James Raymond Carter Gaudino (born March 27, 1964) is a retired Puerto Rican

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. Carter spent most of his career as a

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for the

Brujos de Guayama Brujos de Guayama is a Puerto Rican professional basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional based in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Despite being in the league since 1971, the team has not won any BSN Championships but have made 2 finals appeara ...

of the

Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. T ...

(BSN). Carter is currently the all-time assists leader of the league. During his 20-year career, he also played for the

Indios de Mayagüez The Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez Indians) are a baseball team in Puerto Rico's Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League, in Spanish). Based in Mayagüez, the ''Indios'' have won 18 national ...

, Criollos de Caguas, Maratonistas de Coamo, and

Capitanes de Arecibo The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) u ...

. Carter also played since 1992 to the year 2000 for the Explosivos de Moca of the Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriqueña.

Professional career

Carter led the Brujos de Guayama to the Finals twice in his career (1991 and 1994), losing to the

Atléticos de San Germán Atléticos de San Germán is a basketball club of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) based in San Germán, Puerto Rico. Founded in the 1930s after the amalgamation of the old San Germán team and the Farmacia Martín team, the team is one of ...

on both occasions. Carter was selected as one of the league's best players of the 1990s, along with Eddie Casiano, Javier "Toñito" Colón, Edgar León and José "Piculín" Ortiz.

National Team career

Carter also played for the

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and was one of the members of the team that won the gold medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in

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Personal life

James has a brother called B.J. Carter who also played at the BSN. After retiring, Carter has participated in several charity tournaments with other players and celebrities.Cuarta Copa de Veteranos en Kissimmee
on BSNPR.com (September 11, 2007)

References

External links

James Carter Profile
on BSNPR.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, James 1964 births Living people Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Mexico Aztecas players Olympic basketball players for Puerto Rico Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico Point guards Puerto Rican men's basketball players 1990 FIBA World Championship players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players Basketball players from New York City St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans men's basketball players Tulsa Fast Breakers players United States Basketball League players 1998 FIBA World Championship players Goodwill Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Criollos de Caguas basketball players 1994 FIBA World Championship players Brujos de Guayama players