Khadeen Carrington

Khadeen Carrington (born October 3, 1995) is a Trinidadian-American basketball player for Kirolbet Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Seton Hall. The son of former professional soccer player and coach Reynold Carrington, he starred at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, New York. As a senior, he led the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA)'s Class AA division in scoring with 24.2 points per game and was named the Brooklyn Boys' Player of the Year by the New York Daily News. Carrington was a highly sought-after recruit and received several college offers, but chose Seton Hall. As a junior at Seton Hall, he was named to the Second-team All-Big East and averaged 17.1 points per game. Carrington's scoring declined to 15.6 points per game as a senior but he led the Pirates to a NCAA Tournament win over NC State.

Khadeen Carrington
Kirolbet Baskonia
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-10-03) October 3, 1995
Trinidad and Tobago
NationalityTrinidadian / American
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop Loughlin
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeSeton Hall (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Mornar
2018–2019Limburg United
2019–2020Riesen Ludwigsburg
2020–presentBaskonia
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Carrington is the son of Reynold Carrington, a former professional soccer player and coach from Trinidad and Tobago. His older brother Kariym played Division II basketball. Khadeen first started playing basketball at the age of eight. Carrington attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School and averaged 22.5 points per game as a sophomore to lead the team to the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Class AA intersectional quarterfinals. He was an All-City second team selection by the New York Post as a sophomore. Carrington competed in Amateur Athletic Union play with the New York Lightning.[1] As a junior, Carrington averaged 24.7 points per game and was a Daily News All-City first-team selection. He teamed with Mike Williams to lead Bishop Loughlin to a CHSAA 'AA' intersectional championship game.[2]

Carrington led the CHSAA's Class AA division in scoring with 24.2 points per game as a senior and had one 42-point game. He was named the Brooklyn Boys' Player of the Year by the New York Daily News.[3] Carrington was also named the CHSAA Player of the Year as he led the Lions to the Catholic Intersectional title game.[4] He finished his career with 2,196 points — the most in school history.[5] Carrington was ranked the 127th best player in the Class of 2014 by Rivals.com.[6] He received collegiate offers from Iowa State, Dayton, St. John's, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Providence, Iowa, West Virginia, South Carolina, DePaul and Hofstra.[1] Eventually, he settled for Seton Hall, joining fellow Brooklyn product Isaiah Whitehead.[5] He credited his commitment to feeling a connection with Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard and the staff.[7]

College career

As a freshman, Carrington started eight games but mostly played as a backup to Isaiah Whitehead.[5] However, with Whitehead missing several games in January 2015 due to a foot injury, Carrington was able to demonstrate his potential, contributing 17 points in an overtime win against Villanova.[4] Carrington posted 8.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his freshman season.[8] He had his first double-double in an 83-63 win over Marquette on December 30, 2015, with 17 points and 10 rebounds.[9] Carrington scored 27 points in a Big East Tournament game against Creighton as a sophomore. He averaged 14.1 points and 2.5 assists per game.[10]

Carrington averaged 19.2 points per game during the 2016-17 non-conference season, but hit a slump in the early part of conference play due to increased defensive attention and a dislocated pinkie finger.[11] He scored 41 points in an 87-81 win against Creighton on February 15, 2017 and had 10 points in the final minute.[12] In the NCAA tournament loss against Arkansas, Carrington had 22 points and four turnovers.[5] He was a Second Team All-Big East selection as a junior.[13] Carrington averaged 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as a junior while shooting 42.4 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three-point range. He tested the waters of the 2017 NBA draft but ultimately returned to Seton Hall.[14]

