Jevon Carter
No. 5 – Chicago Bulls | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. | September 14, 1995
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois) |
College | West Virginia (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick |
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2018–2019 | →Memphis Hustle |
2019–2021 | Phoenix Suns |
2021–2022 | Brooklyn Nets |
2022–2023 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2023–present | Chicago Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Leroy Jevon Carter (/dʒəˈvɒn/ jə-VON;[1] born September 14, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers. A point guard for the Mountaineers, Carter was known as one of the top defensive players in college basketball, winning the NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Lefty Driesell Award after both his junior and senior seasons, and winning the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in his final season.
High school career
[edit]Carter played basketball at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois. He played mostly off the ball in high school.[2] From 2011 to 2012 he played for Team NLP in AAU competition, where one of his teammates was Jalen Brunson.[3] Carter was a three-star recruit and was the No. 299 player in the 2014 class according to 247Sports.com. He received scholarship offers from Akron, Dartmouth, Kent State, Lehigh, Toledo, Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and Illinois State, but committed to West Virginia.[4]
College career
[edit]He converted to the point guard position at West Virginia, making his name as one of the top defensive players in the Big 12 Conference.[2] He was one of the architects of "Press Virginia", coach Bob Huggins's defensive scheme that forces many turnovers.[5] Carter became a starter as a sophomore and averaged 9.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[6]
In Carter's junior season in 2016–17, he averaged 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He received many accolades for his defensive prowess, earning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the Lefty Driesell Award and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year as the top defensive player in the country.[7][8][9] Following his junior season, Carter declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent.[10] Ultimately he decided to return to the Mountaineers for his senior season.[11]
Before the start of the 2017–18 season, Carter was unanimously named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.[12] On November 30, 2017, Carter became WVU's all-time leader in steals, surpassing Greg Jones' mark of 252 in a win over NJIT.[13] On March 3, 2018 against Iowa State, he became the first major conference player to reach 1500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in a career.[14]
On March 12, 2018, Carter was named Academic All-American of the Year for Division I men's basketball.[15]
For the 2017–18 season, Carter was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press. He was also named to the Sporting News second team, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) third team, resulting in consensus second-team All-America honors.[16] Later that same week, he was added to the 2018 John R. Wooden Award All American Team.[17] He was also named the 2018 Senior CLASS Award winner. This award (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School), given annually, is for the most outstanding senior student athlete in Men's Basketball. Carter is the second player in West Virginia University history to win this award, the first being Da'Sean Butler, who won it in 2010.[18]
For his senior season, Jevon Carter won many postseason awards for his defensive play, including Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, the NABC Defensive Player of the Year, the Lefty Driesell Player of the Year and the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.[19][20][21][22] Carter became the first player to win the Lefty Driesell Player of the Year more than once and only the 7th player to win the NABC Defensive Player of the Year more than once, the first since Hasheem Thabeet won in the 2007–08 season and the 2008–09 season. He won the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.
Records
[edit]- WVU career steal leader (330)
- WVU single-season steal leader (112, 2018)
- WVU single-season assist leader (246, 2018)
- Sole 4x Big 12 All-Defensive Team Member
College statistics
[edit]Season | Team | G | GS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MIN | TO |
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2014–15 | West Virginia | 35 | 4 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | .360 | .314 | .770 | 23.8 | 1.2 |
2015–16 | West Virginia | 35 | 35 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .383 | .306 | .744 | 27.7 | 1.7 |
2016–17 | West Virginia | 37 | 36 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | .439 | .389 | .774 | 32.0 | 1.8 |
2017–18 | West Virginia | 37 | 37 | 17.3 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | .422 | .393 | .858 | 35.5 | 2.7 |
Totals | 143 | 111 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | .408 | .357 | .797 | 29.8 | 1.8 |
Professional career
[edit]Memphis Grizzlies (2018–2019)
[edit]On June 21, 2018, Carter was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 32nd overall pick. On July 12, 2018, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that they had officially signed with Carter.[24] During his rookie season, he has had multiple assignments to the Memphis Hustle, the Grizzlies' G League affiliate.[25] Carter made his NBA debut on December 15, 2018, coming off the bench in a 97–105 loss to the Houston Rockets with eleven points, two steals, a rebound and a block.[26] On April 10, 2019, Carter scored a then-career-high 32 points along with four rebounds, two assists and a steal in a 132–117 win over the Golden State Warriors.[27]
Phoenix Suns (2019–2021)
[edit]On July 7, 2019, the Grizzlies traded Carter to the Phoenix Suns.[28] On August 8 in the 2020 NBA Bubble, Carter scored a season-high 20 points on 7–10 shooting, including 6–9 from the three-point line in a 119–112 win over the Miami Heat.[29] His previous season-highs both had him scoring 15 points before the season's suspension began.
