Eric Montross, a Former UNC and NBA Big Man, Dies at 52 After Cancer Fight

(L–R) North Carolina's Eric Montross, Donald Williams and Pat Sullivan smile as they hold hands and sit out the last seconds of their overtime victory against Cincinnati at the NCAA East Regional Final in the Meadowlands Arena on March 28, 1993 in East Rutherford, N.J. Montross, the former North Carolina and NBA big man, has died after a cancer fight, his family said. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Eric Montross, a former North Carolina and NBA big man, has died after a cancer fight, his family said. He was 52.

The school released the family’s announcement Monday morning, saying Montross died Sunday surrounded by loved ones at his Chapel Hill home. He had been diagnosed with cancer in March, leading to him stepping away from his duties as a radio analyst for UNC game broadcasts.