Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Eric Gilchrist Jr. made his Rutgers-Camden athletic debut with two different programs during the winter, playing with the men’s basketball team and joining the indoor track team in time to compete in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships.
 
Gilchrist also was a member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the 2016 fall semester.
 
Indoor Track 2016-17: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the NJAC Championships, placing 19th of 20 in a time of 56.78.
 
Basketball 2016-17: Played in seven games, averaging 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds…Added two steals…Made his Rutgers-Camden debut playing 15 minutes at Rosemont College (Nov. 18), notching seven points (2-for-3 from the floor, 3-for-4 from the foul line)…Added one steal and one rebound in that game…Notched three points and one rebound in nine minutes of playing time at The College of New Jersey (Nov. 22)…Had a high of four rebounds at Stockton University (Dec. 7)…Notched two points and two rebounds at Arcadia University (Jan. 2)…Collected one steal against Kean University (Jan. 7).
 
Pre-Rutgers: Played his freshman season at Wilmington University in Delaware, appearing in seven games and collecting two points (0.3 ppg)…Also attended Harford Community College, but didn’t play basketball.
 
High School: Captured three varsity letters apiece in basketball and track and field at Christiana High School, graduating in 2013…Earned All-Conference Honorable Mention in basketball…Cap0tured Sportsmanship awards…Team MVP in track and field…Honor Roll student all four years…National Honor Society…Representative for Delaware in the Washington News and Journalism Conference.
 
Personal: Born June 3, 1995…Enjoys basketball, cooking and being with friends…Member of Rutgers-Camden’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…Undeclared major…Future plans include working at a sports marketing firm and being a family man…Eric is the son of Eric and Latonya Gilchrist of Newark.