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Jevon Carter

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Leroy Jevon Carter(/dʒəˈvɒn/jə-VON;[1]born September 14, 1995) is an American professionalbasketballplayer for theChicago Bullsof theNational Basketball Association(NBA). He playedcollege basketballfor theWest Virginia Mountaineers.Apoint guardfor the Mountaineers, Carter was known as one of the top defensive players in college basketball, winning theNABC Defensive Player of the Yearand theLefty Driesell Awardafter both hisjuniorand senior seasons, and winning the inauguralNaismith Defensive Player of the Yearin his final season.

Jevon Carter
Carter with theBrooklyn Netsin 2022
No. 5 – Chicago Bulls
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born(1995-09-14)September 14, 1995(age 29)
Oak Park, Illinois,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolProviso East(Maywood, Illinois)
CollegeWest Virginia(2014–2018)
NBA draft2018:2nd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by theMemphis Grizzlies
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Memphis Grizzlies
2018–2019→Memphis Hustle
2019–2021Phoenix Suns
2021–2022Brooklyn Nets
2022–2023Milwaukee Bucks
2023–presentChicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
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StatsatBasketball ReferenceEdit this at Wikidata

High school career

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Carter played basketball atProviso East High SchoolinMaywood, Illinois.He played mostly off the ball in high school.[2]From 2011 to 2012 he played for Team NLP inAAUcompetition, where one of his teammates wasJalen 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 fromAkron,Dartmouth,Kent State,Lehigh,Toledo,Valparaiso,UW-Green BayandIllinois State,but committed to West Virginia.[4]

College career

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He converted to thepoint guardposition at West Virginia, making his name as one of the top defensive players in theBig 12 Conference.[2]He was one of the architects of "Press Virginia", coachBob 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 in2016–17,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 theLefty Driesell Awardand theNABC Defensive Player of the Yearas the top defensive player in the country.[7][8][9]Following his junior season, Carter declared for the2017 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 the2017–18 season,Carter was unanimously named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.[12]On November 30, 2017, Carter became WVU's all-time leader insteals,surpassingGreg Jones'mark of 252 in a win overNJIT.[13]On March 3, 2018, againstIowa 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 namedAcademic All-American of the Yearfor Division I men's basketball.[15]

For the 2017–18 season, Carter was named a second-team All-American by theAssociated Press.He was also named to theSporting Newssecond team, and theNational 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 2018Senior CLASS Awardwinner. 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 beingDa'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 theNaismith 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 sinceHasheem Thabeetwon in the2007–08 seasonand the2008–09 season.He won the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.

Records

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  • 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

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Season Averages[23]
Season Team G GS PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MIN TO
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

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Memphis Grizzlies (2018–2019)

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On June 21, 2018, Carter was selected by theMemphis Grizzliesin the second round of the2018 NBA draftwith the 32nd overall pick. On July 12, 2018, theMemphis Grizzliesannounced that they had officially signed with Carter.[24]During his rookie season, he has had multiple assignments to theMemphis Hustle,the Grizzlies'G Leagueaffiliate.[25]Carter made his NBA debut on December 15, 2018, coming off the bench in a 97–105 loss to theHouston Rocketswith 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 theGolden State Warriors.[27]

Phoenix Suns (2019–2021)

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On July 7, 2019, the Grizzlies traded Carter to thePhoenix Suns.[28]On August 8 in the2020 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 theMiami Heat.[29]His previous season-highs both had him scoring 15 points before theseason'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 the2021 NBA Finals,but the Suns were defeated in 6 games by theMilwaukee Bucks.

Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022)

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On August 6, 2021, Carter and the draft rights toDay'Ron Sharpewere traded to theBrooklyn Netsin exchange forLandry Shamet.[30]He was waived on February 22, 2022, when the Nets signedGoran Dragić.[31]

Milwaukee Bucks (2022–2023)

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On February 24, 2022, Carter signed with theMilwaukee 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)

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On July 10, 2023, Carter signed a 3-year, $20 million contract with theChicago Bulls.[36]

Career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

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On August 3, 2018, Carter andAnd1announced viaInstagramthat Carter had signed to become an And1 brand ambassador.[37]

References

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  1. ^"2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide"(Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023.RetrievedMay 17,2024.
  2. ^abWright, Ryan (March 22, 2017)."West Virginia's Jevon Carter Will Make You Work for Every Bucket".The Ringer.RetrievedAugust 10,2017.
  3. ^Toohey, Terry (March 23, 2018)."Villanova's Jalen Brunson, West Virginia's Jevon Carter ready to get reacquainted in NCAA Tournament".Montgomery News.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
  4. ^Jackson, Chris (February 12, 2018)."An inside look at WVU's two seniors".The Daily Athenaeum.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
  5. ^Vingle, Mitch (December 2, 2017)."Huggins, WVU players marvel at Jevon Carter after record".Charleston Gazette-Mail.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
  6. ^Casazza, Mike (February 7, 2017)."WVU's Jevon Carter holds his own in Big 12 full of good point guards".Charleston Gazette-Mail.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
  7. ^"Three Teams Lead Men's Basketball Awards".Big 12 Conference.March 5, 2017.RetrievedAugust 10,2017.
  8. ^"Louisiana's Wright Named To Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team".RaginCajuns.com.April 4, 2017.RetrievedApril 8,2017.
  9. ^Anderson, Chris (April 3, 2017)."Jevon Carter Named NABC Defensive Player of the Year".247Sports.com.RetrievedAugust 10,2017.
  10. ^Payne, Terrence (April 24, 2017)."Jevon Carter enters NBA Draft, won't hire agent".Charleston Gazette-Mail.RetrievedAugust 6,2017.
  11. ^Casazza, Mike (May 22, 2017)."Jevon Carter to return to WVU men's basketball".Charleston Gazette-Mail.RetrievedAugust 6,2017.
  12. ^Cooke, Hunter (October 12, 2017)."West Virginia's Jevon Carter voted to Preseason All-Big 12 unanimously".Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Archived fromthe originalon December 10, 2017.RetrievedDecember 9,2017.
  13. ^"Carter Breaks WVU Steal Record in Tonight's Win".West Virginia Mountaineers.November 30, 2017.RetrievedDecember 9,2017.
  14. ^"West Virginia's Jevon Carter becomes first major conference player to reach 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists, 300 steals".RetrievedMarch 10,2018.
  15. ^"2017–18 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team Announced"(Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. March 12, 2018.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  16. ^http://wvusports.com/news/2018/3/27/mens-carter-named-associated-press-all-american.aspx?path=mbball[dead link‍]
  17. ^"Carter Named to John Wooden All-American Team".
  18. ^"Carter Wins Senior CLASS Award".
  19. ^"Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced".Big 12 Sports. March 4, 2018.RetrievedDecember 6,2018.
  20. ^Carter Repeats as NABC Defensive Player of the Year
  21. ^"Carter garners Lefty Driesell award".WV News. April 3, 2018.RetrievedDecember 6,2018.
  22. ^"Jevon Carter Wins Inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award | Citizen Naismith Trophy".naismithtrophy.com.RetrievedMay 21,2018.
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  26. ^"Harden has 2nd straight triple-double, Rockets top Grizzlies".ESPN.com.December 15, 2018.RetrievedDecember 16,2018.
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  28. ^"Suns Complete Trade with Memphis".NBA.July 7, 2019.RetrievedJuly 7,2019.
  29. ^"Booker's 35 points lead surprising Suns past Heat 119–112".NBA.August 8, 2020.RetrievedAugust 8,2020.
  30. ^"BROOKLYN NETS ACQUIRE JEVON CARTER, DRAFT RIGHTS TO DAY'RON SHARPE FROM PHOENIX SUNS".NBA.August 6, 2021.
  31. ^"Brooklyn Nets Sign Goran Dragić".NBA.February 22, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 23,2022.
  32. ^"Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jevon Carter".NBA.RetrievedFebruary 24,2022.
  33. ^Bucks' Jevon Carter: Comes close to double-double
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  37. ^"AND1 on Instagram".Archived fromthe originalon December 24, 2021.
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