Carlton Kaleel "Bub" Carrington III (born July 21, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
 Carrington (7) in 2024 | |
| No. 7 – Pittsburgh Panthers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 21, 2005 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Frances (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College | Pittsburgh (2023–2024) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life edit
Carrington was born on July 21, 2005, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he grew up.[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 play college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers, being ranked by 247Sports a four-star guard 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 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 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 edit
Carrington joined the Pittsburgh Panthers for the start of the 2023–24 season and became an immediate starter.[11][12] He started in the exhibition opener against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and the regular season opener against North Carolina A&T.[12] 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][13][14][15] 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][16]
Personal life edit
Carrington is a second cousin of 17-year NBA player Rudy Gay.[17]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Carlton Carrington". Pittsburgh Panthers.
- ^ "Carlton Carrington". ESPN.
- ^ Carter, Chrisopher (October 12, 2023). "Guards Jaland Lowe and Carlton Carrington learn from physical practices and past Pitt leaders". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b Hiles, Noah (November 23, 2023). "Pitt freshmen thankful to play in front of family during Thanksgiving trip to Brooklyn". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Cobb, David (June 15, 2022). "Pitt basketball recruiting: Four-star CG Carlton Carrington commits to Panthers in 2023 class". CBS Sports.
- ^ a b Thompson, Stephen (June 15, 2023). "Four-Star G Carlton Carrington Commits To Pitt". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ McGonigal, Johnny (June 16, 2022). "Panthers sign Carrington for 2023". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen. "Pitt Basketball Commit Carlton Carrington Named EYBL Breakout Player of Session". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Carrington Named to Capital All-Star Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. March 25, 2023.
- ^ Hines, Jam (January 17, 2023). "High School Spotlight: 2023 Saint James MLK Classic Eye-Catchers (Part One)". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b Thompson, Stephen (November 6, 2023). "Bub Carrington Makes Pitt History in College Debut". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b "Pitt Freshman Carlton Carrington Brings Superstar Potential". Sports Illustrated. November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Carlton Carrington triple-double paces Pitt in opener". Reuters. November 6, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Carrington Named ACC Rookie of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. November 13, 2023.
- ^ "ACC keeps noticing Pitt freshman". Altoona Mirror. November 21, 2023.
- ^ Gorman, Kevin (October 25, 2023). "Behind leading scorer Blake Hinson, Pitt hoops enters season with a standard of expectations". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
