Al Eberhard is a former NBA basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player for the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...

. Al was drafted with the fifteenth pick in the first round of the 1974 NBA Draft

1974 NBA Draft

The 1974 NBA Draft was the 28th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 28, 1974 before the 1974–75 season. In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...

. He played four seasons in the NBA averaging 6.8 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game in 220 career games. He is also the uncle of Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana Hoosiers

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 basketball player Cody Zeller

Cody Zeller

Cody Allen Zeller is a freshman basketball player at Indiana University. He is also the nephew of former NBA player Al Eberhard, brother of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball player Tyler Zeller, and brother of former Notre Dame Fighting Irish player Luke Zeller. Cody committed to Indiana in...

, North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina Tar Heels

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 player Tyler Zeller

Tyler Zeller

Tyler Paul Zeller is an American college basketball player who is currently a Senior at the University of North Carolina...

, and former Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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player Luke Zeller.