Bub Carrington

Bub Carrington

Carrington with the Washington Wizards in 2024
No. 8 – Washington Wizards
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2005-07-21) July 21, 2005 (age 19) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Frances (Baltimore, Maryland)
College	Pittsburgh (2023–2024)
NBA draft	2024: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–present	Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
ACC All-Rookie team (2024)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Carlton Kaleel "Bub" Carrington III (born July 21, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2024 NBA draft before being traded to the Wizards during the draft.

Early life

Carrington was born on July 21, 2005, in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1][2] The third in his family with the same name, he was nicknamed "lil' bub" after the nickname of his father, a basketball coach, later shortened to just "bub".^[3][4] He attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, where he played basketball, baseball and football.^[1] He scored over 2,000 points in his high school career and after his junior year committed to playing college basketball for Pittsburgh, being ranked by 247Sports a four-star recruit, the 99th-best recruit overall, and the third-best player from the state.^[1][5][6][7] He chose Pittsburgh over eight other offers.^[6]

Carrington also was a member of Team Melo in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League travel circuit, being named the EYBL Breakout Player of the Session and second-team All-Session while helping the team reach a spot in the championships.^[8] As a senior at Saint Frances in 2022–23, Carrington helped the school have an overall record of 29–11 while going 11–3 in the Baltimore Catholic League (BCL); he was named first-team All-BCL and to the BCL All-Tournament team and averaged more than 26 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals per game.^[1] He also led Saint Frances to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) tournament, which they won for the second time in his tenure, with Carrington being named to the All-Tournament team.^[9] He had shooting splits of .490/.380/.860 and set a Saint Frances record with a total of more than 1,000 points scored.^[1] He was invited to the DTLR Classic, Jumpman Classic, R1A Classic, More than Basketball Game and to the MLK Classic, earning most valuable player honors in each while setting a MLK Classic record with 42 points scored.^[1][10] He was named a Capital All-Star, played at the 50th Annual Hoop Culture Capital Classic, and was All-Tournament at the City of Palms and Triple Threat Classics.^[1]

College career

Carrington joined the Pittsburgh Panthers for the start of the 2023–24 season and became an immediate starter.^[11] He started in the exhibition opener against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and the regular-season opener against North Carolina A&T. Against North Carolina A&T, he helped the Panthers win 100–52 while totaling 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in a debut in school history and the second in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history, also being the first overall to accomplish the feat at Pittsburgh since 1998.^{[11][12][13][14]} He was named the ACC Rookie of the Week and received the honor again the following week, being the first Pittsburgh player to earn selection back-to-back since 2007–08.^[4][15]

Professional career

Washington Wizards (2024–present)

On June 26, 2024, Carrington was selected with the fourteenth overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA draft. He was later traded, alongside Malcolm Brogdon, to the Washington Wizards for Deni Avdija.^[16][17] On July 7, he signed with the Wizards.^[18] During the 2024 NBA Summer League, Carrington played in five Summer League games and posted averages of 15.8 points per game, along with 7.4 rebounds per game and 5.2 assists per game.^[19]

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2023–24	Pittsburgh	33	33	33.2	.412	.322	.785	5.2	4.1	.6	.2	13.8

Personal life

Carrington is the son of Carlton 'Bub' Carrington and Karima Carrington. He has two siblings, Kareem and Faith.^[1] Carrington is a second cousin of retired NBA player Rudy Gay.^[20]

References

1. "Carlton Carrington". Pittsburgh Panthers. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
2. "Carlton Carrington". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
3. Carter, Christopher (October 12, 2023). "Guards Jaland Lowe and Carlton Carrington learn from physical practices and past Pitt leaders". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
4. Hiles, Noah (November 23, 2023). "Pitt freshmen thankful to play in front of family during Thanksgiving trip to Brooklyn". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
5. Cobb, David (June 15, 2022). "Pitt basketball recruiting: Four-star CG Carlton Carrington commits to Panthers in 2023 class". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
6. Thompson, Stephen (June 15, 2023). "Four-Star G Carlton Carrington Commits To Pitt". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
7. McGonigal, Johnny (June 16, 2022). "Panthers sign Carrington for 2023". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C9. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Thompson, Stephen (July 15, 2022). "Pitt Basketball Commit Carlton Carrington Named EYBL Breakout Player of Session". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
9. "Carrington Named to Capital All-Star Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. March 25, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
10. Hines, Jam (January 17, 2023). "High School Spotlight: 2023 Saint James MLK Classic Eye-Catchers (Part One)". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
11. Thompson, Stephen (November 6, 2023). "Bub Carrington Makes Pitt History in College Debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
12. "Carlton Carrington triple-double paces Pitt in opener". Reuters. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Field Level Media.
13. Carter, Christopher (November 7, 2023). "Freshman Bub Carrington is the first player in Pitt hoops history to record triple-double in debut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
14. "Carrington Named ACC Rookie of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. November 13, 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
15. "ACC keeps noticing Pitt freshman". Altoona Mirror. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
16. Cohn, Sam (June 26, 2024). "Baltimore's Carlton 'Bub' Carrington selected No. 14 overall by Washington Wizards in 2024 NBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
17. "Wizards Complete Trade with Trail Blazers". NBA.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
18. Kirschenbaum, Alex (July 7, 2024). "Wizards' Carlton Carrington Signs Rookie Contract". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
19. "2024 Summer League | Vegas | Player Stats". NBA.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
20. Gorman, Kevin (October 25, 2023). "Behind leading scorer Blake Hinson, Pitt hoops enters season with a standard of expectations". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference 
• Pittsburgh Panthers bio