Tweety Carter
| No. 45 – PGE Turów Zgorzelec | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Polish Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 25, 1986 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Reserve Christian School (Reserve, Louisiana) |
| College | Baylor (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Tulsa 66ers |
| 2011 | BK Ventspils |
| 2011–2012 | Bnei HaSharon |
| 2012 | Cibona Zagreb |
| 2012–2013 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| 2013–2014 | s.Oliver Baskets |
| 2014 | ASVEL Basket |
| 2014–2015 | SO Maritime Boulogne |
| 2015–2016 | Pieno žvaigdžės |
| 2016 | Boulazac Basket Dordogne |
| 2016–present | Turów Zgorzelec |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Demond "Tweety" Carter (born October 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Turów Zgorzelec of the Polish Basketball League.
Tweety Carter had one of the greatest high school careers in the history of the sport while attending Reserve Christian School in Reserve, Louisiana. In six years playing varsity Carter scored 7,457 points, making him the highest scoring high school player in U.S. history, leading the Eagles to five state championships. Carter was named McDonald's All-American, Parade All-American (third team), Jordan All-American, EA Sports All-American and MaxPreps All-American following senior season in 2006. He was a 4-time MVP of the Louisiana State Tournament and named Louisiana "Mr. Basketball" in 2006.
Carter committed to the Baylor Bears at the beginning of his junior year in high school. At the time, Baylor was going through the murder of student-athlete Patrick Dennehy and numerous NCAA violations. He started on the 2009-2010 team that went to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.
Carter played in all 31 games during his freshman campaign and started the final 13 for the Bears.
As a sophomore, Carter played in all 32 games and started the final eight. Scored season-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor, including a season-best 5-of-8 from 3-point range in a win over Prairie View A&M on December 31.
In his junior year, Carter started 36 games for the Bears. Carter scored a season high 30 points including seven 3-pointers on February 21, 2009. Carter averaged 11 points and five assists during the Bears' NIT run.
During his senior year, Carter, along with transfer Ekpe Udoh, led Baylor to the Elite Eight and was named fourth team All-American by Sporting News Magazine. Carter scored in double figures in 23 of his 31 outings, including 14 games with 15 or more points. He also had four double-doubles.
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