Jevon Carter

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jevon Carter

| image = Jevon Carter 2022.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Carter with the Brooklyn Nets in 2022

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 200

| league = NBA

| team = Chicago Bulls

| number = 5

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|09|14}}

| birth_place = Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.

| high_school = Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)

| college = West Virginia (2014–2018)

| draft_year = 2018

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 32

| draft_team = Memphis Grizzlies

| career_start = 2018

| career_end =

| years1 = {{nbay|2018|full=y}}

| team1 = Memphis Grizzlies

| years2 = 2018–2019

| team2 = →Memphis Hustle

| years3 = {{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}}

| team3 = Phoenix Suns

| years4 = {{nbay|2021|full=y}}

| team4 = Brooklyn Nets

| years5 = {{nbay|2021|end}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}

| team5 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years6 = {{nbay|2023|start}}–present

| team6 = Chicago Bulls

| highlights =

Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
2× NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
2× Lefty Driesell Award (2017, 2018)
Senior CLASS Award (2018)
Consensus second-team All-American (2018)
Academic All-American of the Year (2018)
First-team All-Big 12 (2018)
Second-team All-Big 12 (2017)
2× Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
4× Big 12 All-Defensive team (2015–2018)

}}

Leroy Jevon Carter ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ə|ˈ|v|ɒ|n}} {{respell|jə|VON}};{{cite press release |author= |title=2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide

|url=https://www.nba.com/news/2023-24-start-of-season-nba-pronunciation-guide |publisher=National Basketball Association |date=October 24, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024}} born September 14, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers. A point guard for the Mountaineers, Carter was known as one of the top defensive players in college basketball, winning the NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Lefty Driesell Award after both his junior and senior seasons, and winning the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in his final season.

High school career

Carter played basketball at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois. He played mostly off the ball in high school. From 2011 to 2012 he played for Team NLP in AAU competition, where one of his teammates was Jalen Brunson.{{cite news|last1=Toohey|first1=Terry|title=Villanova's Jalen Brunson, West Virginia's Jevon Carter ready to get reacquainted in NCAA Tournament|url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/sports/pros_and_college/villanova-s-jalen-brunson-west-virginia-s-jevon-carter-ready/article_cfee9d88-92d9-5781-b2ac-a918520e026c.html|access-date=April 12, 2018|work=Montgomery News|date=March 23, 2018}} Carter was a three-star recruit and was the No. 299 player in the 2014 class according to 247Sports.com. He received scholarship offers from Akron, Dartmouth, Kent State, Lehigh, Toledo, Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and Illinois State, but committed to West Virginia.{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Chris|title=An inside look at WVU's two seniors|url=http://www.thedaonline.com/sports/an-inside-look-at-wvu-s-two-seniors/article_e6bceb1c-1767-11e8-9efb-039f9a5bed48.html|access-date=April 12, 2018|work=The Daily Athenaeum|date=February 12, 2018}}

College career

He converted to the point guard position at West Virginia, making his name as one of the top defensive players in the Big 12 Conference.{{cite news|last1=Wright|first1=Ryan|title=West Virginia's Jevon Carter Will Make You Work for Every Bucket |url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/3/22/16041646/jevon-carter-west-virginia-2017-ncaa-tournament-bbaf4502ca8f |access-date=August 10, 2017|work=The Ringer|date=March 22, 2017}} He was one of the architects of "Press Virginia", coach Bob Huggins's defensive scheme that forces many turnovers.{{cite news|last1=Vingle|first1=Mitch|title=Huggins, WVU players marvel at Jevon Carter after record|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/huggins-wvu-players-marvel-at-jevon-carter-after-record/article_80e32df8-fd7f-5959-af42-d6a269605434.html|access-date=April 12, 2018|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=December 2, 2017}} Carter became a starter as a sophomore and averaged 9.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.{{cite news|last1=Casazza|first1=Mike|title=WVU's Jevon Carter holds his own in Big 12 full of good point guards|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu-s-jevon-carter-holds-his-own-in-big-full/article_b6524488-556c-588d-84cb-b7197bbe7351.html|access-date=April 12, 2018|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=February 7, 2017}}

