1. Carlton Kaleel "Bub" Carrington III was born on July 21,2005 and is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.
10 Facts About Bub Carrington
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Bub Carrington played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2024 NBA draft before being traded to the Wizards during the draft.
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Bub Carrington scored over 2,000 points in his high school career, and after his junior year, committed to playing college basketball for Pittsburgh, being ranked by 247Sports as a four-star recruit, the 99th-best recruit overall, and the third-best player from the state.
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Bub Carrington was a member of Team Melo in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League travel circuit, being named the EYBL Breakout Player of the Session and second-team All-Session while helping the team reach a spot in the championships.
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Bub Carrington led Saint Frances to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament, which they won for the second time in his tenure, with Carrington being named to the All-Tournament team.
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Bub Carrington was invited to the DTLR Classic, Jumpman Classic, R1A Classic, more than Basketball Game and to the MLK Classic, earning most valuable player honors in each while setting an MLK Classic record with 42 points scored.
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Bub Carrington was named a Capital All-Star, played at the 50th Annual Hoop Culture Capital Classic, and was All-Tournament at the City of Palms and Triple Threat Classics.
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On June 26,2024, Bub Carrington was selected with the fourteenth overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA draft.
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Bub Carrington was later traded, alongside Malcolm Brogdon, to the Washington Wizards for Deni Avdija.
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Bub Carrington is a second cousin of retired NBA player Rudy Gay.