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Fred Carter
Carter in 1969
Personal information
Born (1945-02-14) February 14, 1945 (age 79)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolFranklin
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeMount St. Mary's (1965–1969)
NBA draft1969: 3rd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career1969–1977
PositionGuard / small forward
Number3, 5
Coaching career1978–1994
Career history
As player:
1969–1971Baltimore Bullets
1971–1976Philadelphia 76ers
1976–1977Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
1978–1981Mount St. Mary's (women's)
1981–1983Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
1983–1985Chicago Bulls (assistant)
1985–1987Washington Bullets (assistant)
1987–1993Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
1993–1994Philadelphia 76ers
Career statistics
Points9,271 (15.2 ppg)
Rebounds2,381 (3.9 rpg)
Assists2,122 (3.5 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Fredrick James Carter (born February 14, 1945), nicknamed "Mad Dog" or "Doggy",[1][2] is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons (1969–77) for the Baltimore Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Milwaukee Bucks.[2]

Early life

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Carter was born on February 14, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of four children. His father was a junk dealer and his mother a domestic worker. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School.[3][4]

Carter was recruited by fellow Philadelphian, and College Basketball Hall of Fame Coach, Jim Phelan of Mount St. Mary's College (the "Mount"; now Mount St. Mary's University) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Phelan was scouting a Philadelphia high school all-star game in which Carter participated and won most valuable player. Phelan decided to recruit Carter for the Mount. Carter later applied and was accepted to the school in 1965, but had a concern. The school had only integrated in the early 1960s, and on his drive to the rural campus with Phelan, Carter asked how many black students attended the Mount. Phelan told him to look in mirror (he would be the only one).[5]

In fact, the school did not pose a serious problem for Carter. Fans at basketball games would chant "In Fred We Trust", and Phelan and his wife Dottie became Carter's surrogate parents on campus. But he faced obstacles when going to play teams in the American South. Among other things, during a tournament at Randoph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, he was punched twice while retrieving his warmups at halftime.[5] At Hampden-Sydney College, also in Virginia, he was called "every name in the book". On another trip, a restaurant refused Carter service, and the whole team walked out with him.[6]

The team's record during Carter's tenure was 81-27, with a Mason-Dixon Conference title. He scored 1,840 points, averaging nearly 22 points a game.[6]

Career

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A 6' 3" guard from Mount St. Mary's University, Carter was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the third round of the 1969 NBA draft. He was traded along with Kevin Loughery from the Baltimore Bullets to the Philadelphia 76ers for Archie Clark, a 1973 second-round selection (19th overall–Louie Nelson) and cash on October 17, 1971.[7][8] Over the course of his NBA playing career, Carter scored 9,271 points; he was the leading scorer (20.0 PPG) on the 1973 Sixers team that lost an NBA record 73 of 82 regular-season games.[2] Carter later became the assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets, and Philadelphia 76ers, before becoming the head coach of the Sixers for almost two seasons, from late-1992 to mid-1994.[9]

Following his coaching tenure with the Sixers, Carter began a successful career as a basketball analyst for ESPN. During his time as co-host of NBA Tonight he was known for his claim of being "the best player on the worst team in NBA history."[10] He is currently an analyst on NBA TV.

On December 1, 2007, Carter had his jersey, number "33", retired at halftime of the Mount St. Mary's v. Loyola men's basketball game at Coach Jim Phelan Court in Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland.[11]

Carter is also known for popularizing the "fist bump."[12]

NBA career statistics

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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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Baltimore 76 – 16.0 .358 – .690 2.5 1.6 – – 5.2
1970–71 Baltimore 77 – 22.2 .417 – .650 3.3 2.1 – – 10.4
1971–72 Baltimore 2 – 34.0 .222 – .333 9.5 6.0 – – 7.5
1971–72 Philadelphia 77 – 27.9 .444 – .630 4.0 2.6 – – 13.8
1972–73 Philadelphia 81 – 37.0 .421 – .704 6.0 4.3 – – 20.0
1973–74 Philadelphia 78 – 39.0 .430 – .709 4.8 5.7 1.4 0.3 21.4
1974–75 Philadelphia 77 – 39.6 .447 – .738 4.4 4.4 1.1 0.3 21.9
1975–76 Philadelphia 82 – 36.5 .417 – .702 3.6 4.5 1.7 0.2 18.9
1976–77 Philadelphia 14 – 16.9 .426 – .526 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.1 6.9
1976–77 Milwaukee 47 – 18.6 .416 – .753 2.0 2.2 0.6 0.1 8.3
Career 611 – 30.0 .425 – .693 3.9 3.5 1.2 0.2 15.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Baltimore 7 – 36.1 .383 – .607 4.4 3.4 – – 14.1
1970–71 Baltimore 18 – 33.2 .415 – .644 4.6 2.0 – – 14.6
1975–76 Philadelphia 3 – 41.7 .433 – .867 3.3 5.0 1.3 0.3 28.0
Career 28 – 34.8 .410 – .687 4.4 2.7 1.3 0.3 15.9

References

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  1. ^ Perner, Mark (March 14, 2016). "9–73 Sixers don't define Fred Carter". inquirer.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Fred Carter Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Caldwell, Dave (March 27, 2023). "'A slow motion nightmare season': Mad Dog Carter and the NBA's worst-ever team". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fred Carter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Mount legend and NBA veteran, Fred Carter". w.emmitsburg.net. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Klingaman, Mike (February 15, 2013). "Catching Up With ... Fred Carter". Baltimore Sun.
  7. ^ "76ers Deal Clark to Bullets For Loughery and Carter," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  8. ^ 1973 NBA Draft Pick Transactions, April 24 – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Fred Carter". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Kerby, Trey. "Fred Carter wants to remain immortal, if you don't mind," yahoo!sports, Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Fred Carter". mountathletics.com. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. Retrieved April 19, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Kennedy, Pagan (October 26, 2012). "Who Made That Fist Bump". nytimes.com. The New York Times Magazine. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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