Warren Carter (basketball)

Warren Carter

Personal information
Born	(1985-04-23) April 23, 1985 (age 39) Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8+2⁄3 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)
College	Illinois (2003–2007)
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Playing career	2007–2015
Position	Center / power forward
Career history
2007–2008	Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi
2008–2009	CB Sevilla
2009	BK Ventspils
2009–2010	Ilisiakos B.C.
2010–2011	Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon
2011–2012	Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2012	Elitzur Netanya
2012–2013	Antalya BSB
2013	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2013	San Carlos
2013	Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.
2014	Otago Nuggets
2014–2015	Aix Maurienne
2015	Chorale Roanne Basket
Career highlights and awards
LBL champion (2009) GBL All-Star (2010) Second-team All-Big Ten (2007)

Warren Carter (born April 23, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for the University of Illinois.

Early life

For 2 years of his early life and that of his brothers', his mother was in prison, serving a two-year sentence for felony burglary charges.^[1]

High school career

Carter attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas, where he was a two time All-State honoree. As a senior, he averaged 25.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Warren Carter PF	Dallas, TX	Lake Highlands (Texas)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 22, 2002
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 18 (PF)   Rivals: 25 (PF)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2003 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-01-21. "2003 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-01-21. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-01-21. "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-01-21.

College career

In his freshman season at Illinois, Carter played sparingly. In 17 games, he averaged 1.2 points per game.

Carter played in 33 games in the 2004–05 season when the Illini ranked #1 for most of the season, and ended as the NCAA runner-up to North Carolina Tar Heels. He was a backup for James Augustine and Roger Powell. He averaged 2.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.

In the 2005–06 season, Carter saw an increase in playing time, and increased his scoring average to 4.8 points per game. His best point production was on December 28, 2005, where he scored 14 points against SE Missouri St. coming off the bench. He also started in his first college game on December 18, 2005, against Coppin State University. The Illini made it to the 2006 NCAA Tournament, and Carter contributed 12 points in a first-round victory against the U.S. Air Force Academy.

After the first ten games of the 2006–07 season, Carter showed marked improvement, not only starting in each of the games, but leading the team in scoring with a 13.0 points per game. Carter was forced into a leading scoring role based on key early season injuries to Brian Randle and Jamar Smith. On November 28, 2006, he recorded a double-double in a loss to Maryland, scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. In the following game, a loss to Arizona, he had another double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds. He also received the Big Ten Medal of Honor. First awarded in 1914, the Big Ten endowed a Medal of Honor to be given annually to a student in the graduating class of each university that demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics. In 34 games, he averaged 13.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.^[2][3]

Professional career

2007–08 season

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Carter joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2007 NBA Summer League. He later signed with Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi of Turkey for the 2007–08 season. In 29 games, he averaged 18 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

2008–09 season

In 2008, Carter signed with CB Sevilla for the 2008–09 season. In February 2009, he left Spain and signed with BK Ventspils of Latvia for the rest of the season. He went on to help Ventspils win the 2009 championship in a 7-game series where he had 15 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks in game 7.

2009–10 season

In July 2009, Carter joined the New York Knicks for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On September 11, 2009, he signed with the Knicks.^[4] However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 7, 2009.

On November 13, 2009, he signed with Ilisiakos B.C. of Greece for the rest of the 2009–10 season.^[5] He went on to compete in the 2010 Greek All-Star game.^[6]

2010–11 season

On August 24, 2010, Carter signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of Israel for the 2010–11 season.^[7]

2011–12 season

On July 16, 2011, Carter signed with Dexia Mons-Hainaut of Belgium for the 2011–12 season.^[8] On March 1, 2012, he left Dexia.^[9] The next day, he signed with Elitzur Netanya of Israel for the rest of the season.^[10]

2012–13 season

On October 3, 2012, Carter signed with Antalya BSB for the rest of the 2012–13 season.^[11] In February 2013, he left Antalya.^[12]

In March 2013, he joined Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela for the 2013 LPB season. In April 2013, he left after 10 games. In June 2013, he signed with San Carlos of the Dominican Republic for the 2013 District National season.

2013–14 season

On October 4, 2013, Carter signed with Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. for the 2013–14 season.^[13] In November 2013, he left Ironi after 7 games.

In March 2014, he signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.^[14][15]

2014–15 season

On July 28, 2014, Carter signed with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket of France for the 2014–15 season.^[16] In January 2015, he left Maurienne and signed with Chorale Roanne Basket for the rest of the season.^[17] However, he sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in a February 17 game, making him the team's third import of the season to go down with an injury.^[18][19] In a total of 19 Pro B games played in 2014–15, Carter averaged 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

Personal

Carter is the son of Cedric and Kamela Carter. His brother, Josh, played college basketball at Texas A&M, while his other brother, Kevin, played college basketball at Collin County Community College.^[2]

References

1. Carter family finds will and way to succeed after mother went to prison
2. Warren Carter Bio
3. Warren Carter Stats
4. Knicks sign Warren Carter
5. Ilisiakos replaces Butch with Carter
6. Greek League all-star game: March 14, 2010
7. Hapoel Gilboa/Galil Elyon signs Carter
8. Dexia Mons-Hainaut adds Warren Carter
9. Warren Carter leaves Dexia Mons-Hainaut
10. Warren Carter moves to Barak Netanya
11. Antalya part ways with Mangano, sign Warren Carter
12. Jermareo Davidson leaves Antalya
13. Ironi Nes Ziona sign Warren Carter to replace Gary Flowers
14. Change In Imports For Nuggets
15. Basketball: Nuggets opt for two new imports
16. Aix-Maurienne lands experienced big man Warren Carter
17. Warren Carter renforce le secteur intérieur (in French)
18. J21 : Monaco – Chorale 68-64 (in French)
19. Martin : « Je dois apporter un peu plus » (in French)

External links

• LNB.fr profile
• TBLStat.net profile
• Basketball-Reference profile