Hall of Fame
In just three years after transferring from Division I Robert Morris, Eric Anthony led the men's basketball team to two conference tournament championship games (2008, '10), an appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship (2010) and did so while become the 10th fastest player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. Anthony, a guard with great touch, left Lycoming the school-record holder in free throw percentage (.889) after leading the MAC Commonwealth in free throw percentage all three years of his career (2008, .891; 2009, .865; 2010, .899) and finishing sixth in Division III in free throw percentage as a senior. Finishing his career with 1,184 points, still 21st best in program history, Anthony was an all-conference selection all three years of his career, earning first-team honors as a sophomore and senior and second-team accolades as a junior. Anthony finished his career seventh in school history in assists (236), eighth in 3-pointers made (173) and ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (.370). The Wheeling, W.Va., native was also a two-time member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.
After graduating, Anthony worked as an assistant coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the 2010-11 season, helping the team to a 26-6 record, PSAC championship, and advancing to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16. After coaching one season at IUP, he started competing in CrossFit competitively in 2012, winning the Great Lakes Challenge in 2014 and worked as a CrossFit coach for three years. Today, Anthony resides in the Pittsburgh area with his fiancé, Mayra, along with their five year old daughter, Mia. He is a certified public accountant and works as an audit manager with Grossman, Yanak & Ford in downtown Pittsburgh. Anthony also serves as a business and accounting consultant for several small businesses.
