Demond "Tweety" Carter (born October 25, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Baylor Bears. He last played professional basketball for Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for Baylor University.
High school career
Tweety Carter had one of the greatest high school careers in the history of the sport while attending Reserve Christian School in Reserve, Louisiana. In six years playing varsity Carter scored 7,457 points, making him the highest scoring high school player in U.S. history, leading the Eagles to five state championships. Carter was named McDonald's All-American, Parade All-American (third team), Jordan All-American, EA Sports All-American and MaxPreps All-American following senior season in 2006. He was a 4-time MVP of the Louisiana State Tournament and named Louisiana "Mr. Basketball" in 2006.
College career
Carter committed to the Baylor Bears at the beginning of his junior year in high school. At the time, Baylor was going through the murder of student-athlete Patrick Dennehy and numerous NCAA violations. He started on the 2009–2010 team that went to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.
Freshman year
Carter played in all 31 games during his freshman campaign and started the final 13 for the Bears.
| Year | Games Played | Minutes/Game | Points/Game | Assists/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 31 | 25.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 |
Sophomore year
As a sophomore, Carter played in all 32 games and started the final eight. Scored season-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor, including a season-best 5-of-8 from 3-point range in a win over Prairie View A&M on December 31.
| Year | Games Played | Minutes/Game | Points/Game | Assists/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | 32 | 25.8 | 9.6 | 2.8 |
Junior year
In his junior year, Carter started 36 games for the Bears. Carter scored a season high 30 points including seven 3-pointers on February 21, 2009. Carter averaged 11 points and five assists during the Bears' NIT run.
| Year | Games Played | Minutes/Game | Points/Game | Assists/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 36 | 33.2 | 10.6 | 3.2 |
Senior year
During his senior year, Carter, along with transfer Ekpe Udoh, led Baylor to the Elite Eight and was named fourth team All-American by Sporting News Magazine. Carter scored in double figures in 23 of his 31 outings, including 14 games with 15 or more points. He also had four double-doubles.
| Year | Games Played | Minutes/Game | Points/Game | Assists/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 31 | 36.2 | 15.1 | 5.9 |
Professional career
In June 2010, Carter joined the New Jersey Nets for the Orlando Pro Summer League 2010.1 On September 27, 2010, the Oklahoma City Thunder invited Carter to their training camp.2 However, he was later waived on October 15, 2010.3
On November 4, 2010, he was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League.4 In February 2011, he signed with BK Ventspils of Latvia for the rest of the season.56
In July 2011, he signed with Bnei HaSharon of Israel for the 2011–12 season.7
On August 7, 2012, he signed with Cibona Zagreb of Croatia.8 In November 2012, he parted ways with Cibona.9 In December 2012, he moved to Czech Republic and signed with ČEZ Nymburk for the rest of the season.10
On August 8, 2013, Carter signed a one-year deal with s.Oliver Baskets of Germany.11 On January 17, 2014, he parted ways with them 12 and signed with ASVEL Basket of France for the rest of the season.1314
On November 9, 2014, Carter signed with SO Maritime Boulogne of France for the rest of the 2014–15 season.15
On June 11, 2017, Carter signed with ESSM Le Portel of France for the 2017–18 season.16
On December 13, 2018, Carter joined Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.
On August 6, 2020, Carter joined Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.17 He averaged 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game.
On June 27, 2021, Carter signed with Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League.18
Coaching career
Tweety Carter was named Baylor Men’s Basketball Director of Player Development on March 29, 2022, spending two seasons in that role, before being promoted to an assistant coach in May of 2024. 19
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tweety Carter.- Pieno zvaigzdes Pasvalys profile
- ČEZ Nymburk profile
- Baylor Bears bio
- RealGM.com profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Israeli Super League profile
References
Nets Announce Summer League Roster http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Summer_League_Roster_Release_100628.html ↩
Thunder Announces Training Camp Roster http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/roster_release100927.html ↩
Thunder Waives Carter and Longar http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release_101015.html ↩
66ers Announce Training Camp Roster http://www.nba.com/dleague/tulsa/66ers_announce_training_camp_r_2010_11_04.html ↩
66ers Guard Carter Leaves Team for Latvian League https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4159184 ↩
Tweety Carter moves to BK Ventspils http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/85635/tweety-carter-moves-to-bk-ventspils.html ↩
Bnei Hasharon lands Tweety Carter http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/87687/bnei-hasharon-lands-tweety-carter.html ↩
Cibona Zagreb signs Tweety Carter http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/94268/cibona-zagreb-signs-tweety-carter.html ↩
Tweety Carter on his way to leave Cibona Zagreb http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/adriatic-league/96832/tweety-carter-on-his-way-to-leave-cibona-zagreb.html ↩
CEZ Nymburk puts Tweety Carter at point http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/other-leagues/97139/cez-nymburk-puts-tweety-carter-at-point.html ↩
S.Oliver Baskets sign Tweety Carter http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/104762/soliver-baskets-sign-tweety-carter.html ↩
S.Oliver Baskets sign Dominic Waters, part ways with Tweety Carter http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/110458/soliver-baskets-sign-dominic-waters-part-ways-with-tweety-carter.html ↩
ASVEL Villeurbanne announced Tweety Carter http://www.sportando.com/en/cat/nba/110462/asvel-villeurbanne-announced-tweety-carter.html ↩
L’ASVEL engage Tweety Carter! (in French) http://www.asvelbasket.com/actualites.asp?id=1522 ↩
Tweety Carter inks with Maritime Boulogne http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/tweety-carter-inks-maritime-boulogne/ ↩
Le Portel inks Tweety Carter http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/236647/le-portel-inks-tweety-carter.html ↩
"Demond Tweety Carter chega para a posição de base". https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-PT/Agora/Noticias/2020/08/06/basquetebol-benfica-demond-tweety-carter-chega-para-a-posicao-de-base ↩
"Carter comes back to Start, ex Benfica". Eurobasket. June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021. https://www.eurobasket.com/Poland/news/691053/Carter-comes-back-to-Start,-ex-Benfica ↩
https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tweety-carter/1871 https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tweety-carter/1871 ↩