Josh Carter
Carter with the Montepaschi Siena in 2013 | |
No. 23 – Dinamo Sassari | |
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Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
League | Serie A |
Personal information | |
Born |
Dallas, Texas | November 20, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas) |
College | Texas A&M (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
2010–2012 | Maccabi Ashdod |
2012–2013 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
2013–2014 | Montepaschi Siena |
2014–2015 | Türk Telekom |
2015–2016 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
2016–present | Dinamo Sassari |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Joshua Neville Carter (born November 20, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Serie A. He played college basketball for Texas A&M. He also played for the Athletes in Action basketball team in 2006 and 2007, helping the team win the William Jones Cup in 2006. In the 2006–07 season, Carter co-led all NCAA Division I men's basketball players with his three-point accuracy of 50%. The 98–37 team record he compiled during his college career makes him the winningest men's basketball player in the program's history.[1]
Early years
Carter was born on November 20, 1986 to Cedric and Kamela Carter in Dallas, Texas. He is the younger brother of Warren Carter, a professional basketball player, and Kevin Carter, who played for Texas A&M–Commerce.[2]
After averaging 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds as a junior at Lake Highlands High School, he was named to the all-district second team. As a senior, he averaged 21.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He was named to the all-region and All-Greater Dallas teams and earned the district's Most Valuable Player honor. He also was named the city Player of the Year by the Richardson Morning News.[2]
Carter was recruited by Illinois, Notre Dame, Texas Tech and Washington State. He was also recruited by Texas A&M where he signed a National Letter of Intent to play under head coach Billy Gillispie.[3]
College years
Freshman year
Carter started playing his freshman year as a true freshman, averaging 8.3 points per game and making 57 three-pointers. He scored a season-high of 25 points against Texas in the 2006 Big 12 Tournament. The team earned a No. 12 seed in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. In postseason play alone, he averaged 14.3 points and made 55.5 percent of his attempted three-pointers.[2]
Sophomore year
In his sophomore year, Carter, along with Bradley University player Jeremy Crouch co-led all NCAA Division I players with his three-point field goal percentage of 50.[4] He made a school record of 50.0 percent.[2] He was named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention team in the postseason.[5]
Junior year
He was named to the first team All-District 9 squad by the NABC coaches.[6] He was also named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention team.[7] On April 24, 2008, Carter declared for the 2008 NBA Draft, but chose not to hire an agent, leaving him the option of returning for his senior season.[8] On May 21, 2008, he withdrew his name from the draft.[9]
Senior year
Carter scored a then-game-high of 23 points in the season opener against Arkansas – Pine Bluff.[10][11] In the fourth game against UNC-Wilmington, he scored his 233rd career three-pointer, breaking the school record.[12]
Carter scored a three-point buzzer-beater to lead his team to a 57–55 victory at Nebraska. The win helped the Aggies' hopes of reaching the NCAA tournament. Following the Nebraska game, Carter scored a career-high 29 points at home against Iowa State.[13][14] After helping his team upset 12th-ranked Missouri in the final regular season game at home, Carter picked up his 97th career win, becoming the winningest player in A&M history.[15]
He was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team after the regular season.[16]
Carter finished his college career with 1,566 points, which at the time placed him seventh in the program's all-time points scored list. He also played 135 games during his career, which is another A&M record.[1]
Professional career
In 2009 Carter signed a contract with the German League club EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Euroleague through the end of the 2009-10 season. He signed with Maccabi Ashdod B.C. from the Israeli Basketball Super League for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. In 2012 Carter signed with BC Spartak Saint Petersburg of the Russian Professional Basketball League for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. Because of money problems in Spartak, Carter left the team. He signed a contract with the Italian team Montepaschi Siena in August 2013.[17][18]
In the summer of 2014, he signed a contract with the Türk Telekom of Turkish Basketball League.[19]
In the summer of 2015, he signed a contract with the Pınar Karşıyaka.[20]
On June 20, 2016, Carter signed with Dinamo Sassari for the 2016–17 season.[21]
Euroleague
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2009–10 | EWE Oldenburg | 10 | 0 | 25.2 | .347 | .326 | .609 | 2.5 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 7.8 | 4.9 |
2013–14 | Montepaschi Siena | 10 | 9 | 26.9 | .408 | .375 | .800 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
Career | 20 | 9 | 26.0 | .378 | .352 | .698 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 8.5 | 6.6 |
Domestic leagues
Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009-10 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | German BBL | 37 | 20.4 | .542 | .317 | .756 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 7.7 |
2010-11 | Maccabi Ashdod B.C. | Ligat HaAl | 39 | 34.6 | .509 | .402 | .800 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .1 | 17.0 |
2011-12 | 30 | 35.3 | .606 | .389 | .829 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .9 | .3 | 17.4 | ||
2012-13 | BC Spartak Saint Petersburg | PBL | 15 | 24.7 | .512 | .379 | .846 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 9.4 |
VTB United League | 21 | 27.3 | .470 | .381 | .725 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .9 | .6 | 10.5 | ||
2013-14 | Montepaschi Siena | Lega A | 46 | 26.9 | .487 | .404 | .815 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .6 | .3 | 10.8 |
2014-15 | Türk Telekom B.K. | TBL | 31 | 30.4 | .643 | .402 | .842 | 3.6 | 2.1 | .6 | .2 | 14.7 |
References
- 1 2 "Lake Highlands-ex ends good 4-year run at Texas A&M".
- 1 2 3 4 "Josh Carter". Texas A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ↑ "Josh Carter". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ↑ "NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage Through Games 04/02/2007". NCAA. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ↑ "2006–07 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Archived from the original on March 7, 2007.
- ↑ Texas A&M Athletics Carter, Jones Make NABC All-District Team Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "2008 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Selected" (Press release). Archived from the original on May 15, 2008.
- ↑ TERRANCE HARRIS, Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle (April 24, 2008). "A&M basketball junior Josh Carter to go pro". Chron.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Aggies' Carter withdraws from NBA draft".
- ↑ "Carter gives Aggies some distance in opening win".
- ↑ "Carter's threes lift Aggies".
- ↑ "Texas A&M defeats UNC-Wilmington 84–65".
- ↑ "Carter's spree turning Aggies' season around".
- ↑ "Carter takes aim at NCAA bid".
- ↑ "Commentary: After 3–7 league start, A&M decides to fight".
- ↑ "Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced".
- ↑ "Josh Carter inks with Montepaschi". court-side.com (Blog). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Siena set to announce Erick Green, Josh Carter, Othello Hunter". Sportando.net. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ Carter signs with Türk Telekom
- ↑ Carter signs with Pınar Karşıyaka
- ↑ Rapidità e tiro letale: firmato Josh Carter (Italian)
External links
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- Josh Carter at euroleague.net
- Josh Carter at fiba.com