Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

Ridder’s Remarks: “Eric loves to compete and loves to win. He’s going to transition to more of a small forward this year. He has great size, can make plays off the dribble and shoot from the outside and he’s an outstanding rebounder. If he plays at that three-spot, he can post up, get to the basket and draw fouls. He’s one of our captains and we need his toughness and his leadership. He is definitely an All-Conference player and a potential All-American.”
 
As A Junior in 2008-09: Started in 31 contests, playing a team-high 31.8 minutes per game…second team All-Conference selection…forced to sit out The Sun Conference tournament due to injury…averaged 14.6 points, eight rebounds and 3.2 assists per game on the year…posted nine double-doubles…finished in The Sun Conference top 10 in rebounding (4th, 8.0 per game), double-doubles (4th), three-point field goal percentage (7th, .355), points per game (8th, 14.6), and field goal percentage (8th, .461)…named to the All-Tournament teams at the Daytona Mitsubishi Shootout and the Bahama House/Best Western Aku Tiki Shootout…shot 11-of-14 from the field and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc to record a season-high 28 points against Carroll (Mont.) on Nov. 15… tallied 35 points, 19 boards and six assists in two games to earn All-Tournament honors at the San Antonio Shootout (Nov. 28-29)…named The Sun Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 30…had four steals and six assists in just 18 minutes against Trinity College (Dec. 4)…had a 27-point, 12-rebound outing against Fitchburg State (Dec. 29)…scored 17 points to  go with three assists and a season-high 14 rebounds against Webber International (Jan. 21)…scored 26 points, contributed four assists and collected 11 boards against SCAD (Feb. 4).

At Santa Fe Community College: Averaged 8.8 points and 4.5 rebounds...helped the Saints to a 26-5 overall record...SFCC won the Mid-Florida Conference regular season title and made a trip to the State Tournament...put up 18 points and pulled down 11 boards in the state playoff game against St. Petersburg Junior College to earn State All-Tournament team honors.

High School: Bucholz High School standout helped head coach Bob Horodyski lead the Bobcats to a “Sweet 16” appearance in the 2004-05 6A State Championship finishing with a 21-8 overall record...Lorenzi averaged 15.0 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per contest en route to earning 6A All-State Honorable Mention and Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Selection in the North/South All-Star game.

Personal: Born in Gainesville, Florida on January 21, 1987...son of Donald and Mary Lorenzi...majoring in Business Administration.

Reason for Choosing Embry-Riddle:  “The opporunity to play for a great coaching staff.”