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basketball player; olympic athlete

Personal Information

Born Vincent Lamar Carter, on January 26, 1977, in Daytona Beach, FL; son of Michelle Robinson (a teacher).
Education: Attended the University of North Carolina.
Memberships: Established the Embassy of Hope Foundation, 1998; named a "Goodwill Ambassador" by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, 1998.

Career

Starred in the band and on the basketball court at Mainland High School, 1991-95; attended the University of North Carolina, 1995-98; picked fifth overall in the NBA draft and traded to the Toronto Raptors, 1998-; member of USA Basketball's Sydney Olympics team, 2000.

Life's Work

As one of the NBA's brightest young stars, Vince Carter has electrified the league. In only his second professional season, he led the Toronto Raptors to their first-ever playoff appearance. With his amazing dunks and stellar scoring touch, Carter is often mentioned as the heir apparent to Michael Jordan as the NBA's premier player.

Vincent Lamar Carter was born on January 26, 1977 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Although he excelled at basketball from an early age, his mother Michelle Robinson and his stepfather Harry made sure that he grew up as more than just an athlete. By the time he reached the seventh grade, Carter stood 5'8" and could already dunk a basketball, but he also played the baritone and the alto and tenor saxophone. He also wrote songs for the marching band and penned Mainland High School's homecoming song. Carter even attended band camp, a fact that he proudly passed along to Sports Illustrated's Jon L. Wertheim: "Guys hear that and make fun of me, but trying different things and doing what I like is more important than being popular." He also ran track and played volleyball. After leading his school as a drum major, for which he was also offered a college scholarship to Bethune-Cookman College, Carter led Mainland to the 1994-95 Florida Class 6A championship. Carter left Mainland High School as one of the most highly recruited high school basketball players in the country. He accepted a scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina. Carter was not one of those rare talents who uses college as a stepping stone to the NBA, however. Because both of his parents were educators, he took his studies very seriously. Carter's mother forced him to sign a contract stating that if he were to leave college early in pursuit of NBA glory, he would go back to school and graduate.

At the University of North Carolina, Carter was part of a star-studded cast which included Antawn Jamison, the man who would later be drafted one spot before him in the NBA draft. As many high school basketball phenoms have discovered at North Carolina, freshmen players must earn their way onto the starting rotation. Carter finished his freshman season with only a 7.5 points per game average. During his sophomore year, he doubled both his production and his playing time. Carter averaged 13 points per game, and led North Carolina to the Final Four before losing to the eventual national champions--Arizona. In his third year at North Carolina, he again led his team to the Final Four and solidified his reputation as a complete player--an athlete who could also play defense, rebound, and hit key shots. After his third year at North Carolina, there was little doubt that Carter would leave school to pursue the riches of the NBA. He was named a second team All-American by the Associated Press, and was a first team All-ACC selection. Carter declared himself eligible for the NBA, but not before being reminded by his mother that he must complete his education. He returned to the university during the summer months, and continued his education.

Joined the Toronto Raptors

In June of 1998, the Golden State Warriors selected Carter with the fifth pick of the NBA draft and then traded him to the Toronto Raptors for Antawn Jamison, his former North Carolina teammate. Carter immediately energized the woeful Raptors franchise, and led the team to challenge for its first playoff berth. By appearing nightly on ESPN and other sports programs, he began to attract an increasing number of Canadians to professional basketball. Sports stores sold out of Carter's number 15 jersey almost immediately, and his rookie card was pedaled for as much as ten dollars. Carter told Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated that he was surprised by his impact on the city and the league: "I didn't plan for it to be this way. My goal was to fit in, gradually work my way to being an impact player. My whole scheme fell through from Day One. . ." Carter ended the strike-shortened 1998-99 season by winning the NBA's Schick Rookie of the Year Award, and by becoming a unanimous selection to the league's All-Rookie team. During his rookie season in the NBA, Carter led the Raptors in blocked shots, field-goal percentage, and scoring.

