Erik Etherly Class: Sophomore Hometown: Alexandria, Va. High School: Annandale Last College: Northeastern Height / Weight: 6-7 / 184 Position: Forward

ERIK ETHERLY joined the program in the summer as a transfer from Northeastern University ... will have three years of eligibility remaining when he begins playing in 2010-2011 ... heavily recruited in high school by Loyola out of the Washington D.C. area, he opted to go away from home and joins a long list of Greyhounds who chose the Baltimore school when making his return to a school close to home ... has already made an impact on the program with his competitiveness and ability in practice ... a left-handed shooter who possesses an inside-outside game along with a tenaciousness on the defensive backboard.

2008-2009 (at Northeastern)
Appeared in just 12 games, but saw his most significant number of minutes in the postseason ... played a then season-high six minutes in a quarterfinal loss to Towson in the CAA Tournament (Mar. 07), grabbing two rebounds and a steal ... 10 days later, he played a career-high 11 minutes with two points and two rebounds in a win at Wyoming (Mar. 17) in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational ... played eight minutes while making his only shot from the field and adding two rebounds in the CBI second-round loss at Texas-El Paso ... tallied his career-high for points with three in a home game with Rhode Island (Dec. 08) ... made his debut against IUPUI (Nov. 11) in the first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Michigan.

Before College
Played three seasons at Annandale HS, serving as captain of the team for the final two ... named the Fairfax Times Player of the Year, first team all-region and all-Metro as a senior ... his junior year saw him honored as first team all-district, first team all-tournament and all-region ... was the team Rookie of the Year and second team all-district as a sophomore ... scored 26 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in a single outing during his career.

Personal
Erik Andre Etherly is the son of Andre and Lynese Etherly ... plans to major in Marketing at Loyola.