Robert Lawrence Carter Jr. (born April 4, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Born in

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, he played basketball for the high school of his hometown as well as Shiloh High School in

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. Carter played collegiately for

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and

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College career

In June 2014, after two seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Carter Jr. transferred to

. As a red-shirt junior, he was all-

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honorable mention by both the coaches and media. He posted 12.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and shot 55 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc. After ensuring his graduation from college, Carter declared for the 2016 NBA draft and signed an agent, losing his final year of college eligibility.

Professional career

Carter went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft. Carter played for the 2016 Golden State Warriors' Summer League team. On July 30, 2016, Carter signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy's

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. He averaged 13 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 52.5 percent from the floor and 35.5 percent on 3-pointers. This earned him another Summer League invite, this time with the Denver Nuggets. Before the 2017–18 season, Carter joined the Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. The player left the club by mutual consent on December 5, 2017.

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side

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announced that the American signed for them on the same day. Carter opted out of a deal with Gaziantep to sign with the

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of the

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on August 13, 2018. However, he never played for Zhejiang. On December 23, 2018, he signed with Afyon Belediye of the

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. Carter spent the 2019–20 season with the

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, in Japan, averaging 21 points and 10 rebounds per game. On September 19, 2020, he signed with the

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. On June 20, 2021, he signed with San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League. On August 10, 2022, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

References

External links

* Robert Carter Jr. a
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