The Next Michael Jordan

Carter began his second year as the heir apparent to retired NBA great Michael Jordan. He did little to quiet the speculation that he was ready assume the mantle of NBA demi-god. Carter's mother told Mike Wise of The New York Times that her son was accustomed to the being mentioned in the same breath as Michael Jordan: "the Michael Jordan comparison is something he's been dealing with since high school. On one hand, it's very flattering. You can't overlook the similarities. By the same token, it gets a little old, too. Vince gets tired of hearing it." Carter won the slam dunk contest during the All-Star game weekend, and the NBA seemed to officially designate him as league savior. His good looks and squeaky-clean reputation, coupled with the amazing moves and eye-popping dunks, put the league's hype machine into high gear. The evidence of Carter's popularity and importance to the NBA came one day after he won the slam dunk contest. NBC shifted the Toronto Raptors game into the national spotlight, and moved the originally scheduled New York Knicks game out of the main programming slot. Carter was featured in a pre-game introductory piece, interviewed at halftime, and again after the game. During the broadcast, his name was mentioned 165 times and his face was the subject of 105 close-ups. Carter also scored a Jordanesque 51 points during the game.

Playoff Disappointment

Despite his stellar season, Carter received some bad news just before his heroic All-Star weekend. He was omitted from the U.S. Olympic team when Ray Allen was chosen for the final roster spot. After all the adulation, the Olympic rebuff changed Carter's attitude slightly. He told the Associated Press about being left off the team: "It has helped me step up. I said, 'OK, you just have to show the world what you can do night in and night out.'" Although Carter was eventually added to the team after one of the original players on the roster suffered a knee injury, the supposed slight caused him to focus his energies more on winning than flashy, entertaining play. Carter led his team to the playoffs in 2000--a first for the Toronto franchise. The young Raptors faced the New York Knicks in the first round. Toronto had beaten the Knicks three times during the regular season. However, the New Yorkers quickly disposed of the Raptors in a three-game sweep. Carter, who was shadowed throughout each game by defensive wizard Latrell Sprewell, was held to 15 of 50 field goal attempts through the three games of the series. Despite this disappointing end, Carter enjoyed a tremendous season. Teammate Antonio Davis summed up Carter's responsibilities for Wise of The New York Times: "Some of the time I hear him talking and some of the things he had to do after practice or something he had to before practice, it's like wow. And you still made it to practice on time, you got your work in after practice? That's tough, trying to lift your team and sell the league at the same time. He's going to help the league by being himself. He's doing a great job of it."

Awards

Second Team AP All-American, First Team All-ACC, 1997-98; NBA Rookie of the Year, 1998-99.

Further Reading

Periodicals

  • The New York Times, December 21, 1999; February 29, 2000.
  • Sports Illustrated, April 19, 1999; November 1, 1999.
Other
  • Additional material for this essay was found on the worldwide web at http://cnnsi.com/basketball/nba/news/2000/03/21/carter_feature_ap/; and http://www.nba.com/playerfile/bio/vince_carter.html.

— Michael J. Watkins

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For the fictional character from the television sitcom portrayed by Frank Sutton, see Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..
Vince Carter
Orlando Magic – No. 15
Guard/Forward
Born: January 26, 1977 (1977-01-26) (age 32)
Daytona Beach, Florida
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
College North Carolina
Draft 5th overall, 1998
Golden State Warriors
Pro career 1998–present
Former teams Toronto Raptors (1998–2004)
New Jersey Nets (2004–2009)
Awards 8x All-Star
2-time All-NBA Selection
1999 NBA Rookie of the Year
2000 NBA Slam Dunk Champion
2000 Olympic Gold medalist

Vincent Lamar Carter (born January 26, 1977), better known as Vince Carter, is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a shooting guard for the Orlando Magic.

Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Carter was a McDonald's All-American basketball player in 1995, out of Mainland High School in Daytona Beach.[1] After high school, he spent three seasons playing basketball at the University of North Carolina, before entering the 1998 NBA Draft. He won the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in which he competed alongside his third cousin and then-teammate, Tracy McGrady.[2] He became the third player to lead the NBA All-Star Game fan voting three or more times, after Michael Jordan and Julius Erving,[3] and helped lead the Toronto Raptors to three consecutive playoff appearances. In 2004, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets. In 2009, Carter, along with Ryan Anderson, was traded to the Orlando Magic.

