Anthony Carter

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Anthony Carter
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
League NBA
Team Denver Nuggets
Jersey #25
Born June 16, 1975 (1975-06-16) (age 32)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality American
High school Crim (Atlanta)
College Hawaii
Draft Undrafted, 1998
Pro career 1999–present
Former teams Miami Heat (1999-2003)
San Antonio Spurs (2003-2004)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2004-2006)
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Anthony Bernard Carter (born 16 June 1975 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. He played at Saddleback Community College[1] in Mission Viejo, California (1994-96), then went on to play at the University of Hawaii.

Carter went unselected in the 1998 NBA Draft, and began his professional career with the Miami Heat. In 2003, his agent misread a part of his contract which would have enabled him to get an extension, and more money, with Miami but it was too late as he had already signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs which completely voided his rookie contract (the agent was subsequently fired). However, after only five games, the Spurs waived him due to injury, and he remained inactive throughout 2003-04.

After two relatively obscure seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves (2004-06), on April 12, 2007, the Denver Nuggets signed Carter for the remainder of the 2006-07 NBA season.[2] He was waived by the team on August 29, 2007.[3] Just two days later, he was re-signed by Denver.[4]On December 20, 2007, Carter hit a runner in the lane with 0.8 seconds left in double overtime against the Houston Rockets, which gave the Nuggets a 112-111 win.[5]In that season, he broke every statistic record, averaging a career-high 8 ppg, while starting all but three of the games he appeared in, as he recorded an impressive 28 blocked shots for the season.

[edit] "I Have a Dream" Foundation

While Carter was in fifth grade at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia, his class was adopted by the "I Have a Dream" Foundation. In 2003, Carter was appointed as the first-ever spokesperson for the foundation.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nuggets' Carter keeps on dreaming
  2. ^ Nuggets add two guards
  3. ^ Nuggets waive G Carter
  4. ^ Nuggets sign Anthony Carter
  5. ^ ESPN - Houston vs. Denver - Recap - December 20, 2007
  6. ^ "I Have a Dream" Foundation (2003). NBA'S ANTHONY CARTER ANNOUNCED AS FIRST NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON FOR IHAD. ihad.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.

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Denver Nuggets current roster

0 Green | 1 Smith | 3 Iverson | 4 Martin | 5 Diawara | 11 Jones | 12 Atkins | 15 Anthony | 21 Najera | 23 Camby | 25 Carter | 31 Nenê | 43 Kleiza | 45 Hunter | Coach Karl


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