On November 21, 2020, as a restricted free agent, Carter signed a 3-year, $11.5 million contract to remain with the Suns. Carter made it to the 2021 NBA Finals, but the Suns were defeated in 6 games by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022)
[edit]On August 6, 2021, Carter and the draft rights to Day'Ron Sharpe were traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Landry Shamet.[30] He was waived on February 22, 2022, when the Nets signed Goran Dragić.[31]
Milwaukee Bucks (2022–2023)
[edit]On February 24, 2022, Carter signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[32] On April 1, in his first start for the Bucks, Carter scored 18 points and recorded a season-high 8 assists.[33]
On July 6, 2022, Carter re-signed with the Bucks.[34] On November 9, 2022, Carter set a career high with 36 points and added 12 assists in a 136–132 double-overtime win against the Thunder.[35]
Chicago Bulls (2023–present)
[edit]On July 10, 2023, Carter signed a 3-year, $20 million contract with the Chicago Bulls.[36]
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
NBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Memphis | 39 | 3 | 14.8 | .303 | .333 | .813 | 1.7 | 1.8 | .7 | .3 | 4.4 |
2019–20 | Phoenix | 58 | 2 | 16.3 | .416 | .425 | .852 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .8 | .3 | 4.9 |
2020–21 | Phoenix | 60 | 1 | 11.9 | .422 | .371 | .571 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | 4.1 |
2021–22 | Brooklyn | 46 | 1 | 12.0 | .333 | .331 | .700 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 3.6 |
Milwaukee | 20 | 2 | 17.7 | .506 | .558 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 2.5 | .5 | .2 | 5.6 | |
2022–23 | Milwaukee | 81 | 39 | 22.4 | .423 | .421 | .816 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .8 | .4 | 8.0 |
2023–24 | Chicago | 72 | 0 | 13.9 | .378 | .329 | .571 | .8 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | 5.0 |
Career | 376 | 48 | 15.8 | .396 | .383 | .798 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | 5.3 |
Play-in
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2024 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.000 | — | — | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.000 | — | — | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 3.1 | .375 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .6 | .0 | .0 | .9 |
2022 | Milwaukee | 11 | 0 | 11.4 | .474 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .9 | .7 | .0 | 2.1 |
2023 | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | .222 | .143 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
Career | 22 | 0 | 9.0 | .389 | .250 | .500 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 1.5 |
Endorsements
[edit]On August 3, 2018, Carter and And1 announced via Instagram that Carter had signed to become an And1 brand ambassador.[37]
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Wright, Ryan (March 22, 2017). "West Virginia's Jevon Carter Will Make You Work for Every Bucket". The Ringer. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ Toohey, Terry (March 23, 2018). "Villanova's Jalen Brunson, West Virginia's Jevon Carter ready to get reacquainted in NCAA Tournament". Montgomery News. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Jackson, Chris (February 12, 2018). "An inside look at WVU's two seniors". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Vingle, Mitch (December 2, 2017). "Huggins, WVU players marvel at Jevon Carter after record". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Casazza, Mike (February 7, 2017). "WVU's Jevon Carter holds his own in Big 12 full of good point guards". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Three Teams Lead Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. March 5, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "Louisiana's Wright Named To Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team". RaginCajuns.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Chris (April 3, 2017). "Jevon Carter Named NABC Defensive Player of the Year". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ Payne, Terrence (April 24, 2017). "Jevon Carter enters NBA Draft, won't hire agent". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Casazza, Mike (May 22, 2017). "Jevon Carter to return to WVU men's basketball". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Cooke, Hunter (October 12, 2017). "West Virginia's Jevon Carter voted to Preseason All-Big 12 unanimously". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Carter Breaks WVU Steal Record in Tonight's Win". West Virginia Mountaineers. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "West Virginia's Jevon Carter becomes first major conference player to reach 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists, 300 steals". Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team Announced" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ http://wvusports.com/news/2018/3/27/mens-carter-named-associated-press-all-american.aspx?path=mbball [dead link]
- ^ "Carter Named to John Wooden All-American Team".
- ^ "Carter Wins Senior CLASS Award".
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". Big 12 Sports. March 4, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Carter Repeats as NABC Defensive Player of the Year
- ^ "Carter garners Lefty Driesell award". WV News. April 3, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Jevon Carter Wins Inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award | Citizen Naismith Trophy". naismithtrophy.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Jevon Carter Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Jevon Carter to multi-year contract". NBA. July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "2018–19 NBA Assignments". NBA. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Harden has 2nd straight triple-double, Rockets top Grizzlies". ESPN.com. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Carter scores 32, Grizzlies beat Warriors 132–117 in finale". ESPN. Associated Press. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Suns Complete Trade with Memphis". NBA. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Booker's 35 points lead surprising Suns past Heat 119–112". NBA. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "BROOKLYN NETS ACQUIRE JEVON CARTER, DRAFT RIGHTS TO DAY'RON SHARPE FROM PHOENIX SUNS". NBA. August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Goran Dragić". NBA. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jevon Carter". NBA. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Bucks' Jevon Carter: Comes close to double-double
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Re-Sign Jevon Carter". NBA. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "JC Goes for Career-Highs in Bucks Win". Sports Illustrated. November 9, 2022.
- ^ "Bulls sign Jevon Carter". NBA. July 10, 2023.
- ^ "AND1 on Instagram". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
External links
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