Marc Antonio Carter (born May 22, 1985), commonly known as T. J. Carter, is an American former professional

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player. He is a 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) tall

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College career

Carter played

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at North Carolina-Wilmington, with the

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, from 2003 to 2008.

Professional career

Carter began his pro career in the German League with the

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in 2008. He then played with the

Cypriot League The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

club

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

. He moved to the German club

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in 2011. He next played with the Greek League club

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, before joining the Greek club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

in 2013. He moved to the Greek club

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

in 2014. In June 2015, he signed with

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

. Carter joined the Polish

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on November 12, 2016. On July 22, 2017, Carter signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the

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, but could not adapt to become a part of head coach Kurtinaitis' tactics, so eventually the contract was terminated by mutual agreement on November 11, 2017. On December 21, 2017, Carter signed a contract with

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Statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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References

External links

Twitter accountEuroCup profileEurobasket.com profileRealGM.com profileDraftexpress.com profileGreek Basket League profile

North Carolina-Wilmington College profile

ESPN college stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, T. J. 1985 births Living people AEK B.C. players AEL Limassol B.C. players American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Romania American men's basketball players Basketball players from Maryland BC Rytas players CSM Oradea (basketball) players Panionios B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players People from St. Mary's County, Maryland Phoenix Hagen players Quimsa basketball players Rethymno B.C. players Shooting guards Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski players UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball players