Howard Carter (basketball)

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Howard Carter
Personal information
Born (1961-10-26) October 26, 1961 (age 60)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican / French
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolRedemptorist
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
CollegeLSU (1979–1983)
NBA draft1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career1983–1999
PositionShooting guard
Number32
Career history
1983–1984Denver Nuggets
1984Dallas Mavericks
1985–1995Pau-Orthez
1995–1996Montpellier
1996–1999Irakleio
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Howard O'Neal Carter (born October 26, 1961) is a retired American-French professional basketball player.

Howard "Hi-C" Carter played basketball for the LSU Tigers from 1980 to 1983, and played in the 1981 Final Four. While at LSU, Carter was named Second Team All-American in 1982 and in 1983.[1]

Howard was selected 15th overall out of Louisiana State University in the 1983 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets, with whom he played only one season, averaging 6.2 points.

His brief NBA career ended with the Dallas Mavericks in 1984–85. He then went on to play nearly a decade in France, eventually taking out French citizenship and playing on the French national team.[2] Carter finished his playing career in Greece.[2]

The youngest of his four children, Cameron Carter-Vickers, is currently a professional soccer player for Scottish club Celtic F.C on loan from English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. He also represents the United States internationally.

References[]

  1. ^ [1], LSUSports.net accessed October 16, 2008.
  2. ^ a b [2], Fibaeurope.com/www.Fibaeurope.com accessed June 10, 2007.

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