Coming into his senior year, Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East First Team.[15] He made the switch to point guard over the summer by studying video with coach Kevin Willard and assistant Shaheen Holloway.[16] On January 6, 2018, Carrington scored a season-high 29 points in a comeback win over Butler.[17] He was Big East Player of the Week on February 26, after leading Seton Hall to a win against Providence by scoring 25 points.[18] Carrington led the Pirates to their first NCAA tournament victory in 14 years as a senior, scoring 26 points to defeat NC State.[19] He was named to the First Team All-Met after averaging 15.6 points and 4.4 assists per game.[20] “It sounds weird, but I really enjoyed the ups and downs,” Carrington said of his Seton Hall career. “The downs taught me a lot. It made me become a man. I learned a lot of things here in my four years, not only on the court but off the court — probably more off the court.”[21] After the season Carrington was invited to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[22]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, Carrington signed with the Detroit Pistons for the NBA Summer League.[23] On July 21, 2018, he signed a contract with Montenegrin team Mornar.[24] Carrington then played for Limburg United of the Belgian league and averaged 14.1 points, 4.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. On July 3, 2019, he signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[25] He averaged 17.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game for the team. His season high 27 points came on October 20, against Ratiopharm Ulm.[26]

On July 19, 2020, Carrington signed a two-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[27]

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References
  1. Braziller, Zach (July 30, 2012). "Loughlin's Carrington piling up offers, attention with Lightning". New York Post. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. Tasch, Justin (September 12, 2013). "Khadeen Carrington of Bishop Loughlin commits to play college basketball at Seton Hall University". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. "Khadeen Carrington of Bishop Loughlin is Brooklyn boys basketball player of the year". New York Daily News. April 27, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. Staszewski, Joseph (January 8, 2015). "Former Loughlin guard Carrington shines in Whitehead's absence". Brooklyn Daily. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. Armstrong, Kevin (November 4, 2017). "Khadeen Carrington's move to pass-first could be key to late-March run for Seton Hall". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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  7. Straszewski, Joseph (September 18, 2013). "Bishop Loughlin guard Carrington picks Seton Hall". Brooklyn Daily. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. McManus, Chris (November 13, 2015). "Previewing Dartmouth: Seton Hall looking to start season on front foot". Seton Hall Pirates. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. "Rodriguez's career-high leads Seton Hall by Marquette 83-63". ESPN. Associated Press. December 30, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. Braziller, Zach (May 25, 2016). "Seton Hall's resurgence doesn't have to end with Whitehead". New York Post. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  11. Braziller, Zach (February 12, 2017). "Khadeen Carrington learning 'how to be Batman' for Seton Hall". New York Post. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  12. "Carrington scores 41 as Seton Hall edges No. 20 Creighton". ESPN. Associated Press. February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  13. Woods, David (March 5, 2017). "Do-it-all Chrabascz chosen to All-Big East first team". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  14. Schneider, Jeremy (March 22, 2017). "Seton Hall's Angel Delgado, Khadeen Carrington testing NBA Draft waters, report says". NJ.com. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  15. "Villanova's Jalen Brunson Selected Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  16. Braziller, Zach (October 31, 2017). "Seton Hall's promise depends on a star's evolution". New York Post. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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  18. "Seton Hall's Carrington, Xavier's Marshall Take Weekly MBB Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  19. Braziller, Zach (March 16, 2018). "Khadeen Carrington's season of tests is now getting its biggest one". New York Post. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  20. Calvaruso, Tyler (April 25, 2018). "Rodriguez, Delgado named to All-MET Team". The Setonian. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  21. Carino, Jerry (March 2, 2018). "Seton Hall basketball: For a celebrated senior class, Khadeen Carrington's the steady hand". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  22. Heeter, Jonathan (April 8, 2018). "What to watch at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament". Daily Press. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  23. Newman, Josh (June 25, 2018). "NBA Draft: Seton Hall's Angel Delgado signs with Clippers, more local free-agent news". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  24. "Mornar keep Mićović and sign contracts with 3 American players". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  25. "Khadeen Carrington ersetzt Lamont Jones". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). July 3, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  26. "Khadeen Carrington". Basketball Bundesliga. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  27. "Baskonia, Khadeen Carrington agree to 2-year deal". Sportando. July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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