Ben Joshua Carter (בן קרטר; born August 22, 1994) is an

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basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the

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. He plays the

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position.

Early and personal life

Carter was born in

Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, and is Jewish. He said that the fact that he is Israeli "means a lot. I take pride in my Israeli citizenship, my Israeli heritage, even though I haven’t lived there my whole life. I was born there. I still have roots there. I still take pride in my culture. Just to be able to represent my country whenever I can, every time I step out on the court, it’s really an honor." Carter's parents are Mike and Israeli-born Hadar, a former lieutenant in the Israeli Army. His father, Mike Carter, played one of his 17 professional seasons for Hapoel Jerusalem (1988–89), and played 13 seasons in Israel in total. Carter also played 13 seasons in Tel Aviv, before the family relocated to

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. His father coached him growing up and playing for the Las Vegas Lakers on the AAU circuit. Carter is 6' 9" (2.03 metres) tall. He weighs 224 pounds (102 kg)."Ben-Carter; Israel; Hapoel Eilat"
Eurobasket.com He attended

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('12) in Las Vegas. Carter averaged 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a junior, and was all-state and all-conference. He averaged 10.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior, and was third-team all-state and all-conference.

Maccabiah Games

In 2013 Carter and his brother Tim played basketball for Team USA at the

2013 Maccabiah Games The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013. The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...

, winning a gold medal. He was the youngest member on the team, and his father was assistant coach to head coach Brad Greenberg.

College basketball

Carter played his first two seasons of college basketball for the

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. In his sophomore season in 2013–14 he was an honorable mention Academic All- Pac-12 selection. Carter then transferred to and played for

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, where earned his bachelor's degree. He sat out the 2014–15 season at UNLV as a

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. Carter averaged 8.6 points and six rebounds in his first and only year at UNLV. Carter transferred to Michigan State University in the summer of 2016. He was granted a sixth year of eligibility the summer of 2017. Carter spent two years at Michigan State University as a graduate transfer. He sat out the 2016–17 season after suffering his second left knee injury in nine months, and averaged 0.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.7 minutes over 23 games in 2017–18, while struggling with an ankle injury.

Professional basketball

In March 2018 Carter signed with the

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basketball club. As of 2020, he plays for Hapoel Eilat of the

References

External links

Michigan State Spartans bioTwitter page
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