In Carter's junior season in 2016–17, he averaged 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He received many accolades for his defensive prowess, earning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the Lefty Driesell Award and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year as the top defensive player in the country.{{cite news|title=Three Teams Lead Men's Basketball Awards|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211514295 |access-date=August 10, 2017|work=Big 12 Conference|date=March 5, 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://ragincajuns.com/news/2017/4/4/mens-basketball-louisianas-wright-named-to-lefty-driesell-defensive-all-america-team.aspx?path=mbball |title= Louisiana's Wright Named To Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team |website=RaginCajuns.com|date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=April 8, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Chris|title=Jevon Carter Named NABC Defensive Player of the Year|url=https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/article/jevon-carter-named-nabc-defensive-player-of-the-year-52117034/ |access-date=August 10, 2017|work=247Sports.com|date=April 3, 2017}} Following his junior season, Carter declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent.{{cite news|last1=Payne|first1=Terrence|title=Jevon Carter enters NBA Draft, won't hire agent |url=http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/04/24/jevon-carter-enters-nba-draft-wont-hire-agent/ |access-date=August 6, 2017|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=April 24, 2017}} Ultimately he decided to return to the Mountaineers for his senior season.{{cite news|last1=Casazza|first1=Mike|title=Jevon Carter to return to WVU men's basketball |url=http://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports-wvu/20170522/jevon-carter-to-return-to-wvu-mens-basketball |access-date=August 6, 2017|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=May 22, 2017}}

Before the start of the 2017–18 season, Carter was unanimously named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.{{cite news|last1=Cooke|first1=Hunter|title=West Virginia's Jevon Carter voted to Preseason All-Big 12 unanimously|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/college/west-virginia-jevon-carter-voted-preseason-all-big-unanimously/2IkpNV5dWjhuvhhCyqmNvK/|access-date=December 9, 2017|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015513/http://www.ajc.com/sports/college/west-virginia-jevon-carter-voted-preseason-all-big-unanimously/2IkpNV5dWjhuvhhCyqmNvK/}} On November 30, 2017, Carter became WVU's all-time leader in steals, surpassing Greg Jones' mark of 252 in a win over NJIT.{{cite news|title=Carter Breaks WVU Steal Record in Tonight's Win |url=http://wvusports.com/news/2017/11/30/mens-basketball-carter-breaks-wvu-steal-record-in-tonights-win.aspx?path=mbball |access-date=December 9, 2017|work=West Virginia Mountaineers|date=November 30, 2017}} On March 3, 2018, against Iowa State, he became the first major conference player to reach 1500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in a career.{{cite news|title=West Virginia's Jevon Carter becomes first major conference player to reach 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists, 300 steals |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-02-24/west-virginias-jevon-carter-becomes-first-major-conference |access-date=March 10, 2018}}

On March 12, 2018, Carter was named Academic All-American of the Year for Division I men's basketball.{{cite press release|url=http://academicallamerica.com/news/2018/3/12/2017-18-academic-all-america-ncaa-division-i-mens-basketball-team-announced.aspx |title= 2017–18 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team Announced|publisher=College Sports Information Directors of America |date=March 12, 2018 |access-date=March 12, 2018}}

For the 2017–18 season, Carter was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press. He was also named to the Sporting News second team, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) third team, resulting in consensus second-team All-America honors.http://wvusports.com/news/2018/3/27/mens-carter-named-associated-press-all-american.aspx?path=mbball {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} Later that same week, he was added to the 2018 John R. Wooden Award All American Team.{{Cite web|url=http://wvusports.com/news/2018/3/28/mens-basketball-carter-named-to-john-wooden-all-american-team.aspx?path=mbball|title=Carter Named to John Wooden All-American Team|date=March 28, 2018 }} He was also named the 2018 Senior CLASS Award winner. This award (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School), given annually, is for the most outstanding senior student athlete in Men's Basketball. Carter is the second player in West Virginia University history to win this award, the first being Da'Sean Butler, who won it in 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://wvusports.com/news/2018/3/30/mens-basketball-carter-wins-senior-class-award.aspx?path=mbball|title=Carter Wins Senior CLASS Award|date=March 30, 2018 }}

