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George Carter (basketball)

American basketball player (1944–2020)

Summary

American basketball player (1944–2020)

Field	Value
name	George Carter
height_ft	6
height_in	4
weight_lb	210
birth_date
birth_place	Buffalo, New York, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
high_school	Silver Creek
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
years1
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
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

ABA All-Star (1971)
No. 25 retired by St. Bonaventure Bonnies George Carter (January 10, 1944 – November 18, 2020) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA). 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.

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.

College career

Carter played collegiate basketball at St. Bonaventure University.

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, 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.

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source

Regular season

References

"George Carter page at BasketballReference.com".
(27 September 2013). "This Birthday in Buffalo Sports History: George Carter". [[The Buffalo News]].
McShea, Keith. (March 7, 2009). "All-time All-WNY team: How'd we do?". [[The Buffalo News]].
McShea, Keith. (March 7, 2009). "WNY's all-time high school basketball team". [[McClatchy]]-[[Tribune Content Agency.
(1 December 2020). "Bona legend George Carter struggled with health, finances in last year before death". [[The Buffalo News]].
Northrop, Milton. (November 30, 2020). "Bonaventure and WNY great George Carter, who was drafted in three sports, dies at 74".
(10 January 2021). "The tragic ending to ABA superstar George Carter's life: 'He mattered; his life mattered'". [[Indianapolis Star]].
(7 June 2021). "This forgotten star died without family. The sports world made sure his burial would be different.". [[The Washington Post]].
"George Carter NBA/ABA stats". Sports Reference LLC.

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