Andre McCarter

Andre McCarter
Personal information
Born	August 25, 1953 (age 71); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook ; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	UCLA (1973–1976)
NBA draft	1976: 6th round, 89th overall pick
Drafted by	Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1976–1983
Position	Point guard
Number	20, 33
Coaching career	1979–1980
Career history
As a player:
1976–1977	Kansas City Kings
1978–1979	Rochester Zeniths
1979	Maine Lumberjacks
1980	Utica Olympics
1980–1982	Atlantic City Hi-Rollers
1980–1981	Washington Bullets
1982–1983	Pantterit
As a coach:
1979–1980	Maine Lumberjacks
Career highlights
	CBA champion (1979); CBA Most Valuable Player (1979); CBA All-Star Game MVP (1979); All-CBA First Team (1979); All-CBA Second Team (1980); CBA Newcomer of the Year (1979); 3× CBA assists leader (1979, 1980, 1982); NCAA champion (1975); First-team Parade All-American (1971);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Last updated May 06, 2025

Andre McCarter (born August 25, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.

College career

A 6'3" guard born in Philadelphia, McCarter attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and played for the Bruins under head coach John Wooden.

Professional career

McCarter played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Kansas City Kings and Washington Bullets. NBA.^[1]

McCarter played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Rochester Zeniths, Maine Lumberjacks, Utica Olympics and Atlantic City Hi-Rollers from 1978 to 1982.^[2] During his first season with the Zeniths in 1978–79, he was selected as the CBA Most Valuable Player, CBA Newcomer of the Year, and CBA All-Star Game MVP and was selected to the All-CBA First Team.^[2] He won a CBA championship with the Zeniths in 1979.^[3] McCarter was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1980.^[2] He served as head coach of the Lumberjacks during the 1979–80 season and accumulated a 2–2 record.^[4]

Career statistics

Legend
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

Source^[5]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1976–77	Kansas City	59	12.3	.463		.711	.9	1.7	.4	.0	4.6
1977–78	Kansas City	1	9.0	.000		–	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
1980–81	Washington	43	10.4	.378	.250	.750	.9	1.7	.3	.0	2.8
Career		103	11.5	.431	.250	.725	.9	1.7	.4	.0	3.8

References

↑ "Collegiate Record Winning Streak In Serious Jeopardy Now". The News-Palladium. March 27, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved February 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 3 "Andre McCarter minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "1978-79 Rochester Zeniths Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
↑ "Andre McCarter minor league basketball coaching records". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "Andre McCarter NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

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[1] "Collegiate Record Winning Streak In Serious Jeopardy Now". The News-Palladium. March 27, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved February 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[sc-2] 1 2 3 "Andre McCarter minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[3] "1978-79 Rochester Zeniths Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[4] "Andre McCarter minor league basketball coaching records". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[bbr-5] "Andre McCarter NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

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Player of the Year (formerly Most Valuable Player)	Zubic (1950) Rullo (1951) Crossin (1952) McCloskey (1953, 1954) White (1955) Molinas (1956) Lear (1957) Hennessy (1958) Spivey (1959) Arceneaux (1960) Ellis (1961) Turmon (1962) Arizin (1963) A. Johnson (1964) W. Simon (1965) McCoy (1966) Murrell (1967) Wilburn (1968) Pawlak (1969) Bellamy (1970) Somerset (1971) Wingo (1972) E. Johnson (1973) Wilburn (1974) Baskerville (1975) Criss (1976, 1977) McCracken (1978) McCarter (1979) R. Davis (1980) W. Smith (1981) Valentine (1982) R. Smith (1983) Crompton (1984) Hayes (1985) Young (1986) Binion (1987) Brooks (1988) Bowie (1989) Askew (1990, 1991) Mitchell (1992) Strong (1993) Grandison (1994) Recasner (1995) S. Jones (1996) Boney (1997) King (1998) Griffin (1999) McInnis (2000) M. Simon (2002) Panko (2003) J. Davis (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Young (2007) Selvy (2008)
Newcomer of the Year	R. Davis (1978) McCarter (1979) B. Davis (1980) Russell (1981) Branson (1982) M. Davis (1983) Lingenfelter (1984) Collins (1985) Drew (1986) E. Johnson (1987) Allen (1988) Campbell (1989) Ferrell (1990) King (1991) Brundy (1992) Strong (1993) Monroe (1994) Bragg (1995) Nickerson (1996) Tucker (1997) McInnis (1998) D. Jones (1999) C. Smith (2000) Simon (2002) Cantrell (2003) Davis (2004) B. Thomas (2005) J. Thomas (2006) Fountain (2007) Jackson (2008)
Coach of the Year	Novak (1977) Monska (1978) M. Panaggio (1979) Klucas (1980) Karl (1981) Russell (1982) Karl (1983) Brown (1984) Jackson (1985) M. Panaggio (1986) Musselman (1987, 1988) Bibby (1989) Oliver (1989) Saunders (1990) Karl (1991) Reid (1992) D. Panaggio (1992) M. Panaggio (1993) Duncan (1994) McHone (1995) Suhr (1996) McHone (1997) D. Panaggio (1998) T. Jones (1999) D. Panaggio (2000) Joerger (2002) Daleo (2003) Joerger (2004) Bergman (2005) Woolpert (2007, 2008)
Rookie of the Year	Gaines (1958) McCoy (1959) Lewis (1960) Gunther (1961) Huggard (1962) Baynard (1963) Rohloff (1964) McKinney (1965) Love (1966) Wilburn (1967) Carlos (1968) Cornwall (1969) Mast (1970) Wallace (1971) Mayberry (1972) White (1973) Bell (1974) Perry (1975) Rivers & Luckett (1976) M. Jones (1977) Terry (1978) Bates (1979) E. Jones (1980) L. Johnson (1981) Spriggs (1982) Sanders (1983) G. Jones (1984) Turner (1985) Adams (1986) Rowan (1987) Waller (1988) Queenan (1989) Lett (1990) Thompson (1991) Kennedy (1992) Madkins (1993) Ford (1994) Warren (1995) Jackson (1996) Hopkins & Sasser (1997) Sims (1998) Hendrix (1999) Thomas (2000) Inge (2002) McElroy (2003) Bailey (2004) Butler (2005) Powell (2006) Garrison (2007) Washington (2008)
Defensive Player of the Year	C. Smith (1991) Mitchell (1992) Bardo (1993, 1994) Bell (1995) Davis (1996) Beck (1997) McDonald (1998) Martin (1999) Baston (2000) Murdaugh (2002) Rice (2003) Hadley (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Felix (2006) Moon (2007) Phillips (2008)
Seasons All-Star Games Champions Award winners and successful alumni Statistical leaders

Personal information
Born	(1953-08-25) August 25, 1953 (age 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	UCLA (1973–1976)
NBA draft	1976: 6th round, 89th overall pick
Drafted by	Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1976–1983
Position	Point guard
Number	20, 33
Coaching career	1979–1980
Career history
As a player:
1976–1977	Kansas City Kings
1978–1979	Rochester Zeniths
1979	Maine Lumberjacks
1980	Utica Olympics
1980–1982	Atlantic City Hi-Rollers
1980–1981	Washington Bullets
1982–1983	Pantterit
As a coach:
1979–1980	Maine Lumberjacks

Career highlights
CBA champion (1979) CBA Most Valuable Player (1979) CBA All-Star Game MVP (1979) All-CBA First Team (1979) All-CBA Second Team (1980) CBA Newcomer of the Year (1979) 3× CBA assists leader (1979, 1980, 1982) NCAA champion (1975) First-team Parade All-American (1971)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference