Ahmad Caver (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Caver is the son of Wilton Caver. He attended

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as a freshman before transferring to

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. The move was made to become closer to his AAU coach

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, who became his legal guardian. Caver spent his first season at North Gwinnett on the junior varsity team and grew to 5'10". After graduating from North Gwinnett, he did a postgraduate year at

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, an experience he initially hated but his parents encouraged. He was lightly recruited, picking up an offer from

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before committing to

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College career

Caver was a backup to

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as a freshman, averaging 2.7 points per game and was named to the academic honor roll. Caver scored a season-high 26 points versus

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on January 5, 2017. As a sophomore, Caver led Old Dominion in scoring and assists with 13 points and 4.8 assists per game, to go with 3.5 rebounds per contest. He was named to the Third Team All-

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and team MVP. He had a career-high 30 points on December 17, 2017, in an 82–77 overtime win over Fairfield. Caver averaged 14.2 points and 6.2 assists per game as a junior, leading the Monarchs to a 25–7 record and second place in conference. He was named to the First Team All-Conference USA and the league Defensive Team. Coming into his senior season, he was named to the

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watchlist. As a senior, Caver averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. Alongside B. J. Stith, he helped lead Old Dominion to a Conference USA regular season championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Caver was named to the First Team All-Conference USA. He finished his college career ranked eighth in conference history in assists (607) and 15th in steals (187).

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2019–2021)

Caver signed with sports agent DeAngelo Simmons in preparation for the

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but went undrafted. He signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the

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on October 15, 2019. On October 16, 2019, he was cut by the Memphis Grizzlies and joined the

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. Caver contributed 23 points and four assists in a 120–112 loss to the

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on March 7, 2020. He averaged 9.9 points, 4 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game for the Hustle. On December 11, 2020, Caver signed with the

. He was waived at the end of training camp and returned to the Hustle. During the 2020–21 season, Caver averaged 16.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game. On October 14, 2021, Caver again signed with the Grizzlies, but was waived three days later, prior to the start of the season. On October 23, 2021, he re-signed with the Hustle. Caver averaged 15.4 points, 7.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.

Indiana Pacers (2021–2022)

On December 31, Caver signed a 10-day contract with the

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via the hardship exemption. He made his NBA debut on January 5, scoring 2 points in a 129-121 loss against the

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Return to the Memphis Hustle (2022)

On January 10, 2022, Caver was reacquired and activated by the

BC Wolves (2022–present)

Caver joined the

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for the

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. On August 6, he signed with the

of the

Career statistics

College

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, 32 , , 29 , , 37.2 , , .408 , , .349 , , .667 , , 3.5 , , 6.2 , , 2.3 , , .2 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 35 , , 37.6 , , .381 , , .303 , , .692 , , 4.3 , , 5.5 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , 16.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 136 , , 93 , , 30.8 , , .377 , , .332 , , .652 , , 3.2 , , 4.5 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 11.3

References

External links

Old Dominion Monarchs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caver, Ahmad 1996 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Indiana Pacers players Memphis Hustle players Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball players People from Suwanee, Georgia Point guards Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area Undrafted National Basketball Association players American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania