Carlton Guyton Explained

Carlton Guyton
League:NB I/A
FIBA Europe Cup
Team:ZTE
Number:1
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:195
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1990 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
High School:Rich South (Chicago, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:Stockholm Eagles
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Ehingen Urspring
Years3:2014–2016
Team3:Oettinger Rockets
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Löwen Braunschweig
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Assigeco Casalpusterlengo
Years6:2018
Team6:Rethymno Cretan Kings
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Hamburg Towers
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Alba Fehérvár
Years9:2020–2021
Team9:DEAC
Years10:2021–present
Team10:ZTE
Highlights:

Carlton Guyton (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for ZTE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A). Standing at 1.93m (06.33feet), he plays at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball at Mineral Area College and Kent State.

High school career

Guyton played high school basketball at Rich South High School in Richton Park, Illinois. He averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot over 75 percent from the foul line while earning all-conference honors. He also played AAU ball with the Illinois Ice and Bobcat squad.[1]

College career

Mineral Area College

As a freshman at Mineral Area College, he started the final 15 games and helped lead to a 19–12 record and a Region XVI Championship game appearance. He earned all-conference and all-region honors while leading his team to a 20–12 record and an NJCAA Regional XVI semifinal appearance. During the 2009–10 season, Guyton averaged 15 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Kent State

During his junior year, Guyton joined Kent State.[2] He played in 32 games averaging 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. At his first season, he was named the MAC Sixth Man of the Year. At his senior year, he appeared in all 33 games, starting in 31 of them, averaging 9.9 points per game to go along with 2.7 rebounds.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Guyton joined Stockholm Eagles of the Basketligan.[3] After a solid season, he moved to Germany and joined Ehingen Urspring.

On May 29, 2014, Guyton joined Oettinger Rockets of the ProA.[4] He stayed at the club for two seasons, before joining Löwen Braunschweig of the Bundesliga, where he averaged 11.2 points per game.

On July 20, 2017, he joined Assigeco Casalpusterlengo of the Serie A2.[5]

On June 21, 2018, Guyton joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[6] On October 7, 2018, he parted ways with Cretan Kings, after being replaced by Elijah Johnson on the team's squad.

On July 26, 2019, he has signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian League.[7] He averaged 15 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. On June 14, 2020, Guyton signed with DEAC.[8] He averaged 9.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. On July 25, 2021, Guyton signed with ZTE.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kent State Bio. June 22, 2018.
  2. Web site: KSU men's basketball lands Carlton Guyton. ohio.com. June 22, 2018.
  3. Web site: Carlton Scootie Guyton has signed for Stockholm Eagles. sport-connect.net. June 22, 2018. June 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622033103/http://www.sport-connect.net/news/view/carlton-scootie-guyton-has-signed-for-stockholm-eagles. dead.
  4. Web site: Carlton Guyton heads to Gotha. June 22, 2018.
  5. Web site: Carlton Guyton signs with l'Assigeco Piacenza. June 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622193235/https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a2-est/241736/carlton-guyton-signs-with-l-assigeco-piacenza.html. June 22, 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: Rethymno inks Carlton Guyton, keeps Travis Daniels. June 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220301/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/278293/rethymno-inks-carlton-guyton-keeps-travis-daniels.html. June 22, 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: Újabb Amerikai kosaras szerződését jelentette be az Alba Fehérvár. July 26, 2019. Sportando. Hungarian. September 13, 2019.
  8. Web site: Carlton Guyton signs with DEAC . Sportando . June 14, 2020 . June 14, 2020.
  9. Web site: Gabor . Winter . Carlton Guyton joins Zalakeramia ZTE KK . Eurobasket . November 20, 2021 . July 5, 2021.