Butch Carter

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Butch Carter
Personal information
Born (1958-06-11) June 11, 1958 (age 65)
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Middletown (Middletown, Ohio)
College Indiana (1976–1980)
NBA draft 1980: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1980–1986
Position Shooting guard
Number24, 12, 7
Coaching career1987–2000
Career history
As player:
1980–1981 Los Angeles Lakers
1981–1984 Indiana Pacers
1984–1985 New York Knicks
1985 Philadelphia 76ers
1985–1986 Cincinnati Slammers
As coach:
1987–1989 Middletown HS
1989–1990 Long Beach State (assistant)
1990–1991 Dayton (assistant)
1991–1996 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
1997–1998 Toronto Raptors (assistant)
1998 Toronto Raptors (interim)
1998–2000 Toronto Raptors
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,137 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds 546 (1.5 rpg)
Assists 683 (1.9 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Clarence Eugene "Butch" Carter Jr. (born June 11, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at Indiana University.

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Early years

Carter excelled in basketball and football at Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio from 1973 to 1976, and was named Ohio's "Player of the Year" in 1976. [1] Carter became the first McDonalds All-American basketball player to play in the classic in Washington D.C in 1976.

College career

Carter accepted a basketball scholarship from Indiana University. He broke his 5th metatarsal bone in his left foot and was physically unable to play for most of his first two years.

He played guard at Indiana University from 1976 to 1980 and graduated with a degree in marketing from the Kelley School of Business. There, he was notable for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1979 NIT championship game vs. Purdue [2] as a junior, earning him the tournament's MVP award, alongside teammate Ray Tolbert. [3] He also hit the free throws that tied the Championship game against Ohio State with two seconds remaining.

Carter was named co-captain as a senior and led the team to the 1980 Big Ten Championship. He was the first guard to lead the Big Ten field goal percentage at .547 and shot .511 for his college career.

Professional career

Carter was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round (37th overall) of the 1980 NBA draft. On October 15, 1981, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a third round draft choice (#54-Willie Jones). [4]

In 1984, the Pacers opted to go with a youth movement, keeping rookies Vern Fleming and Devin Durrant as their shooting guards. On October 19, Carter was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for a second round draft choice (#27-Dwayne McClain). [5]

On November 12, 1985, he was released to make room for the recently re-signed Louis Orr. [6] On December 5, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia 76ers, to provide depth for an injured Sedale Threatt. [7] He was released on December 16. [8]

Carter played a total of six years in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1981), Indiana Pacers (1981–1984), New York Knicks (1984–1985), and Philadelphia 76ers (1985). He averaged 8.7 points per game over the six seasons. He held the NBA record for most points in an overtime period (14) for twenty years until surpassed by Earl Boykins. [9] [10]

Coaching career

From 1987 to 1989, after leaving the NBA, Carter returned to his alma mater, Middletown High School. There, he improved the team from a previous losing record to an 18–3 record. He was acknowledged for this two-year turnaround by being named Ohio Basketball High School Coach of the Year. Carter is the only person to be named both Player and Coach of the Year in the state of Ohio. [1]

Carter served as an assistant basketball coach at Long Beach State for Joe Harrington 1989. From 1990 to 1991, he was an assistant coach at the University of Dayton.

Milwaukee Bucks

Carter served as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks from 1991 to 1996 under Frank Hamblen (1991) and Mike Dunleavy (1992–1996). He was promoted to the position of the Bucks scout in 1996–1997.

Toronto Raptors

During the 1997–1998 season, Carter served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors under Darrell Walker. He was promoted to head coach midway through the 1997–1998 season after Walker resigned from the team with a franchise low 11–38 record. Carter finished the remainder of the season as interim Coach with a 5–28 record.

During the shortened 1998–99 NBA season, Carter coached the Raptors to a 23–27 record, improving the team's winning percentage by .308 from the all-time franchise low 16–66 season. Carter developed a reputation for developing young players, such as Rookie of the Year and NBA All-Star Vince Carter, and eventual NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady.

In the 1999–2000 season, Carter coached the Raptors to their first winning season (with a 45–37 record), resulting in the team's first playoff appearance. He became the first coach in NBA history to take a team from less than 20 wins to the playoffs in less than two years. However, the playoff berth was short-lived as the Raptors were eliminated in the first round by the Knicks. On June 14, 2000, Carter was fired. [11] Richard Peddie, then president and CEO of the owner of the Raptors, accused Carter of trying to take general manager Glen Grunwald's job, which Carter denied, saying he only asked for the assistant general manager position. [11]

Autobiography

In 2000, Carter published his autobiography (co-written with his brother Cris Carter). [12] In the book, he detailed playing under Indiana University coach, Bobby Knight, including how one night, Knight stormed into the locker room after a practice and chewed out another player, saying he would end up like "all the rest of the n------ in Chicago, including your brothers." Knight denied the claim and former teammates Isiah Thomas and Mike Woodson denied ever hearing Knight use the slur. Knight and Carter also had issues after the coach learned how Carter had used athletic department phones for more than $1,000 in long-distance calls.

Post-coaching career

After his coaching career ended, Carter went into business, owning a car parts manufacturer and car dealership. [11] He was the CEO and founder of the Canadian Basketball League, which was formed in 2014 as a pro basketball league in the Greater Toronto Area that began play in 2016. It ceased operations after one year.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Toronto 1997–98 33528.1528th in Central––––Missed playoffs
Toronto 1998–99 502327.4606th in Central––––Missed playoffs
Toronto 1999–2000 824537.5493rd in Central303.000Lost in First Round
Career1657392.442303.000

Personal life

He is the older brother of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter.

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