Josh Carter

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Josh Carter
College Texas A&M
Conference Big 12
Sport Basketball
Position Guard/Forward
Class Junior
Career 2005 – present
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality USA
Born November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20) (age 21)
Dallas, Texas
High school Lake Highlands High School

Joshua Neville Carter (born November 11, 1986 in Dallas, Texas) is an American college basketball player for Texas A&M University. He also played for the Athletes in Action basketball team in 2006 and 2007, helping the team win the Jones Cup in 2006. In the 2006–07 season, Carter co-led the NCAA Division I with his three point percentage of 50.

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[edit] Early years

Carter was born on November 11, 1986 to Cedric and Kamela Carter in Dallas, Texas. He is the younger brother of Warren Carter, a professional basketball player, and the older brother of Kevin Carter, who played for Texas A&M–Commerce.[1]

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.[1]

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.[2]

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Texas A&M University

[edit] 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.[1]

[edit] 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.[3] He made a school record of 50.0 percent.[1]

[edit] Junior year

He was named to the first team All-District 9 squad by the NABC coaches.[4] 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.[5] On May 21, 2008, he withdrew his name from the draft.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Josh Carter. Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  2. ^ Josh Carter. Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  3. ^ NCAA® Men's Basketball Division I Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage Through Games 04/02/2007. NCAA. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  4. ^ Texas A&M Athletics Carter, Jones Make NABC All-District Team
  5. ^ A&M basketball junior Josh Carter to go pro
  6. ^ "Aggies' Carter withdraws from NBA draft".