Tyson Gregory Carter (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Spanish Liga ACB, on loan from Russian club

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Carter played basketball for Starkville High School in Starkville, Mississippi, where his father served as the head coach. As a junior, he averaged 17 points and five assists per game, leading his team to the Class 6A state championship. In his senior season, Carter averaged 21.3 points, 5.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, reaching the Class 6A state title game. He was named Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game. A four-star

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, Carter committed to play

for

Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...

over an offer from Miami (Florida), among others.

College career

Carter averaged 7.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game as a freshman at Mississippi State. As a sophomore, he averaged 8.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Carter posted 10.4 points, two rebounds and 1.2 steals per game as a junior. On November 8, 2019, he scored a season-high 28 points in a 67–58 win over

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. As a senior, Carter averaged 13.9 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game and had six games with 20 or more points. Carter started 16 of 31 games and was named the SEC Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the first Mississippi State player to earn that honor. Carter finished his college career with 216 three-pointers, fifth in Mississippi State history. He scored 1,352 points during his career, and alongside his father became the only father-son duo to both score over 1,000 points in SEC history.

Professional career

On June 14, 2020, Carter signed his first professional contract with

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of the

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. In 33 games, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, leading the team to the league finals for the first time. On August 21, 2021, Carter agreed to renew his contract with the Greek club. In his second season, he averaged 16.5 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game in Greek league play. On December 19, Carter signed with

of the

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and the EuroLeague. In 2022, Carter joined the Phoenix Suns'

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roster. On August 4, 2022, he has joined Liga ACB side

Unicaja Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the n ...

on loan.

Career statistics

College

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, 32 , , 12 , , 20.2 , , .398 , , .361 , , .818 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .7 , , .1 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 37 , , 17 , , 22.8 , , .414 , , .341 , , .836 , , 1.8 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .0 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 34 , , 11 , , 25.6 , , .447 , , .366 , , .800 , , 2.0 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 16 , , 28.6 , , .405 , , .321 , , .871 , , 2.6 , , 3.1 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 13.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 134 , , 56 , , 24.3 , , .417 , , .346 , , .844 , , 2.0 , , 1.6 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.1

Personal life

Carter's father, Greg, played basketball for Mississippi State for three years, earning All-SEC honors and being inducted to the school's Sports Hall of Fame. Greg later became the head coach of Starkville High School. Tyson has two daughters.

References

External links

Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Tyson 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball players from Mississippi BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Lavrio B.C. players Liga ACB players Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players People from Starkville, Mississippi Shooting guards Starkville High School alumni