For his senior season, Jevon Carter won many postseason awards for his defensive play, including Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, the NABC Defensive Player of the Year, the Lefty Driesell Player of the Year and the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.{{Cite web | title = Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced | publisher = Big 12 Sports | date = March 4, 2018 | url = http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=211704001 | access-date = December 6, 2018}}[https://wvusports.com/news/2018/4/1/mens-basketball-carter-repeats-as-nabc-defensive-player-of-the-year.aspx Carter Repeats as NABC Defensive Player of the Year]{{Cite web | title = Carter garners Lefty Driesell award | publisher = WV News | date = April 3, 2018 | url = https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/carter-garners-lefty-driesell-award/article_9f2044db-041a-54fc-82f8-2b8741b2f0f4.html | access-date = December 6, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://naismithtrophy.com/jevon-carter-wins-inaugural-naismith-defensive-player-of-the-year-award/|title=Jevon Carter Wins Inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award {{!}} Citizen Naismith Trophy|website=naismithtrophy.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 21, 2018}} Carter became the first player to win the Lefty Driesell Player of the Year more than once and only the 7th player to win the NABC Defensive Player of the Year more than once, the first since Hasheem Thabeet won in the 2007–08 season and the 2008–09 season. He won the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.

=Records=

WVU career steal leader (330)
WVU single-season steal leader (112, 2018)
WVU single-season assist leader (246, 2018)
Sole 4x Big 12 All-Defensive Team Member

=College statistics=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Season Averages{{cite web| title = Jevon Carter Stats| work = Sports-Reference.com| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jevon-carter-1.html| access-date = December 22, 2017}}

! Season

! Team

! G

! GS

! PTS

! REB

! AST

! STL

! BLK

! FG%

! 3P%

! FT%

! MIN

! TO

2014–15

| West Virginia

| 35

| 4

| 8.1

| 2.3

| 1.8

| 1.9

| 0.1

| .360

| .314

| .770

| 23.8

| 1.2

2015–16

| West Virginia

| 35

| 9.5

| 2.9

| 3.3

| 1.7

| 0.3

| .383

| .306

| .744

| 27.7

| 1.7

2016–17

| West Virginia

| 37

| 36

| 13.5

| 5.0

| 3.7

| 2.5

| 0.2

| .439

| .389

| .774

| 32.0

| 1.8

2017–18

| West Virginia

| 37

| 17.3

| 4.6

| 6.6

| 3.0

| 0.4

| .422

| .393

| .858

| 35.5

| 2.7

colspan=2|Totals

| 143

| 111

| 12.2

| 3.7

| 3.9

| 2.3

| 0.2

| .408

| .357

| .797

| 29.8

| 1.8

Professional career

=Memphis Grizzlies (2018–2019)=

On June 21, 2018, Carter was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 32nd overall pick. On July 12, 2018, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that they had officially signed with Carter.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/memphis-grizzlies-sign-jevon-carter-to-multi-year-contract-180715|title=Memphis Grizzlies sign Jevon Carter to multi-year contract|date=July 15, 2018|work=NBA |access-date=July 15, 2018}} During his rookie season, he has had multiple assignments to the Memphis Hustle, the Grizzlies' G League affiliate.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/assignments/|title=2018–19 NBA Assignments|work=NBA |access-date=November 9, 2018}} Carter made his NBA debut on December 15, 2018, coming off the bench in a 97–105 loss to the Houston Rockets with eleven points, two steals, a rebound and a block.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401071113|title=Harden has 2nd straight triple-double, Rockets top Grizzlies|work=ESPN.com|date=December 15, 2018|access-date=December 16, 2018}} On April 10, 2019, Carter scored a then-career-high 32 points along with four rebounds, two assists and a steal in a 132–117 win over the Golden State Warriors.{{Cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401071898|title=Carter scores 32, Grizzlies beat Warriors 132–117 in finale|agency=Associated Press|date=April 10, 2019|work=ESPN |access-date=April 11, 2019}}

=Phoenix Suns (2019–2021)=

On July 7, 2019, the Grizzlies traded Carter to the Phoenix Suns.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-complete-trade-memphis|title=Suns Complete Trade with Memphis|date=July 7, 2019|work=NBA |access-date=July 7, 2019}} On August 8 in the 2020 NBA Bubble, Carter scored a season-high 20 points on 7–10 shooting, including 6–9 from the three-point line in a 119–112 win over the Miami Heat.{{cite web|title=Booker's 35 points lead surprising Suns past Heat 119–112|url=https://www.nba.com/games/20200808/PHXMIA/#/recap|website=NBA |date=August 8, 2020|access-date=August 8, 2020}} His previous season-highs both had him scoring 15 points before the season's suspension began.