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Collegiate career

In 1995, Carter began playing college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. During the 1997–1998 season, he was a member of new coach Guthridge's successful "Six Starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Shammond Williams, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'diaye. That season (his final college season), he averaged 15.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game to go along with career averages of 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.[4]

Carter also became a pioneer of the internet during his collegiate career. In 1995, Carter became the second collegiate athlete, after teammate Shammond Williams, to have a website dedicated to him.[5]

NBA career

Toronto Raptors

In 1998, Carter was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors with the fifth overall pick, and then traded to the Toronto Raptors for Antawn Jamison, his college teammate and good friend.[6] His first agent was National Football League super agent William "Tank" Black who was later sent to prison in connection with money laundering and other charges. Carter's rookie season was the shortened 50-game 1999 season after the NBA locked out its players in 1998–99. Carter started almost every game for coach Butch Carter and eventually won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.[7] The next year, Carter was selected to an All-Star Team for the first time, averaged 25.7 ppg, made the Third Team All-NBA, and showcased his athleticism and dunking abilities in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He won the contest by performing an array of dunks including a 360° windmill, a between the legs bounce dunk, and an "elbow in the rim" dunk (also known as a "cookie jar" dunk or the "honey dip").[6] Though he never competed in the dunk contest again for safety purposes, Carter was voted into the Eastern Conference NBA All-Star Team starting lineup several times through fan balloting.[8]

In Carter's first two seasons, he and his distant cousin Tracy McGrady formed a formidable one-two punch as Raptor teammates. The two led the Raptors to their first playoff berth in the 2000 NBA Playoffs, but they were swept in the first round by the New York Knicks, in 3 games. Upon McGrady's departure to the Orlando Magic the following season, Carter became the Raptors' franchise player.

In 2000–01, his third season, Carter averaged a career-high 27.6 ppg, made the Second Team All-NBA, and was voted in as a starter in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, while the Raptors finished the regular season with a franchise-record 47 wins. In the playoffs, the Raptors beat the New York Knicks 3–2 in the first round, and advanced to the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they took the Philadelphia 76ers to a decisive seventh game. On the morning of the day of the Game 7, May 20, 2001, Carter attended his University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduation.[9] In that game, Carter missed a game-winning shot with 2.0 seconds remaining,[10] and shot just 6 of 18 from the field.[11]

In the summer of 2001, Carter signed a $94-million, six-year extension with the Raptors.[12] In addition, Carter announced that he would be hosting a charity basketball game featuring fellow NBA stars that would be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on August 3, 2001. The success of the first game encouraged Carter to make the game an annual summer event.

The next season was an injury-riddled one for Carter. He started in 60 games and he averaged 24.7 points per game. He was voted into the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, but he could not participate due to injury. The Raptors did not fare well without their All-Star player. The team lost 17 of 18 games to drop to 30–38, then won 12 of their last 14 to finish at 42–40. Carter was injured during the 2002 NBA Playoffs, and his team was defeated in the first round by the Detroit Pistons, in 5 games.

During the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a sign of respect, Carter gave up his starting All-Star spot to the Washington Wizards' Michael Jordan to allow Jordan to make his final start as an All-Star.[13]

During his Raptors tenure, Carter developed jumper's knee[14] in his left knee. During the 2004 off-season, Carter became frustrated with the Raptors' management team as Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment president Richard Peddie promised to give him input on the hiring of the team's next general manager, but failed to do so. Carter recommended Julius Erving,[15] who arrived at Pearson Airport and never set foot at the Air Canada Centre for a legitimate meeting. On November 22, 2004, when pressed by the local media about his lack of dunks, Carter sarcastically responded, "I don't want to dunk anymore."[16] During his 2004–05 season, Carter posted a career-low 15.9-point scoring average on reduced playing time,[17] before his eventual trade.

New Jersey Nets

Carter made it clear in the 2004 off-season that he wanted to be traded from the Raptors.[18] On December 17, 2004, Raptors General Manager Rob Babcock traded Carter to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and two future first-round draft picks. The trade to the Nets, combined with Carter's continually declining popularity with Raptors fans, also put an end to his charity basketball games in Toronto, with the last one being played in the summer of that year.

