Wyoming basketball still keeps Eric Leckner in its record book — most games played, best field goal percentage, a place in the school's athletics Hall of Fame — and the Jazz made the big center the 17th pick of the 1988 draft. He gave Utah his first two NBA seasons, then moved through Sacramento, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Detroit and Vancouver across an eight-year career, peaking with 71 games for the 76ers in 1993–94.
A Southern California kid from Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach, Leckner had taken the Cowboys to the 1986 NIT finals and the 1987 Sweet Sixteen. Wyoming inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1998.
HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah took him 17th overall on June 28, 1988 and traded him to Sacramento in the June 1990 deal that brought Jeff Malone in. Where he fit in Salt Lake City was behind Mark Eaton.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | UTA | 75 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .545 | — | .699 |
| 1989–90 | UTA | 77 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .563 | — | .743 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 2 SEASONS | 152 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .554 | — | .721 |
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