Josh Carter

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Josh Carter


caption =
college = Texas A&M
conference = Big 12
sport = Basketball
position = Guard/Forward
class = Junior
career_start = 2005
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 200
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|11|20
birth_place = Dallas, Texas
highschool = Lake Highlands High School
awards =

Joshua Neville Carter (born November 11, 1986 in Dallas, Texas) is an American college basketball player for Texas A&M University. He also played for the Athletes in Action basketball team in 2006 and 2007, helping the team win the Jones Cup in 2006. In the 2006–07 season, Carter co-led the NCAA Division I with his three point percentage of 50.

Early years

Carter was born on November 11, 1986 to Cedric and Kamela Carter in Dallas, Texas. He is the younger brother of Warren Carter, a professional basketball player, and the older brother of 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".cite web|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?SID=MBB&PID=7689&YOS=2008|title=Josh Carter|publisher=Texas A&M Athletics|accessdate=2008-03-21]

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. [cite web|url=http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=31813&sport=2#colleges|title=Josh Carter|publisher=Rivals.com|accessdate=2008-03-21]

Playing career

Texas A&M University

Freshman year

Carter started playing his freshman year as a true freshman, averaging 8.3 points per game and making 57 three-pointers. He scored a season-high of 25 points against Texas in the 2006 Big 12 Tournament. The team earned a No. 12 seed in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. In postseason play alone, he averaged 14.3 points and made 55.5 percent of his attempted three-pointers.

ophomore year

In his sophomore year, Carter, along with Bradley University player Jeremy Crouch co-led all NCAA Division I players with his three-point field goal percentage of 50. [cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings|title=NCAA® Men's Basketball Division I Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage Through Games 04/02/2007|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=2008-03-21] He made a school record of 50.0 percent. He was named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention team in the postseason. [cite press release|url=http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:RCpWheIWevYJ:www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030407aac.html+site:big12sports.com+%22josh+carter%22+awards&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us|title=2006-07 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced]

Junior year

He was named to the first team All-District 9 squad by the NABC coaches. [ [http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?PRID=14060 Texas A&M Athletics Carter, Jones Make NABC All-District Team ] ] He was also named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention team. [cite press release|url=http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:QvzPQ1KT2aAJ:www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html+site:big12sports.com+%22josh+carter%22+awards&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us|title=2008 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Selected] On April 24, 2008, Carter declared for the 2008 NBA Draft, but chose not to hire an agent, leaving him the option of returning for his senior season. [ [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/5728445.html A&M basketball junior Josh Carter to go pro] ] On May 21, 2008, he withdrew his name from the draft. [cite news|url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/05/21/0521aggies.html|title=Aggies' Carter withdraws from NBA draft]

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