In early January 2005, he stated during a television interview with TNT's John Thompson to not giving effort in his last months as a Raptor; when asked if he always played hard, Carter replied, "In years past, no. I was fortunate to have the talent. You get spoiled when you're able to do a lot of things. You see that you don't have to work at it."[19] Though Carter's comments were perceived by Raptors fans as his confession to not giving his all as a Raptor,[20] Thompson said the comments were misinterpreted, saying, "That boy never said to me, 'Coach, I just laid down and quit.' ...I was embarrassed and felt awful about it for his sake, because I knew what he was communicating to me. I think he was more expressing a desire of wanting to do better, as we all do."[21] Despite Thompson's defense, publications including Sports Illustrated, the Toronto Star and ESPN.com have included pieces condemning Carter for offering a lackluster effort in his last season as a Raptor.[22][23] The Toronto Star's Dave Feschuk wrote that Carter "cheated on (the Raptors). He quit on the floor."[24] Carter has been booed by Raptors fans each time he has returned to play Toronto as a New Jersey Net.[25]

Carter guided the Nets to an eighth seed in the 2005 NBA Playoffs.[26] Although New Jersey was swept in the first round by the Miami Heat,[27] Carter finished the series with averages of 26.8 points per game, 8.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists;[17] highlighted by a buzzer-beating two-point fadeaway shot in the first overtime of Game 3 that forced a second overtime.[28]

Carter returned to Toronto on January 8, 2006 for the third time since his trade to the New Jersey Nets, and was given the same treatment by the fans that he received the first time he played against the Raptors in the Air Canada Centre.[29] With the Nets trailing 102–104, Carter hit the winning three-point shot with 0.1 seconds left on the game clock and finished with 42 points and 10 rebounds. Carter considers this winning shot as his greatest ever, considering the atmosphere, the emotion and the hostility in the arena.[30]

In the 2005–06 NBA season, he co-led the Nets to 49 wins, an Atlantic Division title, and the number three seed in the playoffs, while averaging 24.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He led the Nets to the second round of the playoffs before losing to the eventual NBA champions Miami Heat in five games. Carter averaged 29.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 11 playoff games.

On February 1, 2007, Carter was named, along with teammate Jason Kidd, as a reserve to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, after losing out on a starting spot to Gilbert Arenas by 3,010 votes.[31] Both Carter and Kidd made their eighth All-Star game appearance.[32]

In a 120–114 overtime win over the Washington Wizards, April 7, 2007, Carter and Jason Kidd became the first teammates in over 18 years to record triple-doubles in the same game since the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen achieved this feat against the Los Angeles Clippers in 1989. Carter finished with 46 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kidd finished with 10 points, tied a career-high with 16 rebounds, and tied a season-high with 18 assists. Carter's triple double is the second highest total for a triple double, second only to Alvan Adams of the Phoenix Suns who tallied 47 points and 18 rebounds over 30 years ago.[33]

After the Nets were eliminated from the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers (lost series 4–2), rumors of the Nets trading Carter again arose. After the New York Knicks and Nets discussed a trade around February of Carter (which was ended with the trading deadline), the two teams again revisited the subject. Carter, who opted out of his contract on June 30, reportedly wanted a three-year, $60 million deal however, which the Knicks were wary of. On July 1, 2007 Carter signed a 4-year $61.8 million contract with the Nets.[34]

On January 24, 2008, the Nets played on the road against the Golden State Warriors. The game was broadcast on TNT, and at the half-time show, Magic Johnson claimed that Carter's game was on the decline due to chronic injuries to his knees.[35] This was proven to be unfounded as Carter had hurt his ankle in an October game against the Boston Celtics which would hinder him throughout the 2007–2008 season. Hampered by injuries, Carter was not named as one of the reserves for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game.[36] This marked the first time in his NBA career Carter was not named as an All-Star since his rookie season, when the game was canceled due to the NBA lockout. Despite playing with an ankle injury, Carter finished the season strong with averages of 22.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists after the All-Star break.[37] He was one of only three NBA players, along with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, to average at least 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the year, with averages of 21.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He led the Nets in freethrow percentage, assists and steals per game (81.6%, 5.1, 1.2).[38] Rod Thorn credited Carter for becoming a leader since the All-Star break, and said he believed that Carter could lead the Nets back to the playoffs the following year.[39] Carter's injury was confirmed after undergoing a successful arthroscopic ankle surgery in the off-season.[40]

For the 2008–09 season, Carter was voted team captain, a title that had been given to Jason Kidd for the previous 6 years.[41] On November 21, 2008, in a return to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Raptors, Carter scored 39 points in a 129–127 overtime win. After making a three to send the game into overtime, he scored the winning basket, a reverse dunk off an inbounds pass from Bobby Simmons, with 2.1 seconds left.[42]

Orlando Magic

On June 25, 2009 Vince Carter was traded to the Orlando Magic with Ryan Anderson for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee. [43]

2000 Summer Olympics

Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold 2000 Sydney United States

During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Carter performed a memorable dunk when he flew over 7-foot-2 (2.18 m) French center Frédéric Weis. Carter stole the ball, sprinted, took off—legs spread in midair, and hit Weis's head as he bent over to avoid the collision, before slamming the ball. Teammate Jason Kidd said it was "One of the best plays I've ever seen." The French media later dubbed it "le dunk de la mort" ("the Dunk of Death").[44] The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal that year.

Awards and achievements

  • 8-time NBA All-Star selection: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (did not play in 2002 due to injury)
  • 2-time All-NBA:
    • Second Team: 2001
    • Third Team: 2000
  • NBA Slam Dunk Champion: 2000
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1999
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award: 1999
  • The Sporting News NBA Rookie of the Year: 1999[45]

NBA playoff records

  • Co-holds NBA playoff record for most three-point field goals made in one game with 9 (May 11, 2001 vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Eastern Conference Semifinals)
  • Holds NBA playoff record for most three-point field goals made in one half with 8 (same game as above)
  • Holds NBA playoff record for most consecutive three-point field goals made in one game with 8 (same game as above)
  • Holds NBA playoff record for most consecutive three-point field goals made in one half with 8 (same game as above)[46]

New Jersey Nets franchise records

  • Holds for most three-point field goals made in one game with 9 (December 11, 2006 vs. Memphis Grizzlies)
  • Holds for most points scored in one season with 2,070 (2006–07)
  • Holds for most consecutive 20 or more point games with 23 (2005–06).
  • He is the first Net to score at least 2,000 points in a single season. (2006–07)[47]

Toronto Raptors franchise records and milestones

  • Holds for most points scored in one game with 51 (February 27, 2000 vs. Phoenix Suns)
  • Co-holds for most points scored in one quarter with 20 (November 7, 2001 vs. Golden State Warriors)
  • Co-holds for most field goals made in one game with 20 (January 14, 2000 vs. Milwaukee Bucks)
  • Holds for most points scored in a playoff game with 50 (May 11, 2001 vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Eastern Conference Semifinals)
  • Ranks 3rd for games played with 403
  • Ranks 1st for games started with 401
  • Ranks 1st for total points with 9,420
  • Ranks 1st for total minutes with 15,154
  • Ranks 2nd for three-pointers made with 554
  • Ranks 2nd for three-pointers attempted with 1,445[48]

Career highs

  • Points – 51 (2 times)
  • Field Goals Made – 20 vs. Milwaukee 01/14/00
  • Field Goals Attempted – 36 @ Philadelphia 01/21/01
  • Three Point Field Goals Made – 9 vs. Memphis 12/11/06
  • Three Point Field Goals Attempted – 20 vs. Memphis 12/11/06
  • Free Throws Made – 23 @ Miami 12/23/05
  • Free Throws Attempted – 27 @ Phoenix 12/30/00
  • Offensive Rebounds – 8 vs. Chicago 11/05/05
  • Defensive Rebounds – 13 (2 times)
  • Total Rebounds – 16 vs. Washington 04/07/07
  • Assists – 14 @ Milwaukee 01/09/09
  • Steals – 6 (3 times)
  • Blocks – 6 vs. Chicago 03/28/99
  • Minutes Played – 63 vs. Sacramento 02/23/01[17]

Video game, TV and film appearances

  • Appeared on the cover of NBA Live 2004.[49]
  • Appeared on the cover of NBA Inside Drive 2002.[50]
  • Appeared in the 2002 film Like Mike, where the fictional Los Angeles Knights had to beat Carter and the Toronto Raptors in order to gain the 8th seed in the playoffs.
  • Appeared in Fabolous' 2002 music video for "This Is My Party", and Glenn Lewis' 2003 music video for "Back for More".

