Javier Carter

Javier Carter
Free agent
PositionPower forward / center
Personal information
Born (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 35)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolParish Episcopal School
(Dallas, Texas)
CollegeSouth Alabama (2009–2013)
2013: undrafted
Playing career
2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
2014–2015CS Gravenchon Basket
2015–2016Bakersfield Jam
2016Panteras de Costa del Este Panama City
2016–2017Club Atlético Welcome
2016–2017Caballos de Coclé Aguadulce
2016–2017Soles de Mexicali
2017–2018CD Valdivia
2017–2018Club Deportivo Hispano Americano
2018–2019Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
2018–2019Guaros de Lara
2019–2021Akita Northern Happinets
2021–2022Nagasaki Velca
2022–2023Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
2023–2024Akita Northern Happinets
2024–2025Shiga Lakes
Career highlights

Javier Dione Carter (born May 20, 1991), nicknamed Air, is a Panamanian professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes in Japan. Born in the United States, he has competed internationally with the Panama men's national basketball team.

High school career

Carter played high school basketball at Parish Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

College career

After high school, Carter played college basketball at University of South Alabama, with the South Alabama Jaguars, from 2009 to 2013.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 South Alabama 321715.4.473.000.7323.500.220.440.974.19
2010–11 South Alabama 281616.4.414.000.7323.820.360.391.045.25
2011–12 South Alabama 272023.6.457.000.7655.040.670.742.676.11
2012–13 South Alabama 292424.3.564.500.6276.660.590.932.487.10
Career 1177719.6.479.200.7104.700.440.621.745.57

Professional career

On October 31, 2015, Carter was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the fourth round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. His plays include the one-hand jam and the reverse alley-oop.

On September 21, 2018, Carter signed with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Israeli National League. In 32 games played for Kiryat Motzkin, he averaged 18.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 41.5 percent from three-point range. Carter led Kiryat Motzkin to the 2019 Israeli National League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Galil Elyon.

Awards and honors

  • 2013–14 LEB Plata MVP week by week
  • Latinbasket.com All-Chilean Liga Nacional Honorable Mention (2018)

Personal

He is a son of Cecilio and Marcia Carter. His father is from Río Abajo, Panama. He is married (2019) to Kandace Carter.

Career statistics

Legend
  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
† Denotes seasons in which Carter won a championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Cáceres 321920.7.583.395.7385.560.470.560.948.94
2014–15 Gravenchon .585.43413.82.118.7
2015–16 BAK 41011.8.445.353.7802.900.460.290.663.71
2016 Panteras 131.0.625.000.80011.02.00.03.014.0
2016–17 Soles/Cocle 19717.5.589.000.6674.741.210.840.477.05
2016–17 Welcome 1328.7.526.333.7188.41.20.81.213.4
2017–18 Gallegos 302826.7.542.412.7228.001.000.701.0712.57
2017–18 Valdivia 2634.3.523.176.7039.51.40.81.415.5
2018–19† Guaros 151524.2.630.500.6558.130.530.601.2710.07
2018–19 Kiryat 3229.4.528.415.7279.01.60.81.418.9
2019–20 Akita 222127.9.424.333.7298.11.91.50.912.0
2020–21 Akita 483026.1.436.335.6896.31.61.00.910.6
2021-22† Nagasaki 484622.4.586.375.7216.60.91.01.014.0
2022–23 Yamagata 481525.1.487.359.7736.01.90.71.013.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Cáceres 824.3.481.412.8007.80.40.61.111.1
2017–18 Gallegos 427.5.538.200.5006.01.00.01.312.5

FIBA Senior Team Events

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Americas World Cup Qualifier 1126.39.567.500.7416.31.50.70.611.9
2017 FIBA AmeriCup 331.03.533.667.6008.32.01.01.012.3
Career 1427.35.558.524.7196.71.60.80.712.0

Atlas challenge

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 USA 8.31.517

Preseason games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Akita 3221.6.833.7771.0006.673.01.000.3313.0

Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

References

  1. 1 2 "Javier Carter – Men's Basketball". University of South Alabama Athletics.
  2. ↑ "【新入団】ハビエル・カーター選手契約合意のお知らせ". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ. 29 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Panamanian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards – latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  4. ↑ "Javier CARTER at the FIBA Americup 2017". FIBA.basketball.
  5. ↑ "Javier Carter Player Profile, Bakersfield Jam, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  6. ↑ "Javier Carter inks with Akita Northern Happinets – latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Javier Carter – PF – Parish Episcopal School – Dallas, TX – SOUTH ALABAMA".
  8. ↑ "Javier Carter – Men's Basketball".
  9. ↑ "Javier Carter". YouTube.
  10. ↑ "דשון פרימן שוחרר מקריית מוצקין, זר חדש חתם". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). September 21, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Javier Carter quiere dejar su huella". Critica. September 16, 2018.