Building Champions

  • print
  • email
  • font +
  • font -
  • rss

  Josh Carter

Josh Carter

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Lake Highlands
Height / Weight:
6-7 / 200
Position:
G/F
Experience:
3L

2007-08 (Junior)

First-team all-district pick by the NABC...named honorable mention All-Big 12 for the second straight year... the most accurate career three-point shooter in A&M history (.425)...with 222 career three-pointers, needs 11 to break school record (232 by Bernard King, 1999-03)...led team in scoring with 12.2 points per game...ranks 25th in A&M history with 1,098 career points...tied his career-high with 26 points in first-round NCAA Tournament win against BYU, making a season-best 6-of-10 three-pointers...added 10 points in second round game against UCLA...scored 19 points with 10 rebounds in win against Texas (4-7 3-pt. FG), his third career double-double...led team with 17 points in win at Baylor, making 4-of-5 three-pointers...scored 17 points with 5 rebounds at Arizona...made 79-of-208 (.380) from three-point range...had 15 points with a career-best 10 rebounds in five overtime loss to Baylor...scored a team-high 13 points in win at Oklahoma State...scored in double figures in a team-high 27 games...made 82.1 percent (69-of-84) from the free-throw line, the sixth best in school history and the best by an Aggie since Kenny Brown made .846 in 1985-86...made .842 from the line in league play, the best by an Aggie since Big 12 play began in 1996-97...scored 23 points with 5 rebounds in win against UTEP, making 4-of-7 three-pointers and 7-of-8 from the line.

2006-07 (Sophomore)

National co-leader in three-point accuracy, making a school record 50.0 percent...also set school record for three-pointers made in a season with 86... tied school record with eight three-pointers in a game three times...only player in the country to have three games with at least eight treys...earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors...two-time Big 12 player of the week...named National Player of the Week by The Sporting News...tied career-high with 26 points in win at Nebraska, making 8-of-11 three-pointers...scored 24 points with a career-high 10 rebounds in win against Texas, adding 5 assists...scored 11 points and made 3-of-6 three-pointers in win at Kansas...scored 19 points in win at Colorado, making 5-of-7 three-pointers, including a pair that broke the game open late in the second half...scored a career-high 26 points against Idaho State, tying the school mark with 8 three-pointers...also tied school record for three-point accuracy against Idaho State, making 8-of-10 (.800)...scored 24 against Grambling, making 8-of-13 three-pointers, including seven in the first half, which tied the Big 12 mark for one half...had 24 points, making 8-of-10 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range, against Fordham.

2005-06 (Freshman)

Established himself as one of the top scoring threats in the Big 12 as a true freshman, averaging 8.3 points per game and making 57 three-pointers...named team's top newcomer at annual banquet...averaged 14.3 points and made a blazing 55.5 percent of his threes in postseason play...scored a career-high 25 points, making 6-of-10 three-pointers, against Texas in the Big 12 Tournament...added a career-best seven rebounds against the Longhorns...scored 20 points against Grambling State, setting a school record for three-point accuracy by making all five attempts...contributed 15 points in the win against Colorado at the Big 12 Tournament, making 4-of-5 three-pointers...dished out a career-high nine assists against Tulane...was team's top scorer off the bench 12 times...made 40.1 percent of his three-pointers, best among league freshmen.

Other

Led Athletes in Action in scoring in 2007 summer tour of Australia...led AIA to the title at the 2006 Williams Jones Cup in Taiwan, scoring 19 points with 14 rebounds against the host team in the finals...named to the all-state team as a senior after averaging 21.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game...scored 35 points in a game against Richardson and added 17 rebounds against Plano West...named to the all-region and All-Greater Dallas teams as well as being named the district's MVP...named city Player of the Year by the Richardson Morning News...averaged 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds as a junior, earning second-team all-district honors...coached at Lake Highlands by Rob Wylie...also was recruited by Illinois, Notre Dame, Texas Tech and Washington State.

Personal

Joshua Neville Carter is the son of Cedric and Kamela Carter of Dallas...born Nov. 20, 1986 in Dallas...community health major...would someday like to coach, teach or go into business...favorite NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers and his favorite player is Kobe Bryant...feared among teammates for his poker prowess...older brother Warren played at Illinois (2003-07), and another brother, Kevin, played at A&M-Commerce (2002-06).
   Printer-friendly format    Email this article