 Carter during his tenure with the Nuggets | |
| Memphis Grizzlies | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1975-06-16)June 16, 1975 (age 50) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alonzo A. Crim (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1998:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2012 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 25, 7, 4 |
| Coaching career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1998–1999 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 1999–2003 | Miami Heat |
| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2004–2006 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2007 | Scafati Basket |
| 2007–2011 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2011 | New York Knicks |
| 2011–2012 | Toronto Raptors |
Coaching | |
| 2013–2015 | Austin Toros / Spurs (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (assistant) |
| 2018–2023 | Miami Heat (player development) |
| 2023–present | Memphis Grizzlies (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Anthony Bernard Carter (born June 16, 1975) is an Americanbasketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for theMemphis Grizzlies. He playedcollege basketball forSaddleback College and theHawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Born inMilwaukee,WI, Carter played as a freshman on the varsity team ofAlonzo A. Crim High School in Atlanta. However, after his freshman year, Carter quit high school. After leaving school, Carter spent his teenage years playing basketball for money in Atlanta. TheRocky Mountain News quoted Carter stating: "The dope man would put up the money, and we would play. We used to play for the drug dealers. That's how we were going to make our money. We didn't sell the drugs ... (I used the money) to buy shoes and food. That was the only way we could eat."[1] During his teenage years, Carter's mother was on drugs, and all seven of his uncles were at one point in prison.[2]
Realizing Carter's basketball skills could earn him an education, several members of Carter's community helped him get a GED and enroll in college.[2]
Carter playedcollegiately atSaddleback Community College[3] inMission Viejo, California (1994–96), then went on to play at theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. At UH, Carter became theRainbow Warriors' career leader in assist average and one of only 10 players to reach 1,000 points.[4]
After going undrafted in the1998 NBA draft, he began his NBA career with theMiami Heat, after having spent one season withCBA'sYakima Sun Kings.
In 2003, Carter's agent failed to notify the Heat that Carter wished to exercise a $4.1 million player option on his contract by the June 30 deadline.[5][6][7] The failure allowed the team to renounce their rights to Carter, opening up cap space that was later used to sign Lamar Odom.[6]
Carter later signed with the San Antonio Spurs. However, after only five games, the Spurs waived him due to injury, and he remained inactive throughout2003–04.
After two relatively uneventful seasons with theMinnesota Timberwolves (2004–06), on April 12, 2007, theDenver Nuggets signed Carter for the remainder of theseason, after he started the year withItaly'sScafati Basket.[8] He was waived by the team on August 29,[9] and re-signed two days later.[10]
On December 20, 2007, Carter hit a runner in the lane with 0.8 seconds left in doubleovertime against theHouston Rockets, which gave the Nuggets a 112–111 win.[11] Inthat season, he recorded individual records in most statistical categories, averaging a career-high 8 ppg, while starting all but three of the games he appeared in.
On July 1, 2008, Carter became afree agent,[12] but re-signed withDenver in October.[13]
On August 14, 2009, the Nuggets again re-signed Carter to a one-year contract for $1.3 million.
On July 14, 2010, he re-signed with the Nuggets to a one-year contract worth $1.3 million.
On February 22, 2011, Carter was traded to theNew York Knicks in a three-way deal which also involved theMinnesota Timberwolves that broughtCarmelo Anthony to New York.[14] Considered a throw-in in the trade, Carter forever cemented his place in Knicks lore when he nearly singlehandedly rallied New York to a playoff victory in an elimination game against theBoston Celtics on April 24, 2011. Carter substituted into the game with the Knicks trailing by 23 and brought life back to the Garden by suffocatingRajon Rondo on defense, scoring 11 points, and dishing four dimes. However, the Knicks' comeback bid ultimately fell short.[15]
On December 12, 2011, Carter signed with theToronto Raptors.[16] He was waived by the Raptors on March 15, 2012.[17] In October 2012, he re-joined the Nuggets for their training camp,[18] but did not make the team's final roster.[19]
In September 2013, Carter was named an assistant coach with theAustin Spurs of theNBA Development League.[20]
On July 31, 2015, Carter was hired by theSacramento Kings to be an assistant coach.[21]
On September 22, 2016, Carter was named assistant coach for theSioux Falls Skyforce of the D-League.[22]
On September 21, 2018, Carter was named to the staff of the Heat as player development coach.[23]
Carter's sonDevin Carter was drafted 13th in the 2024 NBA draft to the Sacramento Kings, and played college basketball at Providence.
While Carter was in fifth grade at Atlanta'sFred A. Toomer Elementary School, his class was adopted by the "I Have a Dream" foundation. In 2003, he was appointed as the first-ever spokesperson for the foundation.[24]
Carter donated $100,000 to fund scholarships at the University of Hawaii.[4]
Carter will become the second Rainbow Warrior player to have his number retired, as the university announced his No. 23 jersey would be retired in a ceremony during a game in the 2025-26 season.
| 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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Miami | 79 | 30 | 23.5 | .395 | .130 | .750 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 6.3 |
| 2000–01 | Miami | 72 | 6 | 22.6 | .406 | .150 | .631 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.4 |
| 2001–02 | Miami | 46 | 18 | 22.8 | .342 | .053 | .528 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 | .1 | 4.3 |
| 2002–03 | Miami | 49 | 26 | 18.6 | .356 | .000 | .660 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .9 | .1 | 4.1 |
| 2003–04 | San Antonio | 5 | 2 | 17.4 | .297 | .000 | .000 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .8 | .0 | 4.4 |
| 2004–05 | Minnesota | 66 | 12 | 11.2 | .407 | .118 | .686 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .5 | .3 | 2.7 |
| 2005–06 | Minnesota | 45 | 8 | 13.1 | .387 | .267 | .727 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | 3.3 |
| 2006–07 | Denver | 2 | 0 | 18.5 | .375 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | 5.5 | .0 | .5 | 3.0 |
| 2007–08 | Denver | 70 | 67 | 28.0 | .458 | .349 | .753 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .4 | 7.8 |
| 2008–09 | Denver | 78 | 5 | 22.9 | .433 | .239 | .731 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | .2 | 5.3 |
| 2009–10 | Denver | 54 | 7 | 15.9 | .420 | .270 | .846 | 1.6 | 3.0 | .7 | .2 | 3.3 |
| 2010–11 | Denver | 14 | 0 | 10.9 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | .9 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 1.9 |
| 2010–11 | New York | 19 | 0 | 16.3 | .461 | .286 | 1.000 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .9 | .3 | 4.4 |
| 2011–12 | Toronto | 24 | 0 | 8.7 | .321 | .294 | .800 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .3 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Career | 623 | 181 | 19.6 | .404 | .250 | .706 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 4.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Miami | 10 | 3 | 27.5 | .416 | .167 | .750 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 7.7 |
| 2001 | Miami | 3 | 1 | 23.0 | .474 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 3.7 | .7 | .3 | 6.0 |
| 2007 | Denver | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 8.0 |
| 2008 | Denver | 4 | 1 | 15.3 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .3 | .3 | 2.0 |
| 2009 | Denver | 16 | 0 | 14.3 | .408 | .167 | .500 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .9 | .1 | 2.8 |
| 2010 | Denver | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2011 | New York | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | .533 | .333 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | 4.8 |
| Career | 39 | 5 | 18.0 | .430 | .148 | .696 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .8 | .2 | 4.5 | |
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