Georgia Southern University Athletics

2012-13 All-SoCon Third Team Selection (Media)
2012-13 Preseason All-SoCon Selection (Coaches)
2011-12 All-SoCon Selection (Coaches)
2011-12 All-SoCon First Team Selection (Media)
2011-12 SoCon Player of the Year (RushtheCourt.net)
2011-12 NABC All-District 22
2012 SoCon All-Tournament Team
2010-11 SoCon All-Freshman Selection (Coaches & Media)

2013-14 (Senior)
Redshirted for the 2013-14 season.
 
2012-13 (Junior)
Played all 33 games with 26 starts ... Scored a team-high 13.5 points per game with 6.2 rebounds per game to lead the squad ... Posted a season-best 24 points against rival Georgia State and added 23 mote at home against Appalachian State ... Reached the 1,000 career point threshold against North Florida in the final game of the 2012 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic ... Scored over 20 points in five games ... Matched career-best rebound night with 14 in the overtime loss to North Carolina A&T.
 
2011-12 (Sophomore)
Named First Team All-Southern Conference by league’s media and All-SoCon by the league’s coaches ... Also picked up SoCon Player of the Year honors from RushtheCourt.net, named NABC All-District 22 Second Team and picked to SoCon All-Tournament Team ... Led the Eagles and ranked fifth in the Southern Conference in scoring with 15.4 points per game ... Led the Eagles in scoring on 16 occasions with a season-high 26 points against Chattanooga (3-2) in the SoCon Tournament ... Posted five double-doubles on the season against Valparaiso (20p/13r), Elon (21p/14r), Samford (11p/12r), Furman (11p/11r) and Wofford (15p/11r) ... Shot 56.8% from the field ... Was 80-for-132 from the free throw line (60.6%) ... Blocked 34 shots and made 46 steals ... Made his mark on the GSU sophomore record book, finishing fifth in points (462), fourth in rebounds (216), fourth in field goals (187), first in field goal percentage (.568) and second in blocks (34) ... Attended the LeBron James Skills Academy in the summer of 2012.
 
2010-11 (Freshman)
Consensus SoCon All-Freshman Team selection ... Played in 31 games and started 26 contests in freshman season with the Eagles ... Averaged 12.0 points per game overall and ranks fourth all-time for freshmen ... Scored in double-figures in 20 games with a season-high 26 against Notre Dame (11-12) in the season opener ... His scoring output against Notre Dame was the highest for a freshman in his debut game in the Division I Era ... Finished the season with 373 total points, the second highest total for a freshman ... Led the team in scoring seven times ... Made 14 free throws against Notre Dame (11-12) and drained 12 from the stripe versus UNC Greensboro (1-20).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Winchendon Prep School in Boston, Mass. ... Garnered First-Team All-NEPSAC Class A honors ... Averaged more than 20 points a game his second year at Winchendon ... Named MVP of the SAS Holiday Classic after scoring 27 points in the championships game ... Led Winchendon to a 30-10 record as a senior ... Had a career-high 47 points in a Region 3-AAAA playoff game as a sophomore ... Team leader in nearly every offensive category his sophomore year at Statesboro High School, averaging 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds , 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Eric J Ferguson ... Born October 4, 1989 in Statesboro ... Son of Estella Washington and Cal Ferguson ... Father Cal played two years for the Eagles and was a third-team All-Trans America Conference selection in 1990-91 ... Mother is a Georgia Southern graduate ... Former Head Coach Charlton Young is Eric’s godfather ... Majoring in sport management.