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Erick Barkley (born February 21, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 2000 NBA Draft. Born in Queens, New York, he played high school basketball at Christ The King Regional High School and the Maine Central Institute and college basketball at St. John's University along with Ron Artest. He was traded by the Blazers with Steve Kerr and a 2003 second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for Antonio Daniels, Amal McCaskill and Charles Smith on August 5, 2002. The Spurs traded him to the Chicago Bulls on October 26, 2002, but was waived the same day.
Barkley is currently an assistant coach at his high school alma mater, Christ the King Regional High School.