Wil Carter

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Wil Carter
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Carter with San Jose State in 2011.
Personal information
Born (1988-01-23) January 23, 1988 (age 35)
Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school Highland (Pocatello, Idaho)
College
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Position Small forward
Career history
2012–2013 EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2013–2014 Keravnos B.C.
2014–? Berck
2016–present Shinshu Brave Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Academic All-WAC (2011, 2012)

Jeffrey William "Wil" Carter (born January 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player.

Contents

Early life

Carter was born in Pocatello, Idaho and graduated from Highland High School of Pocatello in 2006. [1] At Highland, Carter lettered in basketball and track. [2]

College career

Carter played on the Salt Lake Community College men's basketball team in the 2006–2007 and 2009–2010 seasons. As a freshman, Carter was a teammate of future professional player Gary Wilkinson. As a sophomore in 2010, Carter averaged 12.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in a 24–8 season for the Salt Lake Bruins. [2]

He then transferred to San Jose State University and played two seasons on the Spartans men's basketball team from 2010 to 2012 under coach George Nessman. Starting all 33 games of his 2010–2011 junior season, Carter averaged 9.8 points and 8.0 rebounds and made 46% of field goals, including near 52% of field goals in the last 14 games of the season. [2] [3] With 265 rebounds in the season, Carter was the team's leading rebounder. [3] San Jose State finished the season 17–16 and advanced to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational (CBI), the school's first postseason tournament appearance since the 1996 NCAA tournament. [3] [4] Carter was an Academic All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) honoree this season. [2]

However, San Jose State fell to a 9–22 record in the 2011–2012 season. [5] With the second-most points per game, Carter averaged 13.2 points and 8.6 rebounds and improved his overall field goal percentage to 51%. [5] Again, Carter was the top rebounder for the team this season, with 268 total; he also was the second-leading scorer. [5] Carter was a first-team Academic All-American finalist and earned his second Academic All-WAC honors. [6] [7] Carter earned a B.A. in communication studies from San Jose State in May 2012. [8]

Professional career

Carter signed with Dutch Basketball League team EiffelTowers on July 27, 2012. [1] He averaged 12.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in 35 DBL games with EiffelTowers. [9]

In November 2013, Carter signed with Keravnos Strovolos. [10]

On July 27, 2014, Carter signed with Berck BC of the French fourth-tier Nationale 2. [11]

Personal life

Carter is member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission in Brazil from 2008 to 2009. While with San Jose State, Carter was the only married member of the basketball team; his wife works for a physical therapist in San Jose. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Enes, Jason (July 28, 2012). "From Highland to Holland: Carter joins Dutch league champions". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wil Carter". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "2010–11 San Jose State Spartans Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com/cbb. Retrieved February 9, 2013. Full schedule.
  4. ↑ Pivovar, Steven (March 14, 2011). "For San Jose State, CBI berth is A-OK". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "2011–12 San Jose State Spartans Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com/cbb. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Wil Carter – Academic All-District VIII 1st Team". San Jose State Spartans. February 2, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Spartans Earn 25 Academic All-WAC Honors". San Jose State Spartans. April 17, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ "2012 San Jose State University Commencement Student-Athlete Participation" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Wil Carter". FIBA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Keravnos Strovolou sign Wil Carter". Sportando.com. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pro Basketball Overseas". www.probasketballoverseas.com.
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