Eric Stutz
Frederic George Stutz (born 9 September 1992), is an American professional basketball player for AB Castelló of the LEB Oro.
TAU Castelló | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | LEB Oro |
Personal information | |
Born | Newburgh, Indiana | 9 September 1992
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Castle (Newburgh, Indiana) |
College | Eastern Kentucky (2011–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015 | Leiden |
2015–2016 | Inter Bratislava |
2016–2017 | Trepça |
2017–2018 | Bashkimi |
2018–2020 | Força Lleida |
2020–2021 | Ramat HaSharon |
2021–present | Castelló |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
Stutz attended John H. Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana where he won Southern Indiana Athletic Conference championships. Was named the 2011 Evansville Courier & Press All-Metro Player of the Year, averaging 21.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
College career
Played in and started all 32 games as a freshman, averaging 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. As a sophomore he played in and started all 35 games, averaging 8.1 points and a team-best 4.6 rebounds per game. Played in all 34 games and averaged 8.6 points along with 4.6 rebounds per game as a junior. Played four games during Eastern Kentucky's summer tour in Australia. As a senior he played 32 games, averaging career-best 15.6 points and 5.7 rebounds. Named First-team NABC All-District and First-team All-OVC.
Professional career
After playing at Eastern Kentucky, Stutz started his pro career in 2015 with the Dutch club Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden.[1] On 6 December 2015 he left the team after 6 games of the Dutch Basketball League and 3 of the FIBA Europe Cup.[2] Three days after he joined the Slovak club Inter Bratislava, where he played 3 games.[3]
In July 2016 he joined the Kosovar club KB Trepça, playing Kosovo Basketball Superleague and Balkan International Basketball League.[4] Next season played for the 2018 kosovar champions Bashkimi Prizren.
On 21 September 2018, signed for LEB Oro side Força Lleida.[5]
References
- "Eric Stutz is geland" [Eric Stutz had landed] (in Dutch). B.S. Leiden. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- "ZZ Leiden en Stutz gaan uit elkaar" [ZZ Leiden and Stutz break up] (in Dutch). B.S. Leiden. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- "Na skúšku prichádza Stutz" [Stutz comes to a test] (in Slovak). Slovak Basketball League. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Trepça përforcohet me amerikanin Eric Stutz" [Trepca is reinforced with American Eric Stutz] (in Albanian). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "Amb l'Eric no anem coixos de mà i és un jugador dur i amb presència" ["With Eric we do not go hand lame and is a tough player with presence"] (in Catalan). Força Lleida CE. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.