Eric Chenowith
Eric Chenowith | |
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| Born | March 9, 1979 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Professional basketball player (retired), insurance broker |
| Years active | 1997–2010 (basketball) |
| Known for | Basketball career; founder of Leverage Disability insurance brokerage |
Eric Robert Chenowith (born March 9, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball athlete.
Selected for the 1997 McDonald's All-American Team, Chenowith competed at the collegiate level with the Kansas Jayhawks and was chosen in the second round as the 43rd overall pick by the New York Knicks during the 2001 NBA draft.
Although he signed contracts with multiple NBA franchises—including the Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, and New Orleans Hornets—he did not participate in any regular-season NBA contests.
His professional tenure encompassed playing for teams such as the Greenville Groove and Huntsville Flight in the NBDL, Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez in France's LNB, the Roanoke Dazzle (NBDL), Orange County Crush in the ABA, Idaho Stampede of the CBA, along with Puerto Rican clubs Cangrejeros de Santurce and Criollos de Caguas.
Currently, Chenowith lives in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach. In 2016, he led Team Chenowith as captain to a runner-up finish in the McDonald's All-American Legends and Stars event held during the Powerade Jam Fest at Chicago Theatre.
In 2018, he established Leverage Disability, a brokerage specializing in health and life insurance headquartered in Irvine, California.