Eli Carter

Eli Carter (born June 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Amal Essaouira of the Nationale 1. After two years at Rutgers University and two years at Florida and one year at Boston College Carter entered the 2016 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Eli Carter
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-05-06) May 6, 1991
Willingboro Township, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Promitheas Patras
2016Doxa Lefkadas
2017–2018Amal Essaouira

High school career

Carter played high school basketball at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He was ranked as the nation's 114th overall prospect and No. 32 shooting guard by Rivals.com[1] and ranked the country's No. 31 point guard recruit by Scout.com.

College career

Rutgers

A 6'2" point guard, Carter began his college career at Rutgers University. He appeared in 56 games and made 46 starts in his first two collegiate seasons. Carter also led the team in scoring both seasons, averaging 13.8 as a freshman and 14.9 as a sophomore before he fractured his fibula.

Florida

In 2013, Carter was transferred to the University of Florida and played for the Florida Gators. Carter appeared in 35 games in two seasons and made 17 starts. He only appeared in seven games in 2013-14 and received a medical redshirt to rehab a leg injury he sustained the previous season at Rutgers. As a senior, he made all 17 starts as and in 24.5 minutes, he averaged 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. [2]

Professional career

After going undrafted at the 2016 NBA draft Carter began his pro career in the 2016–17 season in Greece, with Promitheas Patras.[3] On October 4, he left the team after he was replaced by Rashad Anderson.[4] He played with Promitheas in the Greek Cup competition, before being released by them. On September 23, 2016, Carter signed with Doxa Lefkadas of the Greek Basket League.[5]

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References
  1. Elijah Carter Rivals.com
  2. "Eli Carter transfers to Florida". espn.com. May 11, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. "Promitheas inks Eli Carter". Sportando.com. July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. "Rashad Anderson inks with Promitheas to replace Eli Carter". Sportando.com. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. "Doxa Lefkadas BC announce Eli Carter's signing". SDNA.gr. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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