UNC basketball shares update on health of former Tar Heel great Eric Montross

North Carolina basketball shared an update on the health status of Tar Heel basketball radio analyst Eric Montross, who won a national title in 1993 during his playing days. He was also a two-time consensus second team All-American when he played for UNC in 1993 and 1994. On Saturday afternoon, UNC basketball shared an update on his health status from his family.

Check it out below.

A health update from the family of Carolina All-America, 1993 national champion and UNC radio analyst Eric Montross. pic.twitter.com/F0CWD8Lyeh

— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) March 25, 2023

“Eric was recently diagnosed with cancer and is beginning treatments under the care of the amazing oncologists, nurses, and staff at the world-class UNC Lineberger Cancer Center. Our family is of course deeply concerned, but we have spent nearly three decades in the fight against children’s cancer and know well the incredible advancements that are being made in oncology treatments, as well as the power of love, prayer, support, and positivity. We are all touched by the responses our entire family has received since the news became public. Your support is more than appreciated; it is welcomed as a necessary part of beating cancer one day at a time. Our family is dealing with Eric’s diagnosis head-on–the only way we know how. And we are all in this fight together,” the statement from the Montross family read.

During his time with North Carolina, Montross was a part of the Tar Heels’ basketball team that won the national championship in 1993 against the Michigan Wolverines. He also earned second team All-American honors during his junior and seasons there. He averaged the most points during the 1992-1993 season, when he poured in 15.8 points per game.

He played in the NBA from 1994 to 2003. In the 1994 NBA Draft, the former Tar Heel great was selected as the No. 9 overall pick in the first round by the Boston Celtics. His rookie year with the Celtics was one of his best seasons, when he averaged 10.0 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game. After finishing his NBA career, Montross has been working as a color commentator on the Tar Heel Sports Network since 2005.

Coming out of high school, he played for Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Indiana), where he earned McDonald’s All-American honors. Not only that, the 7-footer also led Lawrence North to a state championship in 1989. A gifted athlete, he was also a baseball pitcher in high school, and he was even drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1994 MLB Draft. His father and grandfather played basketball for the Michigan Wolverines.