Marcus Joshua Carr (born June 6, 1999) is a Canadian professional

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player for

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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of the

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and the EuroCup. He previously played

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for the

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of the

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, as well as the

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and the

Minnesota Golden Gophers The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 25 (12 men's, 13 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and competes in the Big Te ...

High school career

In his first two years of high school, Carr played for

St. Michael's College School St. Michael's College School, (also known as St. Michael's, St. Mike's, and SMCS), is an independent, Catholic school for young men in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Administered by the Basilian Fathers, it is the largest school of its kind in Cana ...

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. As a freshman, he led his team to the quarterfinals of the

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(OFSAA) tournament. Carr scored as many as 49 points in a single game. In 2015, he won the Ontario All-Catholic Classic and was named

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(MVP) after scoring 16 points in the final. As a sophomore, Carr averaged 16 points, four rebounds and five assists per game. He lost only one game in the season, to

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, and won the OFSAA title. Before his junior year, Carr transferred to

Montverde Academy Montverde Academy is a private PK–12 school in Montverde, Florida, United States. History The school was founded in 1912 as Montgomery Industrial School. The school president was Henry P. Carpenter. It underwent a major expansion in 1921, whe ...

, a school in

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with a renowned basketball program. He was drawn to Montverde because his grandmother lived in

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. However, Carr missed his entire junior season with a

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. As a senior, he averaged 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, playing on the same team as the top recruit in the 2018 class,

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. His team, which was ranked among the best in the country, achieved a 26–5 record and a runners-up finish at High School Nationals. At the end of the season, he played in the BioSteel All-Canadian Game. Carr was a three-star

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and chose to play for

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over offers from

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

and

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, among others. He was considered a three-star recruit and was ranked the 146th best prospect in his class.

College career

Carr began his collegiate career at the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

. As a true freshman, he played in all 32 of Pitt's games with 27 starts and averaged 10.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game. Carr announced that he would be leaving the program after head coach

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was fired at the end of the season in which the Panthers finished a disappointing 8–24. Carr committed to transfer to the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

. Carr sat out one year due to NCAA transfer rules after his request for a waiver that would allow him to play immediately was denied. During the year off, he impersonated opposing guards like

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on the scout team. Carr scored 35 points on December 15, 2019 in a 84–71 win over third-ranked

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. On January 15, 2020, Carr scored 27 points in a 75–69 win against

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. At the close of the regular season, Carr was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten by the media and was Honorable Mention All-Conference according to the coaches. He averaged 15.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, setting a school single-season record with 207 assists. After the season, Carr declared for the 2020 NBA draft but did not sign with an agent. On August 1, he announced that he would withdraw from the draft and return to Minnesota for his junior season. In his junior season debut on November 25, 2020, Carr recorded 35 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 99–69 win over Green Bay. On February 27, 2021, he scored 41 points in a 78–74 loss to

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. Carr earned Third Team All-Big Ten honors as a junior after averaging 19.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Following the season, he transferred to

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. Carr was named to the Third Team All-

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as a senior. He returned for his final season of eligibility and surpassed the 2,000 point mark early in the season.

Professional career

On August 3, 2023, Carr signed his first professional contract overseas with historic Greek club

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...

National team career

Carr played for

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at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in

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, Argentina. In four games, he averaged 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, helping his team to a silver medal finish. After recovering from a major knee injury, Carr was not invited to training camp for the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

Career statistics

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Personal life

Carr's older brother,

Duane Notice Duane Notice (born September 7, 1994) is a Canadian basketball player for the Sudbury Five of the National Basketball League of Canada. He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina where he is the all-time leader in games p ...

, played college basketball for

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and helped the Gamecocks reach the final four round of the 2017 NCAA tournament and previously played for the

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in the

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and the Hamilton Honeybadgers (now Brampton) in the CEBL.

References

External links

Texas Longhorns bioMinnesota Golden Gophers bioPittsburgh Panthers bio
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