Carlos Yates | |
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College | George Mason University |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Position | Forward |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Nationality | USA |
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CAA Co-Player of the Year (1983) |
Carlos Yates (?? – August 13, 1989) was an American former college basketball player for George Mason University.
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Yates began his collegiate career at George Mason and remained with the team all four years. He was the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and its Co-Player of the Year in 1983 (along with James Madison's Dan Ruland). He was selected to four straight All-ECAC South Conference First Teams from 1981 to 1985. In addition, Yates earn honorable mention All-America honors those four straight years.[1] On January 31, 1983 during Yates's sophomore season, he was selected by Sports Illustrated as their National Player of the Week.[2]
Yates was drafted fourth overall by the Florida Suncoast Stingers in the 1985 Continental Basketball Association draft.
Yates is George Mason University's all-time leading scorer in men's basketball history with 2,420 points as well as the state of Virginia's fourth all-time leading scorer.[3] He also holds the school record for career field goals made & attempted and free throws made & attempted.
Yates was shot and killed on August 13, 1989 in Southeast Washington, DC. He had pleaded guilty in April 1989 to a federal cocaine conspiracy charge brought in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, MD. Sources said he was cooperating with authorities.[4]
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