Robert Carter (basketball)

Robert Lawrence Carter Jr. (born April 4, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League. Born in Thomasville, Georgia, he played basketball for the high school of his hometown as well as Shiloh High School in Snellville, Georgia. Carter played collegiately for Georgia Tech and Maryland.

Robert Carter Jr.
Carter playing for Maryland
No. 4 – Yokohama B-Corsairs
PositionPower forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994
Thomasville, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Enel Brindisi
2017Lietuvos rytas
2017–2018Gaziantep Basketbol
2018–2019Afyon Belediye
2019–2020Shimane Susanoo Magic
2020–presentYokohama B-Corsairs

College career

In June 2014, after two seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Carter Jr. transferred to Maryland.[1] As a red-shirt junior, he was all-Big Ten honorable mention by both the coaches and media.[2] He posted 12.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and shot 55 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc.[3] After ensuring his graduation from college, Carter declared for the 2016 NBA draft and signed an agent, losing his final year of college eligibility.[4]

Professional career

Carter went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft. Carter played for the 2016 Golden State Warriors' Summer League team.[5] On July 30, 2016, Carter signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy's Serie A.[6] He averaged 13 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 52.5 percent from the floor and 35.5 percent on 3-pointers. This earned him another Summer League invite, this time with the Denver Nuggets.[7]

Before the 2017–18 season, Carter joined the Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[8] The player left the club by mutual consent on December 5, 2017.[9] Turkish Super League side Gaziantep Basketbol announced that the American signed for them on the same day.[10] Carter opted out of a deal with Gaziantep to sign with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association on August 13, 2018.[11] However, he never played for Zhejiang.

On December 23, 2018, he signed with Afyon Belediye of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[12] Carter spent the 2019–20 season with the Shimane Susanoo Magic, in Japan, averaging 21 points and 10 rebounds per game. On September 19, 2020, he signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs.[13]

References
  1. Prewitt, Alex (June 6, 2014). "Georgia Tech transfer Robert Carter Jr. commits to the Terps". The Washington Post.
  2. "See official 2015-16 All-Big Ten teams & award winners". Big Ten Conference. March 7, 2016.
  3. Martin, Daniel (June 24, 2016). "Former Maryland forward Robert Carter, Jr. goes undrafted". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  4. Markus, Don. "Opinions on Robert Carter Jr. vary, but the former Maryland forward is confident he made the right decision". baltimoresun.com.
  5. Kirshner, Alex (24 June 2016). "Warriors sign Robert Carter Jr., per report". Testudo Times.
  6. "L'Enel Basket Brindisi ha il suo big man: ingaggiato Robert Carter". newbasketbrindisi.it (in Italian). July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  7. Markus, Don (July 8, 2017). "Former Terp Robert Carter Jr. has strong summer league debut with Denver Nuggets". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  8. ""Lietuvos ryto" taikinyje – atletiškas aukštaūgis iš JAV". Lietuvos rytas (in Lithuanian). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  9. "Lietuvos rytas part ways with R.Carter". BC Lietuvos rytas. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  10. Yahyabeyoğlu, Fersu (5 December 2017). "Gaziantep adds Carter to their roster, ex Lietuvos rytas". eurobasket News. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  11. "Robert Carter jr opts out from deal with Gaziantep to sign in China". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  12. "Robert Carter signs with Afyon Belediyespor". Sportando.
  13. "Robert Carter Jr. signs with Yokohama B-Corsairs". Sportando. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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