20 Facts About Jevon Carter

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Leroy Jevon Carter was born on September 14,1995 and is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.

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Jevon Carter played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

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Jevon Carter played mostly off the ball in high school.

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Jevon Carter was a three-star recruit and was the No 299 player in the 2014 class according to 247Sports.

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Jevon Carter received scholarship offers from Akron, Dartmouth, Kent State, Lehigh, Toledo, Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and Illinois State, but committed to West Virginia.

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Jevon Carter converted to the point guard position at West Virginia, making his name as one of the top defensive players in the Big 12 Conference.

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Jevon Carter was one of the architects of "Press Virginia", coach Bob Huggins's defensive scheme that forces many turnovers.

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Jevon Carter became a starter as a sophomore and averaged 9.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

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Jevon Carter received many accolades for his defensive prowess, earning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the Lefty Driesell Award and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year as the top defensive player in the country.

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On November 30,2017, Jevon Carter became WVU's all-time leader in steals, surpassing Greg Jones' mark of 252 in a win over NJIT.

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On March 12,2018, Jevon Carter was named Academic All-American of the Year for Division I men's basketball.

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Jevon Carter was named to the Sporting News second team, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches third team, resulting in consensus second-team All-America honors.

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Jevon Carter was named the 2018 Senior CLASS Award winner.

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Jevon Carter is the second player in West Virginia University history to win this award, the first being Da'Sean Butler, who won it in 2010.

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Jevon Carter won the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.

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On June 21,2018, Jevon Carter was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 32nd overall pick.

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On November 21,2020, as a restricted free agent, Jevon Carter signed a 3-year, $11.5 million contract to remain with the Suns.

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Jevon Carter made it to the 2021 NBA Finals, but the Suns were defeated in 6 games by the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Jevon Carter was waived on February 22,2022, when the Nets signed Goran Dragic.

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On February 24,2022, Jevon Carter signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.