General
Three-star prospect ranked No. 19 among all point guards and No. 172 overall nationally (No. 13 in Georgia) in the class of 2025 according to the 247Sports Composite ranking … All-state point guard on the class 4A level in Georgia … Has excellent quickness and speed, ballhandling skills and the ability to get into the lane and score or create for others … His father, Eric, Sr., was an All-America player at Angelina Junior College who moved on to star at New Mexico … His mother, Rene, played at Georgia State and was a member of the Panthers’ first NCAA Tournament team in 2001 … Older brother Andre played collegiately at Harvard … Baseball was his other passion before he entered high school
High School
All-state choice as a junior and senior who played significant varsity minutes from his freshman year on … Named Class 4A Region Player of the Year in 2025 … Atlanta Journal-Constitution named him its All-Metro Player of the Year in 2024 … Led Pace Academy to the finals of the Georgia 4A state playoffs as a senior in 2025, where they fell to North Oconee, 60-51 … Averaged 18.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game for a Knights team that fashioned a 27-5 overall record and 14-0 in 4A region 4 … Pace went 101-22 in his four years on the team, 49-2 in region play … Scored 1,446 points with 428 assists and 242 steals in his four years with the Knights … Competed on the Adidas 3SSB circuit playing for Anthony Edward’s AAU team, AE5, where he averaged 13.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.8 apg … Was selected to participate in the NBPA Top 100 camp in Orlando, Fla. , where he was one of the top performers on June 1 at the camp when he shot a perfect (4-4 3FG) en route to 20 points and 5 assists
Coach Stoudamire says – “Eric may be under the radar, but he’s one of the more skilled guards in the country. He’s got a great skill set, can dribble, pass and shoot very well. He’ll be able to shoot from deep and stretch the floor. He makes good passes with his right hand or his left. He’s going to be able to contribute here.”
