Sampson Carter
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Sampson Carter
| image = File:Sampson Carter.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Carter playing for UMass
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 220
| league =
| team = Free agent
| number =
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|9|11}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| highschool = Ridgeway (Memphis, Tennessee)
| college = UMass (2009–2014)
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014
| team1 = CAB Madeira
| years2 = 2015
| team2 = Cupes de Los Pepines
| years3 = 2015
| team3 = Virgilio Castillo (Chola)
| years4 = 2016
| team4 = Caballeros de Culiacán
| years5 = 2016–2017
| team5 = Alab Pilipinas
| years6 = 2018–2019
| team6 = Island Storm
| years7 = 2018–2019
| team7 = Hamilton Honey Badgers
| years8 = 2019–2020
| team8 = Leñadores de Durango
| highlights =
- All-NBL Canada Second Team (2019)
}}
Sampson Carter (born September 11, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Leñadores de Durango of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
High school career
Carter played high school basketball at Ridgeway High School in Memphis, Tennessee where he led the Roadrunners to their fourth state title with a 34–3 record, being named the MVP the Tennessee State Tournament and also, state MVP, player of the year, all district, and all state after averaging 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.{{cite web|title=Sampson Carter Bio|work=UMassAthletics.com|url=http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sampson_carter_454199.html|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}
College career
In five years at Massachusetts, Carter averaged 7.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.7 steals on 135 games (starting 88).{{cite web|title=Sampson Carter at RealGM|work=RealGM.com|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Sampson-Carter/Summary/10588|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Carter signed with BC Prievidza of the Slovakian league on August 16, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/slovakia/131647/sampson-carter-signs-with-bc-prievidza.html|title=Sampson Carter signs with BC Prievidza|work=Sportando.com|date=August 16, 2014|accessdate=October 7, 2015}} However, he left the Slovak team before appearing in a game for them and signed with CAB Madeira from the Portuguese League on October 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.cab-madeira.com/noticia_detalhe.asp?id=1059|title=CAB ASSINA SAMPSON CARTER|work=CAB-Madeira.com|date=October 2, 2014|accessdate=October 7, 2015}} After a short three-game stint in Portugal ended in mid-November, he signed with Dominican outfit Cupes de Los Pepines in February 2015{{cite web|url=http://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2015/2/21/357213/Cupes-va-remozado-a-torneo-de-basket|title=Cupes va remozado a torneo de basket|work=listindiario.com|date=February 22, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2015}} and then with Club Virgilio Castillo the following month where he played out the 2014–15 campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.franklincordero.com/2015/03/la-romanaclub-chola-dice-combina.html|title=La Romana))Club Chola dice combina talento joven, novatos y jugadores con experiencia para conquistar corona baloncesto|work=FranklinCordero.com|date=March 20, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}
On October 6, 2015, Carter signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-sign-sampson-carter-151006|title=Memphis Grizzlies sign Sampson Carter|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=October 6, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2015/10/former_umass_forward_sampson_c.html|title=Former UMass forward Sampson Carter signs with the Memphis Grizzlies|work=MassLive.com|date=October 6, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2015}} However, he was waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.{{cite news|title=Memphis Grizzlies waive four players|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-waive-players-151024|accessdate=October 24, 2015|work=NBA.com|date=October 24, 2015}} On October 31, Carter was selected by the Canton Charge in the fifth round of the 2015 NBA Development League draft.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-d-league-draft-board/|title=2015 NBA D-League Draft Board|date=October 31, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=October 31, 2015|archive-date=October 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022072934/http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-d-league-draft-board/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5065477|title=Charge Select Five Players in 2015 NBA D-League Draft|date=October 31, 2015|work=OurSportsCentral.com|accessdate=November 1, 2015}} However, he was waived by Canton on November 11.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5069281|title=Charge Announce 2015-16 Opening Day Roster|date=November 11, 2015|work=OurSportsCentral.com|accessdate=November 12, 2015}} On March 7, 2016, Carter signed with Caballeros de Culiacán of the Mexican CIBACOPA.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/193333/sampson-carter-signs-with-caballeros-de-culiacan.html|title=Sampson Carter signs with Caballeros de Culiacan|date=March 7, 2016|work=Sportando.com|accessdate=March 12, 2016}} The next day, he made his debut for Culiacán in a 103–77 loss to the Frayles de Guasave, recording 28 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in 28 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/Mexico/2016/0310_5226_10467.asp|title=Regular Season Round 1: Guasave - Culiacan 103-77|date=March 8, 2016|work=Eurobasket.com|accessdate=March 12, 2016}}
On August 2, 2018, Carter signed with the Island Storm of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada).{{cite web |title=Former Memphis Grizzlies forward signs deal with Storm |url=http://www.islandstorm.ca/news/100323/former-memphis-grizzlies-forward-signs-deal-with-storm |publisher=Island Storm |accessdate=August 5, 2018 |date=August 2, 2018}} In the 2018–19 season, Carter averaged 21.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. He was named to the All-NBLC Second Team.{{cite web |title=NBLC Awards |url=http://nblcanada.ca/sports/mbkb/2017-18/NBLC_Awards |website=NBL Canada |accessdate=November 30, 2019}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{Facebook|samp.carter}}
- [http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sampson_carter_454199.html UMass bio]
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Sampson-Carter/Summary/10588 RealGM profile]
- [http://basketball.usbasket.com/player/Sampson_Carter/Memphis_Grizzlies/188275 USBasket profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/sampson-carter-1.html Sports-Reference profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Canada
Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Category:Caballeros de Culiacán players
Category:Forwards (basketball)
Category:Hamilton Honey Badgers players
Category:Leñadores de Durango players
Category:San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players