Eric Stuteville

Eric Stuteville

Personal information
Born	(1995-02-06) February 6, 1995 (age 29)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Casa Roble (Orangevale, California)
College	Sacramento State (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2017–2021
Position	Center
Career history
2017–2019	Northern Arizona Suns
2019–2020	Kangoeroes Mechelen
2020	Alytus Dzūkija
2021	Erie BayHawks

Eric Stuteville (born February 6, 1995) is an American former professional basketball player. He competed in college at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State).

High school career

His father Shannon played basketball for NAIA Langston University in Oklahoma while his mother, Kristine played for UC Berkeley. Stuteville's brother Mason plays for Park University. Eric Stuteville began playing organized basketball as a freshman at Casa Roble High School. He had a growth spurt the following year, growing from 6-foot-1 to 6-foot-7. Stuteville joined NorCal Pharaohs of AAU play. As a senior, he led Casa Roble to a 23–9 record and a berth in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division III State Championships while averaging 21.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.[1] Stuteville was named co-MVP of the Capital Valley League, first team all-league, and first team all-Metro.[2]

College career

As a senior at Sacramento State, Stuteville averaged 11.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks while shooting 63.2 percent, a single season Hornets record. Over the course of his career, he set the Sacramento State record for games played (125) and was 14th in points scored (1,013).[3] He became the first center in school history to score 1,000 points.[1]

Professional career

Stuteville played for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League, becoming the first former Sacramento State player to compete in the Summer League. He was selected first overall in the 2017 NBA G League Draft by the Northern Arizona Suns.[3] Stuteville did not play much for the Suns at first but began to develop a rhythm as the season progressed and improved defensively.[1]

On September 24, 2019, Stuteville signed with Kangoeroes Mechelen of the Pro Basketball League (DBL).[4] In 2020, he signed with Alytus Dzūkija of the Lithuanian Basketball League. In two games, Stuteville averaged 2.5 points per game. His contract was terminated on October 29, 2020.[5]

On March 1, 2021, Stuteville signed with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League.[6]

References

1. Cook, Doug (December 29, 2017). "Player Feature: A late bloomer, NAZ Suns' center Eric Stuteville coming into his own". Prescott Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
2. "Get To Know: Eric Stuteville". NBA.com. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
3. Harris, Noel (October 21, 2017). "Former Sacramento State star a step from 'next level' after being drafted first". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
4. "Kangoeroes announce Eric Stuteville". Sportando. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
5. "Pirmieji pokyčiai Alytuje: "Dzūkiją" palieka puolėjas iš JAV". Basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
6. "NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

External links

• Sacramento State bio Archived 2018-05-07 at the Wayback Machine