Matt Carroll (basketball)
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Jersey | #13 |
| Born | August 28, 1980 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | USA |
| High school | Hatboro-Horsham High School |
| College | Notre Dame |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2003 |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Former teams | Portland Trail Blazers (2003-2004) Roanoke Dazzle (2004) San Antonio Spurs (2004) |
| Awards | NBADL Most Valuable Player (2005) |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Matthew Carroll (born August 28, 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA.
Carroll is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall and weighs 212 lb (96 kg/15.1 st). He played high school basketball at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pennsylvania under coach Walt Ostrowski. He played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame.
His brother, Pat, starred at St. Joseph's University. His grandfather, legendary Pennsylvania high school coach Don Graham began Carroll Camps, a basketball camp run by the brothers to teach the fundamentals of basketball, specifically shooting.
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[edit] Hatboro-Horsham
At Hatboro-Horsham High School, Carroll averaged 26.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and four assists per game as a senior shooting guard. He recorded even more rebounds and assists his first three seasons, when he started at point guard for the Hatters.
At the end of high school, Carroll ranked second in scoring in the history of southeastern Pennsylvania, trailing only current Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Carroll surpassed Bryant by becoming the only Pennsylvania player to be named Mr. Basketball twice.
Basketball gurus around the nation noticed, as they selected Carroll for the United States Junior National Team not once, but twice. That selection teamed Carroll up with players such as the Orlando Magic's Michael Miller, Stanford's Casey Jacobsen and Arizona's Michael Wright to compete in the Dominican Republic in 1998 and Portugal in 1999.
In addition to the U.S. Junior National Team, Carroll made it onto the roster for prep all-star games such as the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic, where he finally had the chance to play for his grandfather, and the Capital Classic in Washington, D.C..
He was recruited by coach John MacLeod, played for Matt Doherty as a freshman and played the rest of college career for former Delaware coach Mike Brey.
[edit] Notre Dame
Carroll played in 133 games over his four-year career at the University of Notre Dame and averaged 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals. He finished sixth on Notre Dame’s all-time leading scoring list with 1,850 points.
Carroll also ranks as Notre Dame's second all-time leader in three-point field goals made (301) behind Colin Falls (331), three-point field goals attempted (762), games played (133), games started (125) and second in free throw percentage (.825)… Scored in double-figures in 96 of 133 career games. He was named All-American Honorable Mention by the Associated Press and All-Big East First Team as a senior.
[edit] New York Knicks
Carroll signed with the New York Knicks as a free agent and played in their summer league. He spent the 2003-04 training camp with New York and was one of the Knicks’ final cuts.
[edit] Portland Trail Blazers
Carroll signed with the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent on November 7, 2003 and appeared in 13 games for Portland during the 2003-04 season and averaged 1.0 points. He was released by the Trail Blazers on January 7, 2004.
[edit] Roanoke Dazzle
After being cut by the Blazers in the 2003-04 season, Carroll signed with the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA Development League (NBDL). He played 11 games with the Dazzle before signing with the Spurs. Carroll scored 15.5 points and registered 2.8 rebounds a game.
Carroll re-signed with the Roanoke Dazzle on Dec. 11 where he excelled - being named 2004-05 NBDL Most Valuable Player. He led all scorers in the NBDL with 20.1 points in 24 games. He also averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.7 minutes. Connected on .503 from the field (177-352) and .605 from the three-point line (23-38). Carroll scored an NBDL season-high 43 points against the Florida Flame on Feb. 9 and was named NBDL Player of the Month in January after averaging 22.3 points. After January 1, Carroll led Roanoke to a 14-4 record and first place in the NBDL.
[edit] San Antonio Spurs
Carroll signed with the San Antonio Spurs as a free agent on March 8, 2004 for the remainder of the season. He appeared in three games for San Antonio during the 2003-04 season and averaged 2.0 points.
[edit] Golden State Warriors
Carroll played in the 2004 Summer League for the Golden State Warriors. He appeared in six games for Golden State during the preseason and averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebounds before being released prior to the regular season.
[edit] Charlotte Bobcats
[edit] 2004-2005 NBA season
Carroll signed with the expansion Charlotte Bobcats on February 23, 2005 and appeared in 25 games and averaged 9.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 17.2 minutes. In his first season with the Bobcats, Matt reached double-figure scoring 12 times and scored a career-high 22 points at Washington on April 17. He also posted six consecutive games with 10-plus points from April 5-16.
[edit] 2005-2006 NBA season
Carroll became a free agent in the summer of 2005 and was re-signed by the Bobcats. He played in all but four of the Bobcats games in 2005-06, averaging 7.6 pts and 2 rebounds in a little 16 minutes per game. The team picked up his option for the 2006-07 season. Gained fame after completing five four-point plays during the regular season. The record for four-point plays in one NBA season stands at 6 and belongs to Mitch Richmond.[citation needed]
[edit] 2006-2007 NBA Season
Carroll had his best NBA season by far averaging 12.1 PPG, 2.9 RPG, and 1.3 APG. This year he also led the Bobcats in freethrow percentage, shooting .904 from the line, as well as three-point percentage, shooting .416 from beyond the arc.
In July 2007, The Charlotte Observer reported Matt Carroll re-signed with the Bobcats; the contract was reported to be worth $27 million over six years. Bobcats executive vice president of basketball operations Bernie Bickerstaff had the following comments: "Matt was one of our off-season priorities and we are glad to have him back," said "He has proven to be the consummate professional on and off the court, and his production has continued to increase since he joined us from the D-League over two years ago."
[edit] Miscellaneous
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- Brother Pat was Atlantic 10 Co-player of the Year in 2004-2005 as a senior on the Saint Joseph's University basketball team under coach Phil Martelli.
- Father John played football at Penn State University.
- Uncle Tom Carroll played baseball for the Cincinnati Reds 1974-1975.
- Grandfather coached basketball at Pittsburgh's North Catholic High School and is the winningest coach in Pennsylvania history.
- Majored in marketing at the University of Notre Dame.
- Was a member of the United States Junior National Team during the summers of 1998 and 1999; helped that team to the silver medal at the FIBA World Championship in the summer of 1999.
- Played high school basketball at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Played against former Plymouth Whitemarsh and fellow NBA player John Salmons.
- The only player in the history of Pennsylvania high school basketball to win Associated Press Player of the Year honors twice.
- Scored 2,667 career points in high school while trailing only Kobe Bryant among the career scoring leaders in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- Was a member of the St. Alphonsus Flames (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 1993-1994 Pennsylvania State Diocesan Championship Team.
[edit] Awards
2005 All-Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League Team
2004-05 NBDL Most Valuable Player
2004-05 All-NBDL First Team
2004-05 NBDL Leading Scorer (20.1 ppg)
2002-03 Honorable Mention All-America by AP
2002-03 All-Big East Conference First Team
1999 USA Men's Basketball Team Member - World Junior Championship - Silver Medal
1998-99 Associated Press Player of the Year in Pennsylvania
1998 USA Men's Basketball Team Member
1997-98 Associated Press Player of the Year in Pennsylvania
1995 Slam Dunked in State Championship game in 8th Grade
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Profile - Matt Carroll
- Matt Carroll Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Carroll Camps
- Carroll carves own mark into family game
- Renewing a great rivalry
- Carroll wild about Bobcats
- Carroll becomes Bobats' go-to guy
- Carroll's tune catching on in NBA
| Preceded by Tierre Brown |
NBA Development League Most Valuable Player 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Marcus Fizer |
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