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Antoine Carr
Personal information
Born	July 23, 1961 (age 63); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kansas)
College	Wichita State (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 1st round, 8th overall pick
	Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1983–2002
Position	Power forward / center
Number	33, 35, 55
Career history
1983–1984	Olimpia Milano
1984–1990	Atlanta Hawks
1990–1991	Sacramento Kings
1991–1994	San Antonio Spurs
1994–1998	Utah Jazz
1999	Houston Rockets
1999–2000	Vancouver Grizzlies
2000–2001	Kansas City Knights
2001–2002	Ionikos NF
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – AP (1983); MVC Player of the Year (1983); 2× First-team All-MVC (1982, 1983); 2× Second-team All-MVC (1980, 1981); No. 35 retired by Wichita State Shockers; Second-team Parade All-American (1979); Greek All-Star Game (2002);
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,176 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,384 (3.4 rpg)
Blocks	925 (0.9 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing United States
World Championships

Antoine Labotte Carr (born July 23, 1961) is an American former basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Dawg",^[3] he played power forward (and sometimes center) for six different teams in the National Basketball Association across 16 seasons.

Early life

Antoine Carr was born in Oklahoma City.^[4] and was a star basketball player at Wichita Heights High School (class of 1979). He accepted a scholarship to play locally at Wichita State University. A four-year player, Carr was a major contributor on a team that included future NBA players Xavier McDaniel and Cliff Levingston, averaging 17 points per game while shooting over 55% during his college career. In his final college game, he scored a school-record 47 points against Southern Illinois on March 5, 1983.^[5]

He played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.^[6]

Professional career

Coming off a senior season where he'd averaged 22.5 points and 7.6 rebounds a game in a strong college program, Carr was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (eighth pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft. Carr was unable to agree to a contract with the Pistons and played the 1983–84 season in Italy with Simac Milano after the club offered him a $200,000 contract for the year.^[7]^[8] Returning to the NBA in the 1984–85 season, he played six full seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, who had acquired his rights, before moving to the Sacramento Kings in the middle of the 1989–90 campaign. While in Sacramento, Carr averaged 20 points per game and was one of the team's stars. He scored 1,551 points that season, his only time topping 1,000 points and by far his best scoring season. Carr also played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he led the team in field goal percentage. He also played a notable first-round series in 1994 against the Utah Jazz. Carr was filling in for an injured David Robinson, who had a fractured hand. Carr put on what could be considered the best games of his career, but the Spurs still lost the series 1–3. Carr was signed as a free agent by the Utah Jazz on October 29, 1994, where he was a periodic starter at the center position beside power forward Karl Malone. When not starting, he settled into his role as the energetic and jovial sixth man. Coach Jerry Sloan utilized Carr extensively during the two years that the Jazz reached the NBA finals – relying on his experience and ability to control the ball. Carr helped the Jazz to victory in Game 5 of the 1998 Finals against the Chicago Bulls with several clutch jump shots.^[9] Carr finished his career with the Houston Rockets and Vancouver Grizzlies, playing 18 games with Houston and 21 with Vancouver in a reserve role.

Carr scored 9,176 points in his NBA career. Carr had a strong ability to manage the ball down low, even as a small center. He was known for his power and dunking, and his ability to hit medium to long jump shots under pressure. He made 50% of his attempts from the floor and shot 78% from the free-throw line. After receiving an eye injury, Carr wore orange-tinted protective glasses for the rest of his NBA career.

Following his final season with Vancouver, Carr played one season for the Kansas City Knights of the ABA,^[10] and one season with the Greek club Ionikos NF.^[11]

