Arica Carter

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Arica Carter
Personal information
Born (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight143 lb (65 kg)
Career information
High schoolLong Beach Poly
(Long Beach, California)
CollegeLouisville (2014–2019)
WNBA draft2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 32nd overall
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2019–2019
PositionGuard
Career history
2019Phoenix Mercury
Stats at WNBA.com

Arica Carter (born July 19, 1996) was an American professional women's basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Carter played four years at the University of Louisville before being drafted in the third round to the WNBA.

College[]

Carter played four seasons of college basketball at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky for the Cardinals. Carter was a three-year starter for the Cardinals. She did not start in her freshman year, but played in 34 games. Carter did not play in the 2016–17 season, and took a medical redshirt that year, allowing her to be eligible for the 2018–19 season. During this season, Carter and the Cardinals would win the ACC Tournament. Carter also participated in three NCAA Tournaments during her time at Louisville.[1][2]

Louisville statistics[]

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15 Louisville 34 83 33.3% 0.0% 58.6% 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 2.4
2015-16 Louisville 34 138 39.7% 41.0% 66.7% 2.3 2.6 1.2 0.3 4.1
2016-17 Louisville Medical redshirt year
2017-18 Louisville 38 287 44.4% 38.6% 78.6% 2.9 4.0 1.4 0.2 7.6
2018-19 Louisville 34 290 38.3% 37.5% 73.5% 3.1 2.9 1.0 0.5 8.5
Career 140 798 39.9% 36.7% 69.5% 2.5 2.8 1.1 0.3 5.7

Career[]

WNBA[]

Carter was selected as the thirty second overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury.[4] After making the final roster with the Mercury, Carter would play under head coach Sandy Brondello and alongside the likes of Brittney Griner, DeWanna Bonner and Diana Taurasi. Carter played in the Mercury's first two games, totaling eight minutes of play. Carter was then waived to make room for Leilani Mitchell on June 1, 2019.[5] Carter would be picked back up by the Mercury in August, making regular substitute appearances with the team.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Arica Carter - Women's Basketball - University of Louisville". gocards.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Arica Carter". wnba.com. wnba.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  4. ^ Lerner, Danielle (April 10, 2019). "Louisville's Arica Carter, Sam Fuehring drafted in WNBA third round". courier-journal.com. USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (June 1, 2019). "Phoenix Mercury waive Arica Carter, perhaps clearing way for Leilani Mitchell to return". azcentral.com. USA Today. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Arica Carter". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

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