George Carter (basketball) explained

George Carter
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	4
Weight Lb:	210
Birth Date:	10 January 1944
Birth Place:	Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
High School:	Silver Creek (Silver Creek, New York)
College:	St. Bonaventure (1964–1967)
Draft Year:	1967
Draft Round:	8
Draft Pick:	81
Draft Team:	Detroit Pistons
Career Start:	1967
Career End:	1977
Career Number:	12, 40, 35, 7, 11
Career Position:	Small forward / shooting guard
Team1:	Detroit Pistons
Years2:	1969–1971
Team2:	Washington Caps / Virginia Squires
Years3:	1971–1972
Team3:	Pittsburgh Condors
Years4:	1972
Team4:	Carolina Cougars
Years5:	1972–1973
Team5:	New York Nets
Years6:	1973–1974
Team6:	Virginia Squires
Years7:	1974–1975
Team7:	Memphis Sounds
Years8:	1975
Team8:	Utah Stars
Years9:	1976–1977
Team9:	ASVEL Villeurbanne
Highlights:	ABA All-Star (1971) No. 25 retired by St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Stats League:	NBA and ABA
Stat1label:	Points
Stat1value:	8,683 (18.1 ppg)
Stat2label:	Rebounds
Stat2value:	3,243 (6.8 rpg)
Stat3label:	Assists
Stat3value:	959 (2.0 apg)
Bbr:	cartege01

George Carter (January 10, 1944 – November 18, 2020)^[1] was an American professional basketball player. He was a swingman.

High school career

Carter played at Silver Creek High School in New York, graduating in 1963. He was a two-time all-Western New York selection in basketball. He also played high school football and ran track.^[2]

In 2009 as The Buffalo News celebrated 50 years of All-Western New York (WNY) basketball selections, Carter, who was twice an All-WNY first team selection was a second team selection for the All-time All-WNY team.^{[3] [4]}

College career

Carter played collegiate basketball at St. Bonaventure University.^[1]

Professional career

Carter was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the eighth round of the 1967 NBA draft. He was also selected by the New Orleans Buccaneers in the 1967 ABA Draft. Additionally, was also drafted by the MLB's New York Mets and the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Carter, Dave Winfield and Mickey McCarty are the only three people known to have been drafted by four different professional leagues.

Carter played only one game for the Pistons, and then joined the Washington Caps of the rival American Basketball Association. He went on to play seven seasons in the ABA,^[5] spending time with eight teams: the Caps, the Virginia Squires, the Carolina Cougars, the Pittsburgh Condors, the New York Nets, the Memphis Sounds, the Baltimore Claws (preseason games only) and the Utah Stars. Carter represented the Squires in the 1971 ABA All-Star Game. He scored 8,863 combined ABA/NBA career points.

Death

Carter died on November 18, 2020, in Las Vegas.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source^[9]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	Detroit (NBA)	1	5.0	.500		1.000	.0	1.0			3.0
	Washington (ABA)	67	27.6	.456	.538	.773	6.3	1.4			14.4
	Virginia (ABA)	81	33.6	.473	.000	.792	8.0	1.9			18.9
	Pittsburgh (ABA)	46	41.0	.421	.000	.799	7.7	2.2			21.4
	Carolina (ABA)	29	25.4	.461	.000	.849	5.2	.9			16.5
	N.Y. Nets (ABA)	83	35.9	.456	.000	.832	6.2	2.1			19.0
	Virginia (ABA)	80	35.2	.422	.344	.841	6.7	1.7	.8	.2	19.3
	Memphis (ABA)	82	37.4	.436	.270	.795	7.1	3.1	1.1	.4	18.4
	Utah (ABA)	10	18.0	.385	-	.780	3.1	1.5	.5	.3	8.2
Career (ABA)		478	34.0	.445	.301	.813	6.8	2.0	1.0	.3	18.2
Career (overall)		479	33.9	.445	.301	.813	6.8	2.0	1.0	.3	18.1
All-Star (ABA)		1	8.0	.667	-	.000	.0	2.0			4.0 Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1970 Washington (ABA) 3 21.7 .524 .000 .667 6.0 .7 8.7 1971 Virginia (ABA) 12 34.1 .463 .000 .815 9.0 2.4 19.1 1973 N.Y. Nets (ABA) 5 43.6 .500  - .850 9.0 2.6 21.2 1974 Virginia (ABA) 5 40.8 .438 .111 .864 7.6 .8 .8 .4 20.8 1975 Memphis (ABA) 5 44.6 .463 .500 .824 7.4 2.4 .2 .2 21.0 Career (overall) 30 37.3 .466 .143 .826 8.2 2.0 .5 .3 19.0 External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Carter page at BasketballReference.com . 2009-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100917145827/http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CARTEGE01 . 2010-09-17 . dead .
2. News: Budd Bailey . This Birthday in Buffalo Sports History: George Carter . 15 March 2022 . Sports, Ink . . 27 September 2013.
3. Web site: All-time All-WNY team: How'd we do?. subscription. . The Buffalo News. McShea, Keith. February 9, 2024. March 7, 2009. First team Curtis Aiken, Bennett 1981-82, '82-83 Paul Harris, Niagara Falls, 2003-04, '04-05 Christian Laettner, Nichols 1986-87, '87-88 Bob Lanier, Bennett 1965-66 Mel Montgomery, Kensington 1969-70, '70-71 Second team Ritchie Campbell, Burgard 1988-89, '89-90 George Carter, Silver Creek 1960-61, '61-62 Mike Russell, East 1973-74 Dwight Williams, Neumann 1974-75 Tim Winn, LaSalle 1993-94, '94-95, '95-96 .
4. Web site: WNY's all-time high school basketball team. subscription. . McClatchy-Tribune Business News. McShea, Keith. February 9, 2024. March 7, 2009. Our staff has been banging under the boards for more than a month, picking our all-decade teams as we built toward this point, the final shot of our celebration of the 50th anniversary of All-WNY basketball. . .There were letters, e-mails, voice mails, blog comments and phone calls. There were opinions from coaches, teammates, fathers, brothers, sons and of course fans..
5. News: Milton Northrop . Bona legend George Carter struggled with health, finances in last year before death . 15 March 2022 . . 1 December 2020.
6. News: Northrop. Milton. Bonaventure and WNY great George Carter, who was drafted in three sports, dies at 74. November 30, 2020. The Buffalo News. November 30, 2020.
7. News: Dana Hunsinger Benbow . The tragic ending to ABA superstar George Carter's life: 'He mattered; his life mattered' . 15 March 2022 . . 10 January 2021.
8. News: Kevin B. Blackistone . This forgotten star died without family. The sports world made sure his burial would be different. . 15 March 2022 . . 7 June 2021.
9. Web site: George Carter NBA/ABA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 7 June 2024.