
Background
2005-06:
In 82 games with 36 starts, averaged 5.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.29 blocks in 23.6 minutes per game…Shot a team-high 49.3% (171-347 FGs) from the floor and 59.1% (127-215 FTs) from the line…Came off the bench the final 46 games of the season…Tied for third in the league in offensive rebounding (3.3), tied for 21st in total rebounding and 27th in blocks…Also third in the league in rebounds per 48 minutes played (16.0)…Mavericks were 10-1 when he scored 10+ points, 21-5 when he grabbed 10+ rebounds, 7-0 when he recorded a double-double and 29-6 when he recorded 4+ offensive boards…Recorded 3+ blocks eight times…Led the team in rebounding 24 times…16 points (8-9 FGs), a season-high tying 14 rebounds in 25 minutes vs. Detroit (11/19/05)…Season-high 17 points (6-9 FGs, 5-6 FTs) in 33 minutes at Miami (11/25/05)…Season-high tying 14 rebounds (8 offensive) in only 22 minutes vs. Indiana (12/26/05)…11 points (4-8 FGs, 3-3 FTs) with a season-high tying 14 rebounds (8 offensive) in 27 minutes vs. Seattle (2/4/06)…Season-high tying 14 rebounds (8 offensive) in just 21 minutes vs. Charlotte (3/3/06)…13 points (4-6 FGs, 5-6 FTs) with a game-high 12 rebounds (7 offensive) in 21 minutes vs. Utah (4/16/06).
2004-05:
Averaged 9.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.36 blocks in 27.3 minutes per game…appeared in 59 games, starting 56…shot a career and team-high 55.0% (202-367 FGs) from the floor and 60.5% (138-228 FTs) from the line…averaged a team-high 3.1 offensive boards per game…sat out 11/19/04 vs. New York with a strained left hip flexor and 1/14/05 at San Antonio with a left knee contusion…suffered a stress fracture in his right foot at Golden State on 2/15/05 and missed the next 21 games with that injury…in the 11 games prior to getting injured on 2/15/05, averaged 12.4 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.73 blocks in 32.9 minutes per game…tallied 16 double-doubles…scored 10+ points 30 times, grabbed 10+ rebounds 21 times and had 3+ blocks 11 times…the Mavericks were 7-0 when he scored 15 or more points…if he qualified, would have ranked fourth in the NBA in field goal percentage, 20th in rebounding and 29th in blocks…14 points and an NBA season-high 26 rebounds (10 offensive) while adding a season-high 7 blocks in 45 minutes vs. Philadelphia (1/29/05)…15 points with a game-high 14 rebounds in 34 minutes vs. Miami (2/1/05)…season-high 19 points with a game-high 14 rebounds and 3 blocks in 37 minutes at Seattle (2/13/05).
2003-04:
Appeared in 74 games (all starts), averaging 12.3 points,
12.0 rebounds and 1.85 blocks in 32.5 minutes...Among NBA leaders, ranked 4th in
rebounding, 7th in double-doubles (42), 3rd in field goal percentage (.535), 1st in
offensive rebounding (4.7), 11th in defensive rebounding (7.3) and 15th in
blocks...Led the team in rebounds, field goal percentage, double-doubles and
blocks...Finished the season as one of nine players in the NBA who averaged a point/
rebound double-double and joined Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Jermaine O’Neal
as the only players to play in at least 70 games and average at least 10.0 points, 10.0
rebounds and 1.50 blocks...His 42 double-doubles were more than four times his
total from 2002-03 (10) and surpassed his previous career high of 29 in 1997-
98...Posted 16 points and a career-high 25 rebounds vs. L.A. Clippers (3/28),
becoming the first Warrior to grab 25 rebounds since Larry Smith pulled down 31 vs. Denver (3/28/
81)...Registered 20-plus rebounds in six games this season, including back-to-back games with 21 vs.
