Evan Bruce Eschmeyer (born May 30, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1999 NBA draft. He spent six years on the Northwestern University Wildcats, (1993–1999) missing the first two due to a foot injury. He was their 6'11" center, scoring 1,805 points and grabbing 995 rebounds. He led the Wildcats (he was #1 on the team in scoring and rebounding for three consecutive seasons) to an NIT berth in 1999 with a 15–14 record.[1] In the 1999 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament, his 8th seeded wildcats nearly beat the #1 seeded Michigan State Spartans but lost to a last second shot by Spartan great Mateen Cleaves. Eschmeyer played in four NBA seasons from 1999 to 2003. He played for the Nets from 1999 to 2001 and the Dallas Mavericks from 2001 to 2003. He averaged 2.9 pts, 3.9 rebs, and 0.6 blocks per game.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1975 New Knoxville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | New Knoxville (New Knoxville, Ohio) |
| College | Northwestern (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 1999–2003 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 00, 42 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2001 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2001–2003 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 421 (2.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 601 (3.9 rpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
In his four-year NBA career, Eschmeyer played in 153 games and scored a total of 421 points. In October 2004, he retired from basketball because of persistent knee problems.[2] Eschmeyer had four knee surgeries in five years. Doctors told him to retire or run the risk of very limited mobility when he had children.[3] He is a Democrat who worked on Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. After working for an environmental law firm in Ohio, Eschmeyer moved to Boulder, Colorado and works as a private investor. Eschmeyer is a lifetime member of Net Impact.
Evan's wife, the former Kristina Divjak, also played at Northwestern as a 6'0" forward and led the Big Ten in scoring with 22.1 points per game in 1997–98, ranking 13th nationally.[4] The couple are parents to a son, Elijah, and two daughters, Alexandra and Mila. In 2021–22, the 6'4" Alexandra exploded onto the high school girls hoops scene as a freshman, leading Peak to Peak Charter School (Lafayette, CO) in nearly every statistical category: 15.4 points per game, 10.4 rebounds per game and 3.6 blocks per game. Alexandra's 6'7" twin brother, Elijah, finished his freshman year at Peak to Peak with 6.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 2.8 bpg.[5]
NBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | New Jersey | 31 | 5 | 12.0 | .528 | — | .500 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | .7 | 2.9 |
| 2000–01 | New Jersey | 74 | 51 | 18.0 | .460 | — | .657 | 4.9 | .5 | .6 | .8 | 3.4 |
| 2001–02 | Dallas | 31 | 6 | 9.6 | .420 | — | .606 | 3.2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 2.0 |
| 2002–03 | Dallas | 17 | 3 | 7.9 | .368 | — | .750 | 1.7 | .4 | .6 | .4 | 1.0 |
| Career | 153 | 65 | 14.0 | .463 | — | .621 | 3.9 | .5 | .5 | .6 | 2.8 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dallas | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | — | — | .7 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | Dallas | 5 | 0 | 6.4 | .500 | — | — | 1.0 | .4 | .6 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Career | 8 | 0 | 5.0 | .429 | — | — | .9 | .4 | .4 | .3 | .8 | |
Notes
edit- ^ "Whatever happened to ... Evan Eschmeyer". www.news-gazette.com. January 30, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ Mavericks C Eschmeyer announces retirement. Updated October 25, 2004
- ^ "Jump Shot: Evan Eschmeyer, Northwestern Magazine". www.northwestern.edu. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Kristina Divjak Out for the Season". www.nusports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ A family affair: Eschmeyers taking 3A basketball by storm. Updated November 30, 2022
External links
edit- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com