Ray Carter (basketball)

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Ray Carter
Personal information
Born (1972-09-12) September 12, 1972 (age 49)
NationalityBritish / American
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
High school Leon
(Tallahassee, Florida)
College Central Florida (1991–1993)
Rollins (1994–1996)
Position Guard
Career history
1996–1997 Brandt Hagen E.V.
1998–1999 Oberwart Gunners
1999 KFÍ
1999 Manchester Giants
2000 SSV ratiopharm Ulm
Career highlights and awards

Raymond Howard Carter (born September 12, 1972) is a British-American former professional basketball player and a former member of the English national basketball team.

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College

Carter played for Central Florida from 1991 to 1993 but poor grades cost him his eligibility at UCF. He started 14 games as a freshman and 15 games as a junior, averaging 9.5 points and making 102 of 310 3-point shots during his two years at UCF. [1] He enrolled at Valencia Community College in the spring of 1993 to repair his grade point. In 1994 Carter joined Rollins College [2] where he graduated in 1996. [3]

Career

Carter played for Brandt Hagen E.V. during the 1996–1997 season. He averaged 12.0 points and 4.0 assists for the club in the 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup. [4]

Carter played for the Oberwart Gunners during the 1998–1999 season and helped them win the Austrian Cup. [5] He left the club in January 1999 after the escalation of a dispute which began when the club deducted wages for time he spent with the English national team. [6] In February 1999, Carter signed with KFÍ og the Úrvalsdeild karla. [5] With Carter, KFÍ won five of their last six games and finished with the third best record in the regular season. [7] During the playoffs, they swept Tindastóll 2–0 in the first round before bowing out against Njarðvík, 1–3, in the semi-finals. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "UCF Coach Starts With The Basics". Orlando Sentinel . 23 October 1994. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Schmitz, Brian (29 November 1994). "Carter's Transfer To Tars Was Anything But Smooth". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Storm, Stephanie (28 July 1996). "Carter Navigates Tough Road To Success". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Raymond Howard Carter – EuroCup (1997) – FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Tveir nýir komnir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 February 1999. p. 19. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Richard (20 January 1999). "Basketball: Carter hits out at Austrian sacking". The Independent . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "DHL-deildin 1999". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Magnús Gíslason (7 April 1999). "Sterk liðsheild Njarðvíkinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B3. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Erfitt að spila við KFÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 April 1999. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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