His younger brother Henry Carr played for Wichita State,^[12] and was drafted in 1987 by the Los Angeles Clippers.^[13]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	Atlanta	62	15	19.3	.528	.333	.789	3.7	1.3	0.5	1.3	8.0
1985–86	Atlanta	17	0	15.2	.527	–	.667	3.1	0.8	0.4	0.9	6.8
1986–87	Atlanta	65	2	10.7	.506	.333	.709	2.4	0.5	0.2	0.7	5.3
1987–88	Atlanta	80	2	18.5	.544	.250	.780	3.6	1.3	0.5	1.0	8.8
1988–89	Atlanta	78	12	19.1	.480	.000	.855	3.5	1.2	0.4	0.8	7.5
1989–90	Atlanta	44	0	18.3	.516	.000	.775	3.4	1.2	0.3	0.8	7.6
1989–90	Sacramento	33	4	28.0	.482	.000	.806	5.2	2.0	0.5	1.0	18.6
1990–91	Sacramento	77	48	32.8	.511	.000	.758	5.5	2.5	0.6	1.3	20.1
1991–92	San Antonio	81	27	23.0	.490	.200	.764	4.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	10.9
1992–93	San Antonio	71	46	27.4	.538	.000	.777	5.5	1.4	0.5	1.2	13.1
1993–94	San Antonio	34	0	13.7	.488	.000	.724	1.5	0.4	0.3	0.6	5.8
1994–95	Utah	78	4	21.5	.531	.250	.821	3.4	0.9	0.3	0.9	9.6
1995–96	Utah	80	0	19.2	.457	.000	.792	2.5	0.9	0.4	0.8	7.3
1996–97	Utah	82	0	17.8	.483	.000	.780	2.4	0.9	0.3	0.8	7.4
1997–98	Utah	66	8	16.5	.465	–	.776	2.0	0.7	0.2	0.8	5.7
1998–99	Houston	18	0	8.4	.404	.000	.714	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.6	2.6
1999–00	Vancouver	21	0	10.5	.438	–	.786	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.3	3.2
Career		987	168	20.0	.503	.130	.780	3.4	1.1	0.4	0.9	9.3

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987	Atlanta	9	0	18.0	.696	–	.813	3.0	1.4	0.3	0.9	11.6
1988	Atlanta	12	0	17.5	.529	.000	.643	3.4	1.3	0.3	1.4	6.8
1989	Atlanta	5	0	16.2	.619	–	.727	1.6	1.4	0.0	0.8	6.8
1992	San Antonio	3	3	36.3	.545	.500	.625	7.7	1.0	0.7	3.7	19.7
1993	San Antonio	8	8	21.4	.527	–	.600	4.8	1.1	0.4	1.1	10.5
1994	San Antonio	3	0	12.3	.455	–	.889	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.7	6.0
1995	Utah	5	0	22.8	.452	–	.833	3.0	1.4	0.6	1.0	9.6
1996	Utah	18	0	18.8	.474	–	.680	1.9	1.2	0.2	0.8	6.1
1997	Utah	20	0	14.0	.482	–	.750	2.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	4.9
1998	Utah	20	0	14.6	.456	–	.750	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.6	4.4
1999	Houston	4	0	9.3	.364	–	–	1.8	1.0	0.0	0.3	2.0
Career		107	11	17.1	.514	.333	.740	2.6	1.0	0.3	0.9	6.8

References

^ "Deseret News: Original Big Dawg Joins the Jazz". October 30, 1994. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
^ "Chicago Tribune: Jazz Management Learned by Observation". Chicago Tribune. June 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
^ Rock, Brad (July 6, 2015). "Ex-Jazzman Antoine 'Big Dawg' Carr still carries a bite". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "Antoine Carr". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
^ "Antoine Carr scored a career-high 47 points in his..." UPI. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ 1982 USA Basketball Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Addy, Steve; Karzen, Jeffrey F. (2002), The Detroit Pistons: More Than Four Decades of Motor City Memories, Sports Publishing LLC, ISBN 1-58261-553-5
^ Goldaper, Sam (June 19, 1984). "ROUNDFIELD TRADED TO PISTONS". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ Roberts, Selena (June 13, 1998). "The New York Times: THE N.B.A. FINALS; Carr Changes Role From Sub to Savior". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^ Kansas City News - 'Night, Knights? - page 1
^ Antoine Carr player profile, stats, a career at basketpedya.com
^ "Henry Carr, the younger brother of Wichita State standout Antoine Carr" Google News archive of the Bulletin-Journal of Missouri - April 14, 1983, p.11
^ 1987 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links

"Antoine Carr". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2011. at NBA.com
Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference