Rhys Carter

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Rhys Carter
Melbourne United
PositionAssistant coach
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1984-03-14) 14 March 1984 (age 40)
Sale, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career2000–2019
Position Point guard
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2002 Australian Institute of Sport
2002–2004 Victoria Giants
2003 Geelong Supercats
2004Latrobe City Energy
2005 Frankston Blues
2005–2008 West Sydney Razorbacks
2006Mildura Mavericks
2008Latrobe City Energy
2008–2009 South Dragons
2009Latrobe City Energy
2009–2010 Gothia Basket
2010–2011 Adelaide 36ers
2011 North Adelaide Rockets
2011–2013 Uppsala Basket
2013 Perth Wildcats
2013 Knox Raiders
2013–2014 Eco Örebro
2014Adelaide 36ers
2014Knox Raiders
2014–2015 New Zealand Breakers
2015–2016 Sydney Kings
2016 Melbourne Tigers
2016–2017 Plymouth Raiders
2017–2018Uppsala Basket
2018Frankston Blues
2019 Sandringham Sabres
As coach:
2019–present Melbourne United (dc/asst)
2022–present Sandringham Sabres (asst)
Career highlights and awards
As player

As coach

Rhys Jarred Carter (born 14 March 1984) is an Australian former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He had a near 20-year career, playing 282 NBL games (including two championships), over 110 games in Sweden, over 200 SEABL/NBL1 games, and time in the British Basketball League, Big V and Premier League.

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Playing career

AIS (2000–2002)

Between 2000 and 2002, Carter played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Australian Institute of Sport (SEABL). [1] He helped the AIS win the 2002 SEABL East Conference championship behind his 27 points, six rebounds and six assists in the grand final against the Geelong Supercats, as he earned game MVP. [2]

Professional (2002–2018)

Carter began his professional career in 2002 with the Victoria Giants in the NBL, where he spent two seasons. After not playing in 2004–05, he returned to the NBL for the 2005–06 season and played three seasons with the West Sydney Razorbacks. For the 2008–09 season, he played for the championship-winning South Dragons. [3]

For the 2009–10 season, Carter played overseas for the first time with Swedish team Gothia Basket. After returning to Australia for the 2010–11 season to play for the Adelaide 36ers, [4] Carter returned to Sweden for the 2011–12 season to play for Uppsala Basket. He then played half of the 2012–13 season with Uppsala, before returning to Australia in January 2013 to play out the season with the Perth Wildcats. [5] In February 2013, he played his 200th NBL game. [6] [7] He then split the 2013–14 season with Sweden's Eco Örebro and the Adelaide 36ers. [8] [9]

For the 2014–15 season, Carter played for the championship-winning New Zealand Breakers. [10] His final season in the NBL came in 2015–16 with the Sydney Kings. [11]

For the 2016–17 season, Carter played in England for the first time with the Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League. His final professional season then came in 2017–18 with Uppsala Basket in Sweden.

Australian state leagues (2003–2019)

Between 2003 and 2019, Carter played 10 seasons across various Australian state leagues. His first stint came in 2003 with the Geelong Supercats in the SEABL. He then played for the Latrobe City Energy (Big V, 2004); [12] Frankston Blues (SEABL, 2005); [13] Mildura Mavericks (SEABL, 2006); Latrobe City Energy (Big V, 2008–09); North Adelaide Rockets (Premier League, 2011); [14] Knox Raiders (SEABL, 2013–14); Melbourne Tigers (SEABL, 2016); Frankston Blues (SEABL, 2018); and Sandringham Sabres (NBL1, 2019).

In July 2019, Carter announced his retirement from basketball. [15]

National team

In 2003, Carter was a member of Australia's gold medal-winning team at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece. [16] Two years later, he represented Australia at the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Argentina. [16] In 2009, Carter represented the Australian Boomers for the first time, travelling with the team on a tour to China. [17]

Coaching career

Carter was hoping for a back-up point guard spot with Melbourne United for the 2018–19 season, but when that didn't eventuate the team offered him a role as both team manager and shadow coach. For the 2019–20 season, he was promoted to head coach of the club's academy program and as a development coach for the NBL side. [15] He was promoted to assistant coach for the 2020–21 season. [18] He continued on with United as an assistant coach in the 2021–22 season. [19] He joined the Sandringham Sabres men's team as an assistant coach for the 2022 NBL1 South season. [19] He continued with United in 2022–23 and then returned to Sandringham as an assistant in 2023. [20] [21] He continued with United in 2023–24. [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Copeland makes the numbers add up". The Age . 14 September 2002. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. In the East Conference, the Australian Institute of Sport beat Geelong Supercats 111-100. Another Giant, Rhys Carter, had 27 points, six rebounds and six assists for the AIS to be chosen finals MVP.
  3. ↑ Dragons get Carter!
  4. ↑ "Rhys Carter Placed on Injury Waivers". NBL.com.au. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Perth Wildcats sign ex-Adelaide 36ers guard Rhys Carter
  6. ↑ Perth Wildcats demolish Sydney Kings Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ 200 NBL games for Carter Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Adelaide release Jarrid Frye, sign Rhys Carter
  9. ↑ Adelaide 36ers lose patience, sack Jarrid Frye and bring back NBL veteran Rhys Carter for run at championship
  10. ↑ NZ Breakers get Australian guard Rhys Carter
  11. ↑ "EXPERIENCED GUARD JOINS KINGS". Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Player statistics for Rhys Carter – Big V". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Player statistics for Rhys Carter – SEABL". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Tracy York Named Coach of the Year of the Men's League". NBL1 Central. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  15. 1 2 Ward, Roy (20 July 2019). "Rhys Carter Calls Time on Basketball Career". NBL1.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Rhys Jarred Carter". fiba.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "BIG V: Congratulations Carter – Energy star heads to China". bigv.com.au. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  18. ↑ "Darryl McDonald Joins United as Assistant Coach". NBL.com.au. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020. McDonald will join Justin Schueller and Rhys Carter, rounding out Dean Vickerman's coaching staff roster for the 2021 Hungry Jack's NBL Season.
  19. 1 2 "RHYS CARTER JOINS THE SABRES!". southernbasketball.com.au. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  20. ↑ Woods, Dan (1 June 2023). "The Melbourne Youngster Turning Heads". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023. Uncontracted forward David Barlow and assistant coach Rhys Carter are both involved with the Sabres at NBL1 level...
  21. ↑ "2023 COS INTERIOR NBL1 MEN". southernbasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Carter breaks down potential Playoff matchups". melbourneutd.com.au. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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