RALEIGH, N.C. — Former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill basketball player and Tar Heel Sports Network analyst Eric Montross died Sunday after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, his family announced on Monday morning. He was 52 years old.
"Carolina Athletics, the Tar Heel basketball family and the entire University community are profoundly saddened and stunned by the loss of Eric Montross, one of our most beloved former student-athletes, at far too young an age," Carolina Athletics said in a statement. "Eric was a great player and accomplished student, but the impacts he made on our community went way beyond the basketball court. He was a man of faith, a tremendous father, husband and son, and one of the most recognizable ambassadors of the University and Chapel Hill."
Montross played under head coach Dean Smith from 1990-1994. He was a teammate of current UNC Head Coach Hubert Davis during his freshman and sophomore seasons. Montross started at center in 1993 during the Tar Heels NCAA Championship season.
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