Jake Carter (basketball)

This article is about the basketball player. For the wrestler, see Jake Carter (wrestler).

Jake Carter

Personal information
Born	(1924-07-25)July 25, 1924 Larue, Texas
Died	April 17, 2012(2012-04-17) (aged 87) Lubbock, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Texas A&M–Commerce
NBA draft	1948: – round, –
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1948–1951
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
1948–1949	Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950	Denver Nuggets
1950	Anderson Packers
1950–1951	Kansas City Hi-Spots
Career NBA statistics
Points	82 (3.4 ppg)
Assists	24 (1.0 apg)
Games played	24
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John D. "Jake" Carter (July 25, 1924 – April 17, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for East Texas State University. He was then selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1948 BAA Draft. He later played with the Denver Nuggets and Anderson Packers (1949–50) in the NBA for 24 games.

Career statistics

NBA

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Denver	13	.289	.692	1.2	3.4
1949–50	Anderson	11	.333	.667	.7	3.5
Career		24	.307	.679	1.0	3.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Anderson	8	.143	.667	.4	1.3

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com