Javier Dione Carter (born May 20, 1991), nicknamed Air, is a Panamanian professional basketball player for Akita Northern Happinets in Japan.[2][3][4][5] Born in the United States, he has competed internationally with the Panama men's national basketball team.[3][6]
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Position | Power forward / center |
Personal information | |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio[1] | May 20, 1991
Nationality | Panamanian / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Parish Episcopal School (Dallas, Texas) |
College | South Alabama (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto |
2014–2015 | CS Gravenchon Basket |
2015–2016 | Bakersfield Jam |
2016 | Panteras de Costa del Este Panama City |
2016–2017 | Club Atlético Welcome |
2016–2017 | Caballos de Coclé Aguadulce |
2016–2017 | Soles de Mexicali |
2017–2018 | CD Valdivia |
2017–2018 | Club Deportivo Hispano Americano |
2018–2019 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin |
2018–2019 | Guaros de Lara |
2019–2021 | Akita Northern Happinets |
2021–2022 | Nagasaki Velca |
2022-2023 | Passlab Yamagata Wyverns |
2023-2024 | Akita Northern Happinets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editCarter played high school basketball at Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas.[7]
College career
editAfter high school, Carter played college basketball at University of South Alabama, with the South Alabama Jaguars, from 2009 to 2013.[8]
College statistics
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009–10 | South Alabama | 32 | 17 | 15.4 | .473 | .000 | .732 | 3.50 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 0.97 | 4.19 |
2010–11 | South Alabama | 28 | 16 | 16.4 | .414 | .000 | .732 | 3.82 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 1.04 | 5.25 |
2011–12 | South Alabama | 27 | 20 | 23.6 | .457 | .000 | .765 | 5.04 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 2.67 | 6.11 |
2012–13 | South Alabama | 29 | 24 | 24.3 | .564 | .500 | .627 | 6.66 | 0.59 | 0.93 | 2.48 | 7.10 |
Career | 117 | 77 | 19.6 | .479 | .200 | .710 | 4.70 | 0.44 | 0.62 | 1.74 | 5.57 |
Professional career
editOn October 31, 2015, Carter was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the fourth round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. His plays include the one-hand jam and the reverse alley-oop.[9]
On September 21, 2018, Carter signed with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Israeli National League.[10] In 32 games played for Kiryat Motzkin, he averaged 18.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 41.5 percent from three-point range. Carter led Kiryat Motzkin to the 2019 Israeli National League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Galil Elyon.
Awards and honors
edit- 2013–14 LEB Plata MVP week by week
- Latinbasket.com All-Chilean Liga Nacional Honorable Mention (2018)
Personal
editHe is a son of Cecilio and Marcia Carter.[1] His father is from Río Abajo, Panama.[11] He is married (2019) to Kandace Carter.
Career statistics
editGP | 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 |
† | Denotes seasons in which Carter won an championship |
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Cáceres | 32 | 19 | 20.7 | .583 | .395 | .738 | 5.56 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.94 | 8.94 |
2014–15 | Gravenchon | .585 | .434 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 18.7 | ||||||
2015–16 | BAK | 41 | 0 | 11.8 | .445 | .353 | .780 | 2.90 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.66 | 3.71 |
2016 | Panteras | 1 | 31.0 | .625 | .000 | .800 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | |
2016–17 | Soles/Cocle | 19 | 7 | 17.5 | .589 | .000 | .667 | 4.74 | 1.21 | 0.84 | 0.47 | 7.05 |
2016–17 | Welcome | 13 | 28.7 | .526 | .333 | .718 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 13.4 | |
2017–18 | Gallegos | 30 | 28 | 26.7 | .542 | .412 | .722 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 1.07 | 12.57 |
2017–18 | Valdivia | 26 | 34.3 | .523 | .176 | .703 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 15.5 | |
2018–19† | Guaros | 15 | 15 | 24.2 | .630 | .500 | .655 | 8.13 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 1.27 | 10.07 |
2018–19 | Kiryat | 32 | 29.4 | .528 | .415 | .727 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 18.9 | |
2019–20 | Akita | 22 | 21 | 27.9 | .424 | .333 | .729 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 12.0 |
2020–21 | Akita | 48 | 30 | 26.1 | .436 | .335 | .689 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
2021-22† | Nagasaki | 48 | 46 | 22.4 | .586 | .375 | .721 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
2022-23 | Yamagata | 48 | 15 | 25.1 | .487 | .359 | .773 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 13.6 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Cáceres | 8 | 24.3 | .481 | .412 | .800 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 11.1 | |
2017–18 | Gallegos | 4 | 27.5 | .538 | .200 | .500 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
FIBA Senior Team Events
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017 | Americas World Cup Qualifier | 11 | 26.39 | .567 | .500 | .741 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 11.9 | |
2017 | FIBA AmeriCup | 3 | 31.03 | .533 | .667 | .600 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.3 | |
Career | 14 | 27.35 | .558 | .524 | .719 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
Atlas challenge
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016 | USA | 8.3 | 1.5 | 17 |
Preseason games
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019 | Akita | 3 | 2 | 21.6 | .833 | .777 | 1.000 | 6.67 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 13.0 |
Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai
References
edit- ^ a b "Javier Carter – Men's Basketball". University of South Alabama Athletics.
- ^ "【新入団】ハビエル・カーター選手契約合意のお知らせ". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
- ^ a b "Panamanian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards – latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Javier CARTER at the FIBA Americup 2017". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Javier Carter Player Profile, Bakersfield Jam, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Javier Carter inks with Akita Northern Happinets – latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Javier Carter – PF – Parish Episcopal School – Dallas, TX – SOUTH ALABAMA".
- ^ "Javier Carter – Men's Basketball".
- ^ "Javier Carter". YouTube.
- ^ "דשון פרימן שוחרר מקריית מוצקין, זר חדש חתם". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). September 21, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Javier Carter quiere dejar su huella". Critica. September 16, 2018.
External links
edit- Javier Carter on X