Butch Carter became the first McDonalds All-American basketball player to play in the classic in Washington DCin 1976.
22 Facts About Butch Carter
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Butch Carter broke his 5th metatarsal bone in his left foot and was physically unable to play for most of his first two years.
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Butch Carter played guard for the Hoosiers from 1976 to 1980 and graduated with a degree in marketing from the Kelley School of Business.
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Butch Carter hit the free throws that tied the Championship game against Ohio State with two seconds remaining.
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Butch Carter was named co-captain as a senior and led the team to the 1980 Big Ten Championship.
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Butch Carter was the first guard to lead the Big Ten field goal percentage at.
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Butch Carter was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft.
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Butch Carter played a total of six years in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and Philadelphia 76ers.
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Butch Carter averaged 8.7 points per game over the six seasons.
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Butch Carter held the NBA record for most points in an overtime period for twenty years until surpassed by Earl Boykins.
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From 1987 to 1989, after leaving the NBA, Butch Carter returned to his alma mater, Middletown High School.
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Butch Carter was acknowledged for this two-year turnaround by being named Ohio Basketball High School Coach of the Year.
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Butch Carter is the only person to be named both Player and Coach of the Year in the state of Ohio.
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Butch Carter served as an assistant basketball coach at Long Beach State for Joe Harrington 1989.
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Butch Carter served as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks from 1991 to 1996 under Frank Hamblen and Mike Dunleavy.
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Butch Carter developed a reputation for developing young players, such as Rookie of the Year and NBA All-Star Vince Butch Carter, and eventual NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady.
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Butch Carter became the first coach in NBA history to take a team from less than 20 wins to the playoffs in less than two years.
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Richard Peddie, then president and CEO of the owner of the Raptors, accused Butch Carter of trying to take general manager Glen Grunwald's job, which Butch Carter denied, saying he only asked for the assistant general manager position.
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In 2000, Butch Carter published his autobiography.
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Knight and Butch Carter had issues after the coach learned how Butch Carter had used athletic department phones for more than $1,000 in long-distance calls.
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Butch Carter was the CEO and founder of the Canadian Basketball League, which was formed in 2014 as a pro basketball league in the Greater Toronto Area that began play in 2016.
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Butch Carter is the older brother of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter.