Carter with the Montepaschi Siena in 2013
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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.
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.
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.
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.