Washington (3/26) and 25 vs. L.A. Clippers (3/28), becoming the first Warrior to grab 20-or-more
rebounds in consecutive games since Donyell Marshall posted 23 at Indiana (2/26/00) and 21 vs. Atlanta
(2/28/00)...Logged the 100th double-double of his career with a season-high 26 points and 18 rebounds
at Sacramento (3/9)...11 15-plus point/15-plus rebound efforts...Missed the final eight games of the
season (including the last six after being placed on the injured list on 4/5) due to a sprained left ankle
suffered at the 2:48 mark of the fourth period at Toronto (3/31)...The missed games mark his first
missed contests since the beginning of the 2002-03 campaign (156 straight games).
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2002-03:
Led or tied the team in points once, rebounds 13 times, assists once, steals three times and blocks 33 times...10
double-doubles (point/rebound), doubling total from 2001-02 (5)...20-or-more points three with one 30-plus effort...Three-or-more blocks 23
times and five-or-more blocks six times...10-or-more rebounds 13 times...20 points vs. Indiana (3/4), making career-high 10 field goals in 12
attempts...16 points, nine rebounds and six blocks vs. Miami (1/6)...Career-high 31 points and 14 rebounds in 41 minutes vs. Milwaukee (11/
22), including 15-of-18 free throws, marking career highs in makes and attempts from the line...17 rebounds vs. L.A. Clippers (11/18),
marking highest rebound total since pulling down career-high 18 boards on 3/9/99 vs. Vancouver...19 points and 16 rebounds at L.A. Lakers
(11/15)...18 points and 16 rebounds at Memphis (11/11)...Played 42 minutes at Memphis (11/11), his most since playing 42 at Cleveland on
11/14/00...Then-career-high-tying 23 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks at Houston (11/9)...12 points and 15 rebounds at Utah (11/
2)...13 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks vs. Seattle (11/1).
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2001-02:
Appeared in 73 games (46 starts), averaging 7.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.29 blocks in 23.8 minutes...Established new career-high with 167 blocks, ranking seventh on Golden State’s single-season list...Among NBA leaders, ranked 7th in blocks per game, 4th in blocks per 48 minutes (4.61) and T28th in offensive rebounds (2.3 orpg)...Tied or led team in points twice, rebounds five times, assists once, steals twice and blocks 45 times...Five-or-more blocks eight times...Five double-doubles(point/rebound)...Career-high eight blocks vs. L.A. Clippers (4/17), with all eight blocks coming in second quarter...Eight block quarter vs. Clippers tied the NBA record for most blocks in a quarter (matching Manute Bol who accomplished feat twice while with Washington in 1985 and 1987)...Eight blocks in quarter also established new Warriors franchise record, surpassing previous best of seven by Manute Bol at L.A. Clippers on 3/12/90...Career-high seven assists and career-high-tying three steals vs. Utah (4/13)...15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four blocks at Memphis (3/30)...Seven blocks vs. Atlanta (2/17)...21 points on 8-of-10 FG, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Orlando (12/13), marking 8th career 20-plus point/10-plus rebound game and 11th career 20-plus point performance...Six blocks vs. Philadelphia (12/5)...22 points and 14 rebounds vs. Toronto (11/14)...Missed nine games due to injury (from 12/21 thru 1/8).
2000-01:
Appeared in 43 games (26 starts), averaging 7.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, a career-best 1.4 assists and 1.35 blocks in 24.1 minutes…Missed 38 contests (12/8 thru 2/26) with a left knee injury…Sat out four games with an inflamed left knee (12/8 thru 12/16) prior to having surgery on 12/19…Placed on the injured list on 1/8 and was not activated until 2/28...Started 26 contests, averaging 8.8 points and 7.1 rebounds...Recorded double figures in points 12 times (20-plus points once) and rebounds six times, tallying four double-doubles
1999-2000:
Posted 15 points and 16 boards in a 104-88 loss in Indiana on 2/26...Totaled 16 points and 16 rebounds in a 99-95 loss in Portland on 2/16...Activated from the injured list on 1/5, after missing the Warriors' first 30 games with an injured left knee.
