Wendell Carter Jr.

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Basketball player
Wendell Carter
Wendell Carter Jr. (cropped) .jpg
Carter in March 2017
Player information
Full name Wendell Andre Carter Jr.
birthday 16th April 1999 (age 21)
place of birth Atlanta , Georgia , United States
size 208 cm
position center
college Duke
NBA draft 2018 , 7th pick , Chicago Bulls
Club information
society Chicago Bulls
league NBA
Jersey number 34
Clubs as active
Since 02018 United StatesUnited States Chicago Bulls

Wendell Andre Carter Jr. (born April 16, 1999 in Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American basketball player who plays for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA .

career

Originally from the US state of Georgia , Carter was born basketball because his mother had practiced the sport at the University of Mississippi and his father at Delta State University . Carter played on the school team at Pace Academy in Atlanta and rose to become one of the most hopeful basketball talents of his year in the US. In corresponding rankings, he was listed among the top five players in the whole country. In his senior year at the Pace Academy (2016/17) he achieved averages of 22.7 points, 15.5 rebounds and 5.8 blocked throws per encounter.

Carter decided to accept a scholarship offer from Duke University and play under star coach Mike Krzyzewski . As a newcomer to the team in the 2017/18 season, he promptly became a pillar of the “Blue Devils” and was in the starting line-up in all of his 37 season appearances. Carter recorded 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocked throws per game. The latter was the team maximum.

On April 16, 2018, his 19th birthday, Carter announced that he would end his career at university level and switch to professional life by enrolling in the NBA's draft process . There, in June 2018, the Chicago Bulls secured the rights to Carter, who was selected in seventh place. As an NBA newcomer, Carter played 44 games for Chicago in the 2018/19 game year (10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds / game) before he had to undergo a thumb operation.

National team

With the US national team of the U16 age group he won the American Championship in 2015, with the United States U17 team he became world champion in 2016.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Duke's Wendell Carter Jr. was born into basketball en route to an NBA future . In: CBSSports.com . May 14, 2018 ( cbssports.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  2. ↑ ESPN Basketball Recruiting - Player Rankings . In: ESPN.com . 2017 ( espn.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Wendell Carter, Jr. Bio . In: goduke.com . 2017 ( goduke.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  4. ^ Five-star forward Wendell Carter Jr. commits to Duke . In: USA TODAY High School Sports . November 23, 2016 ( usatodayhss.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Stats . In: goduke.com . November 11, 2017 ( goduke.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Duke's Wendell Carter Jr. declares for the 2018 NBA Draft . In: The Chronicle . April 16, 2018 ( dukechronicle.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  7. ^ Bulls add some muscle to their frontcourt, drafting Wendell Carter Jr. No. 7 . In: Chicago Sun-Times . ( suntimes.com [accessed June 22, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Wendell Carter Stats. Accessed May 27, 2019 .
  9. ↑ What did Wendell Carter Jr. learn from his rookie season? Accessed May 27, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Wendell Carter Jr. November 13, 2017 ( usab.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Carter, Wendell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carter, Wendell Andre Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia , USA