Antoine Carr

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Antoine Carr
Personal information
Born (1961-07-23) July 23, 1961 (age 62)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg) [1] [2]
Career information
High school Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kansas)
College Wichita State (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1983–2002
Position Power forward / center
Number33, 35, 55
Career history
1983–1984 Olimpia Milano
1984–1990 Atlanta Hawks
1990–1991 Sacramento Kings
1991–1994 San Antonio Spurs
1994–1998 Utah Jazz
1999 Houston Rockets
1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies
2000–2001 Kansas City Knights
2001–2002 Ionikos NF
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 9,176 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds 3,384 (3.4 rpg)
Blocks 925 (0.9 bpg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Colombia National team

Antoine Labotte Carr (born July 23, 1961) is an American former basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Dawg", [3] he played power forward (and sometimes center) for six different teams in the National Basketball Association across 16 seasons.

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Early life

Antoine Carr was born in Oklahoma City. [4] and was a star basketball player at Wichita Heights High School (class of 1979). He accepted a scholarship to play locally at Wichita State University. A four-year player, Carr was a major contributor on a team that included future NBA players Xavier McDaniel and Cliff Levingston, averaging 17 points per game while shooting over 55% during his college career. In his final college game, he scored a school-record 47 points against Southern Illinois on March 5, 1983. [5]

He played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal. [6]

Professional career

Coming off a senior season where he'd averaged 22.5 points and 7.6 rebounds a game in a strong college program, Carr was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (eighth pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft. Carr was unable to agree to a contract with the Pistons and played the 1983–84 season in Italy with Simac Milano after the club offered him a $200,000 contract for the year. [7] [8] Returning to the NBA in the 1984–85 season, he played six full seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, who had acquired his rights, before moving to the Sacramento Kings in the middle of the 1989–90 campaign. While in Sacramento, Carr averaged 20 points per game and was one of the team's stars. He scored 1,551 points that season, his only time topping 1,000 points and by far his best scoring season. Carr also played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he led the team in field goal percentage. He also played a notable first-round series in 1994 against the Utah Jazz. Carr was filling in for an injured David Robinson, who had a fractured hand. Carr put on what could be considered the best games of his career, but the Spurs still lost the series 1–3. Carr was signed as a free agent by the Utah Jazz on October 29, 1994, where he was a periodic starter at the center position beside power forward Karl Malone. When not starting, he settled into his role as the energetic and jovial sixth man. Coach Jerry Sloan utilized Carr extensively during the two years that the Jazz reached the NBA finals – relying on his experience and ability to control the ball. Carr helped the Jazz to victory in Game 5 of the 1998 Finals against the Chicago Bulls with several clutch jump shots. [9] Carr finished his career with the Houston Rockets and Vancouver Grizzlies, playing 18 games with Houston and 21 with Vancouver in a reserve role.

Carr scored 9,176 points in his NBA career. Carr had a strong ability to manage the ball down low, even as a small center. He was known for his power and dunking, and his ability to hit medium to long jump shots under pressure. He made 50% of his attempts from the floor and shot 78% from the free-throw line. After receiving an eye injury, Carr wore orange-tinted protective glasses for the rest of his NBA career.

Following his final season with Vancouver, Carr played one season for the Kansas City Knights of the ABA, [10] and one season with the Greek club Ionikos NF. [11]

His younger brother Henry Carr played for Wichita State, [12] and was drafted in 1987 by the Los Angeles Clippers. [13]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1984–85 Atlanta 621519.3.528.333.7893.71.30.51.38.0
1985–86 Atlanta 17015.2.527–.6673.10.80.40.96.8
1986–87 Atlanta 65210.7.506.333.7092.40.50.20.75.3
1987–88 Atlanta 80218.5.544.250.7803.61.30.51.08.8
1988–89 Atlanta 781219.1.480.000.8553.51.20.40.87.5
1989–90 Atlanta 44018.3.516.000.7753.41.20.30.87.6
1989–90 Sacramento 33428.0.482.000.8065.22.00.51.018.6
1990–91 Sacramento 774832.8.511.000.7585.52.50.61.320.1
1991–92 San Antonio 812723.0.490.200.7644.32.81.41.210.9
1992–93 San Antonio 714627.4.538.000.7775.51.40.51.213.1
1993–94 San Antonio 34013.7.488.000.7241.50.40.30.65.8
1994–95 Utah 78421.5.531.250.8213.40.90.30.99.6
1995–96 Utah 80019.2.457.000.7922.50.90.40.87.3
1996–97 Utah 82017.8.483.000.7802.40.90.30.87.4
1997–98 Utah 66816.5.465–.7762.00.70.20.85.7
1998–99 Houston 1808.4.404.000.7141.70.50.10.62.6
1999–00 Vancouver 21010.5.438–.7861.50.30.10.33.2
Career98716820.0.503.130.7803.41.10.40.99.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1987 Atlanta 9018.0.696–.8133.01.40.30.911.6
1988 Atlanta 12017.5.529.000.6433.41.30.31.46.8
1989 Atlanta 5016.2.619–.7271.61.40.00.86.8
1992 San Antonio 3336.3.545.500.6257.71.00.73.719.7
1993 San Antonio 8821.4.527–.6004.81.10.41.110.5
1994 San Antonio 3012.3.455–.8890.31.00.30.76.0
1995 Utah 5022.8.452–.8333.01.40.61.09.6
1996 Utah 18018.8.474–.6801.91.20.20.86.1
1997 Utah 20014.0.482–.7502.00.50.30.54.9
1998 Utah 20014.6.456–.7502.10.60.10.64.4
1999 Houston 409.3.364––1.81.00.00.32.0
Career1071117.1.514.333.7402.61.00.30.96.8

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References

  1. ↑ "Deseret News: Original Big Dawg Joins the Jazz". 30 October 1994. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Tribune: Jazz Management Learned by Observation". Chicago Tribune . June 1997. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Rock, Brad (July 6, 2015). "Ex-Jazzman Antoine 'Big Dawg' Carr still carries a bite". Deseret News . Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Antoine Carr". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Antoine Carr scored a career-high 47 points in his..." UPI. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ↑ 1982 USA Basketball Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Addy, Steve; Karzen, Jeffrey F. (2002), The Detroit Pistons: More Than Four Decades of Motor City Memories, Sports Publishing LLC, ISBN   1-58261-553-5
  8. ↑ Goldaper, Sam (June 19, 1984). "ROUNDFIELD TRADED TO PISTONS". The New York Times . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. ↑ Roberts, Selena (13 June 1998). "The New York Times: THE N.B.A. FINALS; Carr Changes Role From Sub to Savior". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Kansas City News - 'Night, Knights? - page 1
  11. ↑ Antoine Carr player profile, stats, a career at basketpedya.com
  12. ↑ "Henry Carr, the younger brother of Wichita State standout Antoine Carr" Google News archive of the Bulletin-Journal of Missouri - April 14, 1983, p.11
  13. ↑ 1987 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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