Rhys Carter
Personal information | |
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Born | Sale, Victoria | 14 March 1984
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2000–2019 |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2000–2002 | Australian Institute of Sport |
2002–2004 | Victoria Giants |
2003 | Geelong Supercats |
2004 | Latrobe City Energy |
2005 | Frankston Blues |
2005–2008 | West Sydney Razorbacks |
2006 | Mildura Mavericks |
2008 | Latrobe City Energy |
2008–2009 | South Dragons |
2009 | Latrobe City Energy |
2009–2010 | Gothia Basket |
2010–2011 | Adelaide 36ers |
2011 | North Adelaide Rockets |
2011–2013 | Uppsala Basket |
2013 | Perth Wildcats |
2013 | Knox Raiders |
2013–2014 | Eco Örebro |
2014 | Adelaide 36ers |
2014 | Knox Raiders |
2014–2015 | New Zealand Breakers |
2015–2016 | Sydney Kings |
2016 | Melbourne Tigers |
2016–2017 | Plymouth Raiders |
2017–2018 | Uppsala Basket |
2018 | Frankston Blues |
2019 | Sandringham Sabres |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Rhys Jarred Carter (born 14 March 1984) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He had a near 20-year career, playing 282 NBL games (including two championships), over 110 games in Sweden, over 200 SEABL/NBL1 games, and time in the British Basketball League, Big V and Premier League.
Playing career
AIS (2000–2002)
Between 2000 and 2002, Carter played in the SEABL for the Australian Institute of Sport.[1]
Professional (2002–2018)
Carter began his professional career in 2002 with the Victoria Giants in the NBL, where he spent two seasons. After not playing in 2004–05, he returned to the NBL for the 2005–06 season and played three seasons with the West Sydney Razorbacks. For the 2008–09 season, he played for the championship-winning South Dragons.[2]
For the 2009–10 season, Carter played overseas for the first time with Swedish team Gothia Basket. After returning to Australia for the 2010–11 season to play for the Adelaide 36ers,[3] Carter returned to Sweden for the 2011–12 season to play for Uppsala Basket. He then played half of the 2012–13 season with Uppsala, before returning to Australia in January 2013 to play out the season with the Perth Wildcats.[4] In February 2013, he played his 200th NBL game.[5][6] He then split the 2013–14 season with Sweden's Eco Örebro and the Adelaide 36ers.[7][8]
For the 2014–15 season, Carter played for the championship-winning New Zealand Breakers.[9] His final season in the NBL came in 2015–16 with the Sydney Kings.[10]
For the 2016–17 season, Carter played in England for the first time with the Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League. His final professional season then came in 2017–18 with Uppsala Basket in Sweden.
Australian state leagues (2003–2019)
Between 2003 and 2019, Carter played 10 seasons across various Australian state leagues. His first stint came in 2003 with the Geelong Supercats in the SEABL. He then played for the Latrobe City Energy (Big V, 2004);[11] Frankston Blues (SEABL, 2005);[12] Mildura Mavericks (SEABL, 2006); Latrobe City Energy (Big V, 2008–09); North Adelaide Rockets (Premier League, 2011); Knox Raiders (SEABL, 2013–14); Melbourne Tigers (SEABL, 2016); Frankston Blues (SEABL, 2018); and Sandringham Sabres (NBL1, 2019).
In July 2019, Carter announced his retirement from basketball.[13]
National team
In 2003, Carter was a member of Australia's gold medal-winning team at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece.[14] Two years later, he represented Australia at the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Argentina.[14] In 2009, Carter represented the Australian Boomers for the first time, travelling with the team on a tour to China.[15]
Coaching career
Carter was hoping for a back-up point guard spot with Melbourne United for the 2018–19 season, but when that didn't eventuate the team offered him a role as both team manager and shadow coach. For the 2019–20 season, he was promoted to head coach of the club's academy program and as a development coach for the NBL side.[13]
References
- ^ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Dragons get Carter!
- ^ "Rhys Carter Placed on Injury Waivers". NBL.com.au. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
- ^ Perth Wildcats sign ex-Adelaide 36ers guard Rhys Carter
- ^ Perth Wildcats demolish Sydney Kings Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 200 NBL games for Carter Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Adelaide release Jarrid Frye, sign Rhys Carter
- ^ Adelaide 36ers lose patience, sack Jarrid Frye and bring back NBL veteran Rhys Carter for run at championship
- ^ NZ Breakers get Australian guard Rhys Carter
- ^ "EXPERIENCED GUARD JOINS KINGS". Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Player statistics for Rhys Carter – Big V". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Player statistics for Rhys Carter – SEABL". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b Ward, Roy (20 July 2019). "Rhys Carter Calls Time on Basketball Career". NBL1.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Rhys Jarred Carter". fiba.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "BIG V: Congratulations Carter – Energy star heads to China". bigv.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Adelaide 36ers players
- Australian Institute of Sport basketball players
- Australian men's basketball players
- New Zealand Breakers players
- People from Sale, Victoria
- Perth Wildcats players
- Point guards
- South Dragons players
- Sydney Kings players
- Uppsala Basket players
- Victoria Giants players
- West Sydney Razorbacks players