2004-05 --- Made first start of Penn career against Harvard ... Dished out one assist, grabbed one steal and pulled down on rebound in victory over Harvard on March 5 in final collegiate apperence in The Palestra ... Scored two points and pulled down one board in win over Dartmouth on March 4 ... Saw action in win against Cornell on Feb. 25 ... Pulled down one rebound in loss at Yale on Feb. 19 ... Pulled down one rebound and blocked one shot in win over Yale on Jan. 28 ... Scored four points and had one steal in win at Lafayette on Jan. 18 ... Had one rebound and one assist in seventh appearance of the season in win at Siena on Jan. 15 ... Pulled down two rebounds in his sixth appearance of the season on Jan. 8 ... Made fifth appearance of the season against San Francisco on Jan. 4 ... Collected one rebound in 11 minutes of play at Wisconsin Nov. 20 ... Played five minutes in season debut, scoring five points and shooting a perfect 2-for-2 from the floor and 1-for-1 from the line in Nov. 18 loss to Providence in the second round of the Preseason NIT.
2003-04 — Finished the regular season shooting 40 percent from the field and averaging 2.9 points per game ... Saw action in 17 games in first year with the Quakers ... Scored two points and pulled down one board in Penn's win over Harvard on March 6 ... Had one steal against Dartmouth on March 5 ... Perfect from the free-throw line, hitting both attempts against Harvard on Feb. 6, and finished the game with three rebounds and two assists ... Scored two points and had a block against Rider on Jan. 10 ... Finished the St. John's game with seven points and added three helpers in Penn's overtime win at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 28 ... Scored seven points in road win over Bucknell on Dec. 20 ... Grabbed a team-high six rebounds and scored six points against Villanova in The Palestra on Dec. 9 ... Connected on 2-of-2 from behind the arc en route to eight points against Indiana State on Nov. 30 ... Recorded three points, four rebounds and one steal against then-No. 3 Michigan State on Nov. 29 ... Scored first collegiate basket as a Quaker, finishing with a career-high 10 points and three rebounds in win over Drexel on Nov. 24 ... Played 10 minutes in collegiate debut in the Red and Blue against Wisconsin on Nov. 21.
2002-03 — Spent the requisite transfer year as a part of the practice squad with the Penn Quakers.
At Lehigh --- Played one season with Lehigh University ... Named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... Four-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week selection ... Led the Patriot League with 33 blocks and averaged 1.4 blocks per game ... Blocked a career-high eight shots against Swarthmore ... Averaged 6.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 19.5 minutes per game in lone season at Lehigh.
At Pleasant Valley — Named first-team All-State in 4A ... Averaged 14.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a senior ... McDonald’s All-America nominee ... Goalsetters All-Star ... first-team All-District ... MAC All-Conference selection ... Quad City Times All-Metro player ... named MVP of Pleasant Valley team in 2001 ... Member of the Academic All-State team ... Led team to first state tournament for first time in 13 years ... Played with Martin Bros Iowa Select AAU team ... Named second-team All-Conference in 2000 ... Named team captain as a junior ... averaged 10.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game as a junior.
Personal — Full name is Eric Michael Heil ... Born September 24, 1982 in Davenport, Iowa ... Son of Shelley and Mike Heil ... Has a sister, Michelle, and a brother, Andrew ... Engaged to Kelly Seaman ... Played AAU basketball with current Penn football team member Seth Fisher ... Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science as a systems engineering major with a health care management focus.
Heil by the Numbers
| Year | GP-GS | FG-FGA | Pct. | 3P-3PA | Pct. | FT-FTA | Pct. | Pts.-Avg | Rebs.-Avg | Asts | Blk | Stl |
| 2004-45 | 16-1 | 4-13 | .308 | 1-8 | .125 | 2-2 | 1.000 | 11-0.7 | 9-0.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003-04 | 17-0 | 19-48 | .396 | 7-22 | .318 | 4-7 | .571 | 49-2.9 | 24-1.4 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 33-1 | 23-61 | .377 | 8-30 | .267 | 6-9 | .667 | 60-1.9 | 33-1.0 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
Career Highs
Points - 10 vs. Drexel, 11/24/03
Minutes - 27 vs. St. John’s, 12/28/03
Rebounds - 6 vs. Villanova, 12/9/03
Assists - 3 vs. St. John’s, 12/28/03
Steals - 3 vs. St. John’s, 12/28/03
Blocks - 2 vs. Villanova, 12/9/03
Field Goals Made - 3, several
3-Pt. FG Made - 3 vs. Drexel, 11/24/03
Free Throws Made - 2, twice