On November 21, 2020, as a restricted free agent, Carter signed a 3-year, $11.5 million contract to remain with the Suns. Carter made it to the 2021 NBA Finals, but the Suns were defeated in 6 games by the Milwaukee Bucks.

=Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022)=

On August 6, 2021, Carter and the draft rights to Day'Ron Sharpe were traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Landry Shamet.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2021/08/06/brooklyn-nets-acquire-jevon-carter-draft-rights-dayron-sharpe-phoenix-suns|title=BROOKLYN NETS ACQUIRE JEVON CARTER, DRAFT RIGHTS TO DAY'RON SHARPE FROM PHOENIX SUNS|work=NBA |date=August 6, 2021}} He was waived on February 22, 2022, when the Nets signed Goran Dragić.{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Nets Sign Goran Dragić |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2022/02/22/brooklyn-nets-sign-goran-dragic |website=NBA |access-date=February 23, 2022 |date=February 22, 2022}}

= Milwaukee Bucks (2022–2023) =

On February 24, 2022, Carter signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.{{Cite web|title=Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jevon Carter|url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-sign-jevon-carter|access-date=February 24, 2022|website=NBA}} On April 1, in his first start for the Bucks, Carter scored 18 points and recorded a season-high 8 assists.[https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/bucks-jevon-carter-comes-close-to-double-double/ Bucks' Jevon Carter: Comes close to double-double]

On July 6, 2022, Carter re-signed with the Bucks.{{Cite web |title=Milwaukee Bucks Re-Sign Jevon Carter |url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-re-sign-jevon-carter |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=NBA |language=en}}

On November 9, 2022, Carter set a career high with 36 points and added 12 assists in a 136–132 double-overtime win against the Thunder.{{cite magazine |title=JC Goes for Career-Highs in Bucks Win |url=https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/mountaineers-in-the-pros/jc-goes-for-career-highs-in-bucks-win |magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=9 November 2022 }}

= Chicago Bulls (2023–present) =

On July 10, 2023, Carter signed a 3-year, $20 million contract with the Chicago Bulls.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-sign-jevon-carter|title=Bulls sign Jevon Carter|work=NBA|date=July 10, 2023}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis

| 39 || 3 || 14.8 || .303 || .333 || .813 || 1.7 || 1.8 || .7 || .3 || 4.4

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2019}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix

| 58 || 2 || 16.3 || .416 || .425 || .852 || 2.0 || 1.4 || .8 || .3 || 4.9

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2020}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix

| 60 || 1 || 11.9 || .422 || .371 || .571 || 1.5 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 4.1

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2021}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Brooklyn

| 46 || 1 || 12.0 || .333 || .331 || .700 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .3 || .2 || 3.6

| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee

| 20 || 2 || 17.7 || .506 || .558 || 1.000 || 2.2 || 2.5 || .5 || .2 || 5.6

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2022}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee

| 81 || 39 || 22.4 || .423 || .421 || .816 || 2.5 || 2.4 || .8 || .4 || 8.0

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2023}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago

| 72 || 0 || 13.9 || .378 || .329 || .571 || .8 || 1.3 || .5 || .2 || 5.0

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2024}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago

| 36 || 1 || 8.9 || .377 || .333 || .800 || 1.1 || 1.1 || .4 || .1 || 4.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 412 || 49 || 15.2 || .394 || .379 || .799 || 1.7 || 1.6 || .6 || .2 || 5.2

==Play-in==

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024

| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago

| 2 || 0 || 2.9 || 1.000 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career

| 2 || 0 || 2.9 || 1.000 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

==Playoffs==

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021

| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix

| 7 || 0 || 3.1 || .375 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022

| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee

| 11 || 0 || 11.4 || .474 || .429 || 1.000 || 1.5 || .9 || .7 || .0 || 2.1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023

| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee

| 4 || 0 || 12.3 || .222 || .143 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.0 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 1.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 22 || 0 || 9.0 || .389 || .250 || .500 || 1.0 || .8 || .4 || .0 || 1.5

Endorsements

On August 3, 2018, Carter and And1 announced via Instagram that Carter had signed to become an And1 brand ambassador.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BmCRFACFsQn/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BmCRFACFsQn |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=AND1 on Instagram}}{{cbignore}}

References

External links

[https://wvusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=624 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jevon-carter-1.html Jevon Carter] – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/carteje01.html NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com]

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