Javier Carter

Javier Dione Carter (born May 20, 1991), nicknamed Air, is a Panamanian professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes in Japan.^[2][3][4][5] Born in the United States, he has competed internationally with the Panama men's national basketball team.^[3][6]

Javier Carter

No. 32 – Shiga Lakes
Position	Power forward / center
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 33) Cleveland, Ohio[1]
Nationality	Panamanian / American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Parish Episcopal School (Dallas, Texas)
College	South Alabama (2009–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
2014–2015	CS Gravenchon Basket
2015–2016	Bakersfield Jam
2016	Panteras de Costa del Este Panama City
2016–2017	Club Atlético Welcome
2016–2017	Caballos de Coclé Aguadulce
2016–2017	Soles de Mexicali
2017–2018	CD Valdivia
2017–2018	Club Deportivo Hispano Americano
2018–2019	Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
2018–2019	Guaros de Lara
2019–2021	Akita Northern Happinets
2021–2022	Nagasaki Velca
2022–2023	Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
2023–2024	Akita Northern Happinets
2024–present	Shiga Lakes
Career highlights
Venezuelan League champion (2018)

High school career

Carter played high school basketball at Parish Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas.^[7]

College career

After high school, Carter played college basketball at University of South Alabama, with the South Alabama Jaguars, from 2009 to 2013.^[8]

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	South Alabama	32	17	15.4	.473	.000	.732	3.50	0.22	0.44	0.97	4.19
2010–11	South Alabama	28	16	16.4	.414	.000	.732	3.82	0.36	0.39	1.04	5.25
2011–12	South Alabama	27	20	23.6	.457	.000	.765	5.04	0.67	0.74	2.67	6.11
2012–13	South Alabama	29	24	24.3	.564	.500	.627	6.66	0.59	0.93	2.48	7.10
Career		117	77	19.6	.479	.200	.710	4.70	0.44	0.62	1.74	5.57

Professional career

On October 31, 2015, Carter was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the fourth round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. His plays include the one-hand jam and the reverse alley-oop.^[9]

On September 21, 2018, Carter signed with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Israeli National League.^[10] In 32 games played for Kiryat Motzkin, he averaged 18.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 41.5 percent from three-point range. Carter led Kiryat Motzkin to the 2019 Israeli National League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Galil Elyon.

Awards and honors

• 2013–14 LEB Plata MVP week by week
• Latinbasket.com All-Chilean Liga Nacional Honorable Mention (2018)

Personal

He is a son of Cecilio and Marcia Carter.^[1] His father is from Río Abajo, Panama.^[11] He is married (2019) to Kandace Carter.

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

†	Denotes seasons in which Carter won an championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Cáceres	32	19	20.7	.583	.395	.738	5.56	0.47	0.56	0.94	8.94
2014–15	Gravenchon				.585	.434		13.8			2.1	18.7
2015–16	BAK	41	0	11.8	.445	.353	.780	2.90	0.46	0.29	0.66	3.71
2016	Panteras	1		31.0	.625	.000	.800	11.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	14.0
2016–17	Soles/Cocle	19	7	17.5	.589	.000	.667	4.74	1.21	0.84	0.47	7.05
2016–17	Welcome	13		28.7	.526	.333	.718	8.4	1.2	0.8	1.2	13.4
2017–18	Gallegos	30	28	26.7	.542	.412	.722	8.00	1.00	0.70	1.07	12.57
2017–18	Valdivia	26		34.3	.523	.176	.703	9.5	1.4	0.8	1.4	15.5
2018–19†	Guaros	15	15	24.2	.630	.500	.655	8.13	0.53	0.60	1.27	10.07
2018–19	Kiryat	32		29.4	.528	.415	.727	9.0	1.6	0.8	1.4	18.9
2019–20	Akita	22	21	27.9	.424	.333	.729	8.1	1.9	1.5	0.9	12.0
2020–21	Akita	48	30	26.1	.436	.335	.689	6.3	1.6	1.0	0.9	10.6
2021-22†	Nagasaki	48	46	22.4	.586	.375	.721	6.6	0.9	1.0	1.0	14.0
2022–23	Yamagata	48	15	25.1	.487	.359	.773	6.0	1.9	0.7	1.0	13.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Cáceres	8		24.3	.481	.412	.800	7.8	0.4	0.6	1.1	11.1
2017–18	Gallegos	4		27.5	.538	.200	.500	6.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	12.5

FIBA Senior Team Events

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Americas World Cup Qualifier	11		26.39	.567	.500	.741	6.3	1.5	0.7	0.6	11.9
2017	FIBA AmeriCup	3		31.03	.533	.667	.600	8.3	2.0	1.0	1.0	12.3
Career		14		27.35	.558	.524	.719	6.7	1.6	0.8	0.7	12.0

Atlas challenge

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016	USA							8.3			1.5	17

Preseason games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	Akita	3	2	21.6	.833	.777	1.000	6.67	3.0	1.00	0.33	13.0

Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai