Matthew Carr Jr., known as CJ Carr, is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the Icelandic 1. deild karla.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Carr signed with the German team BG Topstar Leitershofen of the 1. Regionalliga, the fourth tier basketball league in

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. In his first professional game, he scored 30 points in a 80–83 loss to Rosenheim. During the 2020–21 season, he played with

of the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild karla. On March 12, 2021, he scored a career-high 42 points to go along with 14 assists in a 103–109 loss to the Breiðablik. For the season he averaged 29.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

Professional career statistics

, - , align="left" , 2018–19 , align="left" , BG Topstar Leitershofen , 1. Regionalliga , 24 , , 34.9 , , .478 , , .396 , , .818 , , 4.8 , , 4.2 , , 2.5 , , .2 , , 26.0 , - , align="left" , 2020–21 , align="left" ,

, 1. deild karla , 18 , , 37.9 , , .427 , , .333 , , .789 , , 6.2 , , 6.4 , , 3.9 , , .2 , , 29.2 , - , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , All Leagues , 42 , , 36.2 , , .454 , , .368 , , .804 , , 5.4 , , 5.2 , , 3.1 , , .2 , , 27.4

References

External links

CJ Carr Profile at eurobasket.comMissouri Southern Lions bioIcelandic statistics
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, CJ 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Fjölnir men's basketball players Missouri Southern Lions men's basketball players Point guards SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball players Sportspeople from Rock Island, Illinois