Georgetown's scoring guard — two Final Fours before Allen Iverson defined the position for the Hoyas.
Eric Augustus Floyd was born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1960. He attended Georgetown University under coach John Thompson, where he became the offensive linchpin of Hoya teams that were transforming into a national power. He averaged 18.6 points and 4.7 assists per game across four seasons. He led Georgetown to the 1982 national championship game — losing to North Carolina and Michael Jordan's famous shot — as the team's primary scorer before Patrick Ewing's arrival shifted the team's identity toward interior dominance. He was named to All-Big East teams and was the programme's most prolific scorer in the early Thompson era. He was selected 13th overall by the New Jersey Nets in the 1982 NBA Draft. His NBA career is remembered most for a single transcendent performance — 51 points in a 1987 playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers, including 29 points in the fourth quarter. His Georgetown career prepared him for the spotlight that professional basketball eventually provided. His four years in Washington DC — playing for the intensely demanding Coach Thompson — developed the competitive resilience that powered his professional performance.
Final Four (1982)
Career Honours
- Final Four (1982)
- Big East All-Tournament
- All-American consideration
- Georgetown scoring records