Former North Carolina basketball player and Tar Heel Sports Network analyst Eric Montross died on Sunday after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, his family announced on Monday morning. He was 52 years old.
FEEL THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW. COMING UP. >> AND BREAKING IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER FORMER UNC BASKETBALL PLAYER ERIK MONT ROSS HAS DIED FROM CANCER AT THE AGE OF 52. FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BACK IN MARCH AND HE DIED YESTERDAY SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVED ONES AT HIS HOME IN CHAPEL HILL. MONTREZL PLAY FOR HEAD COACH DEAN SMITH IN THE TAR HEELS FROM 1990, TO 1994 AND IN 1993, HE WAS THE STARTING CENTER WHEN THE TAR HEELS WON IT ALL IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP. MONT ROSS PLAYED 9 SEASONS IN THE NBA AND HE WAS THE ANALYST ON THE TAR HEEL SPORTS NETWORK FOR 18 SEASONS UNTIL HE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE MIC THIS SEASON. I WANT TO READ YOU THE STATEMENT FROM HIS FAMILY. IT SAYS THAT THE FAMILY IS GRATEFUL FOR THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT AND THE TRULY OVERWHELMING LOVE EXPRESSED BY SO MANY PEOPLE AS HE BATTLED WITH HIS SIGNATURE, DETERMINE DETERMINATION AND GRACE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TO HIS DEATH THROUGH THIS NEWSCAST
