22 points and added 10 assists at Utah on Dec. 29…recorded a season-high 14 assists vs. Orlando on Dec. 22…played in his 500th career game on Nov. 1 at Golden State, scoring 17 points.
2002-03: Started all 82 games…averaged a career-best 12.9 points, 6.7 assists and 1.62 steals…played a career-high 3,108 minutes…named to the All-Defensive Second Team…scored in double-figures in 32 straight games from Jan. 6 to March 16…tied his career-high with 15 assists versus Atlanta on Jan. 29 and had no turnovers, another career best…recorded a career-high four blocks at Cleveland on Nov. 29.
2001-02: Played in 61 games…missed the first 20 games of the season after suffering a left thumb fracture in a pre-season game at San Antonio on October 16…averaged 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds….also averaged 1.6 steals and finished with a 2.90:1 assists-to-turnovers ratio…averaged 16.6 points per game, including a career-high 26 at Washington on April 10, in the final 22 games of the regular season…led the Sixers in scoring 10 times…neared a triple-double in three games: 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds vs. New York on March 24; 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists at Boston on March 22; and 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds at Washington on Jan. 22…recorded six double-doubles…grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds versus Golden State on Feb. 20.
2000-01: Missed 32 contests with a right ankle fracture from Dec. 8 to Feb. 7…averaged 9.8 points, 7.4 assists and 3.3 rebounds…led the team in assists in 25 of the 32 games after returning from injury…recorded three straight 20-point plus games from Nov. 8 to 11.
1999-00: Played in all 82 games…started 80 of the 82 games, averaging 7.9 points, 7.6 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 35.0 minutes per contest…selected as the NBA Sportsmanship award winner…ranked third in the league in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.85:1)…hit three game-winners during the season: vs. Chicago on Dec. 17; vs. Detroit on Dec. 20; and vs. Orlando on Jan. 14…had 12 double-doubles during the season (Sixers went 11-1 in those games)…led the team in assists 59 times.
1998-99: Started all 48 games in which he appeared during the 1998-99 season…averaged 8.6 points, 6.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 35.8 minutes…selected as the Atlantic Division winner of the 1998-99 NBA Sportsmanship award…led the team in assists 34 times and scored in double figures on 19 occasions…
1997-98: Was acquired by the 76ers on Jan. 18 from the Sonics during the 1997-98 season…made his first start as a 76er in Charlotte on Feb. 5…averaged 12.4 points and 7.1 assists during the 1999 playoffs…played in all eight playoff games…appeared in 64 games (47 as a Sixer)….made his Sixers’ debut against Sacramento on Jan. 19…averaged 18 minutes after joining Philadelphia and recorded a 3.22:1 assists-to-turnovers ratio…led the team in assists in six of the last 10 games.
1996-97: Appeared in 67 games during the 1996-97 season...was listed as DNP-CD in 15 games…had a season-high 13 assists vs. Golden State on Dec. 17.
1996-95: Played in 43 games (one start) as a rookie during the 1995-96 season…averaged 2.7 points and 1.7 assists per game…was listed as a DNP-CD on 39 occasions…started his first career game on March 15 against Dallas and recorded 13 assists in 33 minutes.
NBA PLAYOFF CAREER: In the 2003 Playoffs, averaged 11.5 points and 5.6 assists in 12 games…scored in double-digits in nine of the 12 playoff games…tied a career-playoff best with eight rebounds against New Orleans on April 30…finished with 17 points, 12 assists and a career-playoff high five steals against New Orleans on April 28...During the 2002 Playoffs, averaged 10.8 points, 5.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds against Boston…had a series-high 11 assists on May 1…scored a playoff career-high 23 points on April 28…started 50 games...Averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 31.2 minutes during the 2001 Playoffs…started nine of the 23 playoff games…scored 18 points on May 30 versus Milwaukee, including the game-winner…dished out 12 assists in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 15…Started four of the five games in the 2000 Playoffs…averaged 7.4 points and 7.0 assists in 27.6 minutes…missed two games in the first round and three games in the conference semifinals with a chip fracture in his right ankle…had a 19-point, 13-assist effort at Charlotte on April 24…had a 5:1 assists-to-turnovers ratio (35 assists, seven turnovers) during the playoffs…Averaged 1.6 points and 1.5 assists in eight games during the 1997 Playoffs...Appeared in 10 games during the 1996 Playoffs…averaged 2.4 minutes during the Sonics’ run to the Finals.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Winner of 2005 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
In 2003-04, ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in three categories: total assists (ninth - 563), assists per game (sixth – 6..9) and assists-to-turnovers (seventh – 3:1)
Named to the 2002-03 All-Defensive Second Team
Selected as the Atlantic Division winner of the 1998-99 NBA Sportsmanship award
Notched 13 assists, five points and five rebounds, in his first career start, against the Dallas Mavericks on 3/5/96