Kyron Nahshon Cartwright (born June 6, 1996) is an American basketball coach and former player. He played

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for

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and professionally in Europe

Early life and high school

Cartwright was born and raised in

Compton, California Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth ci ...

, where his father serves as the supervisor of the Compton Parks and Recreation Department. He attended

Compton High School Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, United States, part of the Compton Unified School District. History Compton Union High School opened in 1896. Both the high school and Compton Junior High School were severely damag ...

. As a junior, he posted 12 points and seven assists and was named first team All-

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and All-Area by the ''

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'' and helped lead Compton to a 25–8 record as a senior. Cartwright initially committed to

Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...

, but de-committed and opted for

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after Loyola coach

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was fired.

College career

Cartwright played four seasons for the

Providence Friars The Providence Friars are the College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island. They compete in the Big East Conference (NCAA Division I) for every sport exc ...

from 2014 to 2018. He served as back-up behind

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as a freshman and became a key reserve and occasional starter as a sophomore before ultimately serving as the Friars' starting point guard during his final two seasons. In his first full season as a starter, Cartwright averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and a conference-leading 6.8 assists per game and was named second-team All-

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and the conference's Most Improved Player. Kyron Cartwright

At the beginning of his senior season, Cartwright helped propel the Friars to win the 2017

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and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. As a senior, he again led the Big East with 5.8 assists per game and averaged 11.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals and was named honorable mention All-Big East. Cartwright was named to the 2018 Big East men's basketball tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 15.7 points, 4.7 assists, and two rebounds per game during Providence's run to the tournament final before ultimately losing Villanova.

Professional career

Alba Fehérvár

Cartwright signed with

Alba Fehérvár Alba Fehérvár is a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Székesfehérvár that compete Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the premier division of basketball in Hungary. Founded as the successor of Székesfehérvári MDSE, they took the Hungarian c ...

of the Hungarian

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(NB I/A) on July 18, 2018, joining Providence teammate Rodney Bullock. Cartwright averaged 9.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 13 NB I/A games and 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.1 steals in nine

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games before leaving the team in February 2019.

Leicester Riders

Cartwright signed with the

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of the

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on July 26, 2019. In his first season with the Riders, Cartwright was an impressive ball-handler. In an early-season game vs the Plymouth Raiders, Cartwright finished with a near all-time basketball high of 19 assists, along with 11 points and 8 rebounds. He averaged 8.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game.

Phoenix Hagen

On July 26, 2020, Cartwright signed with

Phoenix Hagen Phoenix Hagen is a German professional basketball club that is based in Hagen, Germany. After withdrawing from the Basketball Bundesliga in November 2016, Phoenix Hagen re-launched its basketball team for the 2017-18 ProA season. The ProA is Germ ...

of the

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Coaching career

Cartwright retired from playing in 2021 and became an assistant basketball coach at

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. He was hired as an assistant coach at Minnesota Crookston on August 16, 2022. Cartwright left Minnesota Crookston after being hired as a Special Assistant to head coach

Ed Cooley Ed Cooley (born September 10, 1969) is an American college basketball coach and currently the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball program. Cooley held the same position at Providence College from 2011 to 2023, and Fairfield Univ ...

at Providence on December 5, 2022. After Cooley left Providence to become the head coach at Georgetown, Cartwright was hired to the Hoyas support staff as a video and social media coordinator.

References

External links

Providence Friars bioGeorgetown Hoyas staff bioRealGM ProfileEuroBasket ProfileHampton Pirates staff bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, Kyron 1996 births Living people Alba Fehérvár players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American men's basketball players Basketball players from Compton, California Compton High School alumni Leicester Riders players Phoenix Hagen players Point guards Providence Friars men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen