Eric Vila


Eric Martínez Vila is a Spanish college basketball player for the UTEP Miners of the Conference USA.

Career

A native of Girona, he played for FC Barcelona at the youth level since he was 12 years old. Vila received regular playing time for its reserve team. In December 2014, at age 16, he became the youngest player in club history to play in the Liga ACB.

College career

Vila started playing college basketball in the United States with Texas A&M. After one season, he transferred to Fresno State, sitting out his following year, but did not play for the team. Vila played for Northwest Florida State College in 2018–19 before moving to UTEP as a redshirt junior.

National team career

Vila has represented Spain in several international tournaments. In 2014, he helped his team win a bronze medal at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia. In the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Cairo, Vila averaged 13 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. At the quarterfinals of the tournament, he recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in a 70–58 win over Argentina.