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Cavs sign ex-Owl Eric

CLEVELAND - The Cavaliers signed former Temple center Micheal Eric on Friday. Eric, 24, played in 101 games - including 68 starts - at Temple, averaging 6.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 16.9 minutes per game.

Former Temple center Micheal Eric signed with the Cavaliers on Friday. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr )
Former Temple center Micheal Eric signed with the Cavaliers on Friday. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr )Read more

CLEVELAND - The Cavaliers signed former Temple center Micheal Eric on Friday.

Eric, 24, played in 101 games - including 68 starts - at Temple, averaging 6.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 16.9 minutes per game.

As a senior in 2011-12, he played in 19 games and averaged 9.0 points and also led the team in rebounding (8.8).

The 6-foot-11, 240-pound native of Nigeria played in five games with the Cavaliers during the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.