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Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Micheal Eric is the youngest child of Joseph And Mosunmola Eric. Micheal grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. He graduated from Baptist Academy Boys Obanikoro. As a child and young teenager, Micheal’s preference was for football, and he was greatly inspired by his attendance at his father’s camps and matches. When Micheal’s height became too great for his football dreams, others suggested basketball for him. Before moving to the United States at the age of 15, Micheal started to learn the sport on the Ilupeju courts. After attending the Church Farm School in Exton, PA, Micheal chose to attend Temple University in Philadelphia where he played for five seasons. Micheal’s professional career commenced in the fall of 2012. He has played professionally in six countries and among the top leagues in Europe. He has had the ability to travel the world playing in the highest levels of competition abroad (Turkish Airlines Euroleague) and the 2019 World Cup for Team Nigeria. He has won three championships (2018 Turkish Airlines Eurocup Championship, 2020 Spanish ACB Championship, and the 2021 Russian VTB League Championship). Additionally, he played in the 2021 Euroleague Final Four and the 2023 Eurocup Championship game. He is currently playing in his 12th season as a professional for KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League.
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HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Eric played two seasons at Church Farm as he earned first-team all-league and all-area as a junior and senior. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 16 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks per game.
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In November 2006, Eric signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Temple University.
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As a senior in 2006–07, Eric averaged 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks per game while leading Church Farm to the KASC regular season championship.
COLLEGE CAREER
To Eric's disappointment, he was ruled ineligible to compete in 2007–08 due to NCAA initial eligibility guidelines, forcing him to redshirt the season.
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As a sophomore in 2009–10, Eric played in 31 games, starting 29, as he finished fifth on the team in scoring with 5.9 points per game. In addition, his 20 blocks and .516 field goal percentage ranked second on the team. He also averaged 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in just 15.7 minutes per game.
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As a junior in 2010–11, Eric was named the team co-captain. He started the first 24 games of season before fracturing his right patella in practice which sidelined him for remainder of season. he averaged 7.1 points and 1.6 blocks, as well as ranking second on team with 5.9 rebounds per game and third with .490 field goal percentage.
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As a senior in 2011–12, Eric again missed significant time with another right patella fracture, sitting out all of December and most of January with the injury. He played in 19 games, starting 15 times, as he was first on the team in rebounding (8.8 rpg) and fifth on the team in scoring (9.0 ppg). He tied his career-high with 19 points and a game-high 15 rebounds against UMass on February 29, 2012.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Eric joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On August 10, 2012, he signed with the Cavaliers but was later waived on October 27, 2012. In November 2012, he was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.
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In July 2013, Eric joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the Orlando Summer League and the Golden State Warriors for the Las Vegas Summer League.
On November 1, 2013, he was reacquired by the Canton Charge. Three days later, he was traded to the Texas Legends. On January 15, 2014, he was waived by the Legends due to a season-ending injury.
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On September 27, 2014, Eric signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. However, he was later waived by the Bucks on October 27, 2014. On December 4, 2014, he signed with Panelefsiniakos of the Greek Basket League and made his debut for the team on December 13.
However, the next day, he signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy for the rest of the 2014–15 season, replacing Cedric Simmons in the line-up after the forward suffered a season-ending knee injury.
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In July 2015, Eric joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On October 31, Eric returned to the Texas Legends. He was waived by the Legends on November 11, and reacquired on November 20.
On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
At the season's end, he earned NBA D-League All-Defensive Team honors. On April 5, 2016, Eric signed with AEK Athens of Greece for the rest of the 2015–16 Greek Basket League season.
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In July 2016, Eric joined the Washington Wizards for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 7, 2016, he signed with Bilbao Basket of Spain for the 2016–17 season.
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On July 18, 2017, Eric signed with the Turkish club DarüÅŸÅŸafaka for the 2017–18 season.
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On July 9, 2019, Eric signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Kirolbet Baskonia. He averaged 7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
On July 7, 2020, Eric parted ways with the team. He signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Super League on July 15.
