Dampier is also a familiar name to Mississippi State basketball fans. He is the son of former Bulldog All-American center Erick Dampier Sr., who also had a 15-year career in the NBA.

How stacked is the draft class of 2029? Meet Kameron Mercer and Erick Dampier Jr. The future looks to be in good hands! As time goes on, the game is evolving. Big guards are becoming more common ...

The son of former NBA big man Erick Dampier, Erick Jr. was a force to be reckoned with on the interior. He is a physically gifted big with great size at a little over 6-foot-9 in shoes ...

So many memories: -- Of Erick Dampier swatting away shot after shot throughout that amazing run. We should never forget that for all that team's offensive weapons, the Bulldogs' success was ...

Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard and Ole Miss' Madison Scott won the Howell and Gillom trophies as Mississippi's top college ...

Erick Dampier got his time to shine on the maracas and had the Warriors mascot, Thunder, jump on his back during an awkward conga line. Big man Adonal Foyle — for those keeping track at home ...