Tyson Carter

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tyson Carter

| image = Tyson Carter.jpg

| caption = Carter with Mississippi State in March 2020

| position = Shooting guard / Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 175

| league = KLS
ABA League
EuroLeague

| team = Crvena zvezda

| number = 11

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|1|14}}

| birth_place = Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.

| high_school = Starkville
(Starkville, Mississippi)

| college = Mississippi State (2016–2020)

| draft_year = 2020

| career_start = 2020

| years1 = 2020–2021

| team1 = Lavrio

| years2 = 2021–2022

| team2 = Zenit Saint Petersburg

| years3 = 2022–2025

| team3 = Unicaja

| years4 = 2025–present

| team4 = Crvena zvezda

| highlights = * FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2024)

2× FIBA Champions League champion (2024, 2025)
FIBA Champions League Final Four MVP (2025)
2× Spanish Cup winner (2023, 2025)
Spanish Supercup winner (2024)
Spanish Cup MVP (2023)
VTB United League champion (2022)
All-Greek League Team (2021)
SEC Sixth Man of the Year (2020)

}}

Tyson Gregory Carter (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the ABA League and the EuroLeague . He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

High school career

Carter played basketball for Starkville High School in Starkville, Mississippi, where his father served as the head coach.{{cite web |last1=Horka |first1=Tyler |title='Can't fold': How Tyson Carter made the most of his senior season at Mississippi State |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2020/03/18/senior-tyson-carter-mississippi-state-basketball-ncaa-sec-tournament-coronavirus-cancellations/5070300002/ |website=The Clarion-Ledger |accessdate=June 17, 2020 |date=March 18, 2020}} As a junior, he averaged 17 points and five assists per game, leading his team to the Class 6A state championship.{{cite web |last1=Walters |first1=Scott |title=Golden Triangle father, son named player, coach of year |url=https://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=41279 |website=The Commercial Dispatch |accessdate=June 17, 2020 |date=April 11, 2015}} In his senior season, Carter averaged 21.3 points, 5.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, reaching the Class 6A state title game. He was named Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game.{{cite web |last1=Sammon |first1=Will |title=Starkville's Tyson Carter named Gatorade POY |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/03/17/starkvilles-tyson-carter-named-gatorade-poy/81905562/ |website=USA Today |accessdate=June 17, 2020 |date=March 17, 2016}} A four-star recruit, Carter committed to play college basketball for Mississippi State over an offer from Miami (Florida), among others.{{cite web |last1=Cronin |first1=Courtney |title=Tyson Carter commits to Mississippi State |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/recruitingreport/2015/10/27/tyson-carter-commits-mississippi-state/74673890/ |website=The Clarion-Ledger |accessdate=June 17, 2020 |date=October 27, 2015}}

College career

Carter averaged 7.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game as a freshman at Mississippi State. As a sophomore, he averaged 8.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Carter posted 10.4 points, two rebounds and 1.2 steals per game as a junior. On November 8, 2019, he scored a season-high 28 points in a 67–58 win over Sam Houston State. As a senior, Carter averaged 13.9 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game and had six games with 20 or more points.{{cite news |last1=Cardon |first1=Dustin |title=Tyson Carter |url=https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2020/mar/13/tyson-carter/ |accessdate=June 26, 2020 |work=Jackson Free Press |date=March 13, 2020}} Carter started 16 of 31 games and was named the SEC Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the first Mississippi State player to earn that honor.{{cite news |last1=Hodge |first1=Garrick |title=Carter named SEC sixth man of the year; Perry first-team all-SEC |url=https://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=79939 |accessdate=June 26, 2020 |work=The Commercial Dispatch |date=March 10, 2020}} Carter finished his college career with 216 three-pointers, fifth in Mississippi State history. He scored 1,352 points during his career, and alongside his father became the only father-son duo to both score over 1,000 points in SEC history.{{cite news |last1=Hodge |first1=Garrick |title=Mississippi State's Tyson Carter signs with Lavrio Aegean Cargo (Greece) |url=https://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=81871 |accessdate=June 26, 2020 |work=The Commercial Dispatch |date=June 20, 2020}}

Professional career

On June 14, 2020, Carter signed his first professional contract with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.{{cite web |last1=Mammides |first1=Chris |title=Carter starts his pro career at Lavrio |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/631055/Carter-starts-his-pro-career-at-Lavrio |publisher=Eurobasket.com |accessdate=June 14, 2020 |date=June 14, 2020}} In 33 games, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, leading the team to the league finals for the first time. On August 21, 2021, Carter agreed to renew his contract with the Greek club.{{cite web |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Lavrio welcomes back Carter |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Basketball-Champions-League/news/701245/Lavrio-welcomes-back-Carter |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 21, 2021 |date=August 21, 2021}} In his second season, he averaged 16.5 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game in Greek league play. On December 19, Carter signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.{{cite web |last1=Zachari |first1=Antigoni |title=Tyson Carter joining Zenit |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1285206/tyson-carter-joining-zenit/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=December 19, 2021 |date=December 19, 2021}}

In 2022, Carter joined the Phoenix Suns' 2022 NBA Summer League roster.{{Cite web |title=Phoenix Suns 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster {{!}} NBA.com |url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2022/vegas/team/1610612756/suns |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=www.nba.com}}

On August 4, 2022, he has joined Liga ACB side Unicaja on loan.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/tyson-carter-joins-unicaja-malaga-on-loan-from-zenit/|title=Tyson Carter Joins Unicaja Malaga on loan from Zenit|last=|first=|date=August 4, 2022|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 6, 2022}} On July 3, 2025, Carter signed with Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia.{{cite web |title=Crvena Zvezda officially adds Tyson Carter |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1844427/crvena-zvezda-officially-adds-tyson-carter/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=July 4, 2025 |date=July 3, 2025}}

Career statistics

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17

| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State

| 32 || 12 || 20.2 || .398 || .361 || .818 || 1.7 || .7 || .7 || .1 || 7.5

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State

| 37 || 17 || 22.8 || .414 || .341 || .836 || 1.8 || 1.2 || .8 || .0 || 8.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State

| 34 || 11 || 25.6 || .447 || .366 || .800 || 2.0 || 1.5 || 1.2 || .0 || 10.4

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State

| 31 || 16 || 28.6 || .405 || .321 || .871 || 2.6 || 3.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 13.9

|- class="sortbottom"

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

| 134 || 56 || 24.3 || .417 || .346 || .844 || 2.0 || 1.6 || .9 || .1 || 10.1

Personal life

Carter's father, Greg, played basketball for Mississippi State for three years, earning All-SEC honors and being inducted to the school's Sports Hall of Fame. Greg later became the head coach of Starkville High School.{{cite web |last1=Hodge |first1=Garrick |title=Leaving a legacy: Tyson Carter surpasses his father, Greg, on Mississippi State's all-time scoring list |url=https://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=78606 |website=The Commercial Dispatch |accessdate=June 17, 2020 |date=January 14, 2020}} Tyson has two daughters.