Off the court

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Toronto 50 49 35.2 .450 .288 .761 5.7 3.0 1.1 1.5 18.3
1999–00 Toronto 82 82 38.1 .465 .403 .791 5.8 3.9 1.3 1.1 25.7
2000–01 Toronto 75 75 39.7 .460 .408 .765 5.5 3.9 1.5 1.1 27.6
2001–02 Toronto 60 60 39.8 .428 .387 .798 5.2 4.0 1.6 .7 24.7
2002–03 Toronto 43 42 34.2 .467 .344 .806 4.4 3.3 1.1 .9 20.6
2003–04 Toronto 73 73 38.2 .417 .383 .806 4.8 4.8 1.2 .9 22.5
2004–05 Toronto 20 20 30.4 .411 .322 .694 3.3 3.1 1.2 .8 15.9
2004–05 New Jersey 57 56 38.9 .462 .425 .817 5.9 4.7 1.5 .6 27.5
2005–06 New Jersey 79 79 36.8 .430 .341 .799 5.8 4.3 1.2 .7 24.2
2006–07 New Jersey 82 82 38.1 .454 .357 .802 6.0 4.8 1.0 .4 25.2
2007–08 New Jersey 76 72 38.9 .456 .359 .816 6.0 5.1 1.2 .4 21.3
2008–09 New Jersey 80 80 36.8 .437 .385 .817 5.1 4.7 1.0 .5 20.8
Career 777 770 37.7 .447 .376 .796 5.5 4.3 1.2 .7 23.5
All-Star 7 5 20.7 .477 .375 .600 2.6 1.9 .9 .1 10.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999–00 Toronto 3 3 39.7 .300 .100 .871 6.0 6.3 1.0 1.3 19.3
2000–01 Toronto 12 12 44.9 .436 .410 .784 6.5 4.7 1.7 1.7 27.3
2004–05 New Jersey 4 4 44.8 .365 .316 .861 8.5 5.8 2.2 .0 26.8
2005–06 New Jersey 11 11 40.9 .463 .241 .796 7.0 5.3 1.8 .6 29.6
2006–07 New Jersey 12 12 40.6 .396 .389 .693 6.8 5.3 .9 .6 22.3
Career 42 42 42.2 .418 .332 .780 6.9 5.2 1.5 .9 25.9

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "McDonald's All American Alumni" (pdf). McDonald's. http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/2007_boys_alumni.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  2. ^ Sheppard, Robert (1999-04-26). "Raptors' Skywalker Cousins". http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011949. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  3. ^ DuPree, David (February 5 2002). "Jordan, Carter again fan favorites in All-Star voting". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nba/02allstar/2002-01-26-voting.htm. 
  4. ^ Vince Carter, North Carolina
  5. ^ Origin of the Blue Heaven Pages
  6. ^ a b Velasco, Dennis. "Vince Carter Player Profile". About Basketball. http://probasketball.about.com/od/nbaplayerprofiles/a/vincecarter.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  7. ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  8. ^ a b "Vince Carter Info Page – Bio". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vince_carter/bio.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. 
  9. ^ "Carter gets his diploma". cbc.ca. 2001-05-20. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/05/20/carter010520.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-09. 
  10. ^ "Philadelphia Rapts Up Series With Toronto". NBA.com. 2001-05-20. http://www.nba.com/games/20010520/TORPHI/recap.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  11. ^ "Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers, May 20, 2001". Basketball-Reference.com. http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/PHI20010520.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. 
  12. ^ "SI's 2001-02 NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors". CNNSI.com. 2001-10-29. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/features/2001/si_preview/raptors/. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  13. ^ Zeisberger, Mike (2004-12-18). "Vince's wild ride". http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NBA/Toronto/2004/12/18/788808-sun.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  14. ^ "Vince Carter out four weeks". cbc.ca. 2007-11-22. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2002/11/08/carter021108.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  15. ^ ESPN - V.C. deserves a standing O - NBA
  16. ^ "Raptors' Carter not dunking anymore". TSN.ca. 2004-11-22. http://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story/?ID=105601. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  17. ^ a b c "Vince Carter Info Page – Career Stats". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vince_carter/career_stats.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  18. ^ "Vince Carter demands trade: report". cbc.ca. 2004-09-17. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2004/09/16/vincecarter040916.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  19. ^ "Ex-teammates surprised at comments". 2005-01-08. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1962014. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  20. ^ "How our love for Vince Carter turned to hate". 2007-04-20. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2007/columns/story?id=2843733. Retrieved on 2008-12-24. 
  21. ^ BASKETBALL; For the Nets' Carter, A Personal Playoff Push - New York Times
  22. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080227
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