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Josh Carter

Josh Carter
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Carter with the Montepaschi Siena in 2013
No. 23 – Dinamo Sassari
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
League Serie A
Personal information
Born (1986-11-20) November 20, 1986 (age 30)
Dallas, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)
College Texas A&M (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2010–2012 Maccabi Ashdod
2012–2013 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2013–2014 Montepaschi Siena
2014–2015 Türk Telekom
2015–2016 Pınar Karşıyaka
2016–present Dinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-Big 12 (2009)

Joshua Neville Carter (born November 20, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Serie A. He played college basketball for Texas A&M. He also played for the Athletes in Action basketball team in 2006 and 2007, helping the team win the William Jones Cup in 2006. In the 2006–07 season, Carter co-led all NCAA Division I men's basketball players with his three-point accuracy of 50%. The 98–37 team record he compiled during his college career makes him the winningest men's basketball player in the program's history.

Carter was born on November 20, 1986 to Cedric and Kamela Carter in Dallas, Texas. He is the younger brother of Warren Carter, a professional basketball player, and Kevin Carter, who played for Texas A&M–Commerce.

After averaging 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds as a junior at Lake Highlands High School, he was named to the all-district second team. As a senior, he averaged 21.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He was named to the all-region and All-Greater Dallas teams and earned the district's Most Valuable Player honor. He also was named the city Player of the Year by the Richardson Morning News.

Carter was recruited by Illinois, Notre Dame, Texas Tech and Washington State. He was also recruited by Texas A&M where he signed a National Letter of Intent to play under head coach Billy Gillispie.


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