1998-99:
Registered a team-high 20 points (4-7 FG, 12-15 FT) and 7 rebounds against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/30...Posted team-highs of 22 points (7-11 FG), 13 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, and added 3 assists, against the Denver Nuggets on 4/23...Totaled 19 points (9-16 FG), a game-high 13 rebounds and 3 assists in a 90-78 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on 3/19...Recorded team-highs of 17 points (6-11 FG) and 10 rebounds, and added 3 assists, against the Orlando Magic on 3/13...Scored 17 points and matched his career-high with 18 rebounds in a 92-82 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 3/9...Registered 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in a 102-83 victory over the Indiana Pacers on 3/5...Scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds in a 96-87 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on 2/17...Posted 13 points, game-highs of 14 rebounds and 5 blocked shots, and 3 assists in a 101-99 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 2/15.
1997-98:
Totaled 23 points, 13 rebounds and 3 steals in a 112-100 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 4/18...Recorded 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in an 88-82 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on 4/16...Posted 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Utah Jazz on 4/7...Registered 18 points and 10 rebounds against the Dallas Mavericks on 3/19...Totaled 17 points and 12 rebounds against the L.A. Clippers on 3/17...Recorded 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds against the Phoenix Suns on 3/13...Scored a team-high 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 93-88 win over the Sacramento Kings on 3/9...Posted 22 points (6-8 FG), 11 rebounds and 3 assists against the Miami Heat on 2/22...Registered 16 points (5-7 FG) and a game-high 12 rebounds in 95-88 victory over the Denver Nuggets on 2/20...Totaled 16 points and a team-high 12 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers on 2/17...Recorded a team-high 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocked shots against the Philadelphia 76ers on 1/17...Scored 20 points (9-15 FG) and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Atlanta Hawks on 1/16...Posted 16 points and 12 rebounds against the L.A. Clippers on 1/2...Registered game-highs of 19 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in an 81-69 win over the Denver Nuggets on 12/26...Totaled 19 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and blocked 3 shots in a 93-92 victory over the L.A. Lakers on 12/10.
1996-97:
Starting 21 of Indiana's first 30 games and playing in 72 games overall, Dampier ranked third on the Pacers with 73 blocked shots, 1.01 per game...He blocked six shots, the most by a Pacer all season, in a 104-94 win against Vancouver on Nov. 29...He also averaged 5.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in just 14.6 minutes per game...He scored 15 points on two occasions, and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 108-89 win at Denver on Jan. 10...Dampier was chosen to start in the Schick Rookie Game at All-Star Game and played well, scoring 11 points, grabbing seven rebounds and adding one assists, one steal and one block in just 15 minutes of action.
COLLEGE:
Dampier led Mississippi State to a three-year record of 66-27 (.710) and three consecutive postseason tournament appearances, including a berth in the 1996 NCAA Final Four...He ranks fourth on MSU's career rebounding chart with 859 boards and 13th on the school's all-time scoring list (1,231)...He also holds or shares all of MSU's blocked-shot standards...Dampier started all but four of 93 games, including 78 in a row, and registered 33 career double-doubles...As a junior, he ranked second in the SEC in rebounding (9.3 rpg), field goal percentage (.551) and blocks (3.1 bpg, 13th in the nation) and set a school record for blocks with 106...Named Honorable Mention All-America by the AP after his junior season at Mississippi State.
Personal
Full name is Erick Travez Dampier
Parents are Kenneth and Mary Dampier
Highly active in Bay Area community service, including visitng Oakland's Children's Hospital and participating in "Tall Tales" Reading Program
In July of 2003, founded the Erick Dampier Foundation to assist underprivileged children in
Mississippi and the Bay Area
Erick Dampier.org
Enjoys R&B and jazz music
Majored in physical eduacation at Mississippi StateEnjoys movies, tennis, fishing and shoppingHas a Rottweiler named Max
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