Andraya Nichole Carter (born November 12, 1993) is an analyst and reporter for

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coverage of college basketball, college football, and the WNBA. She was a co-host for ''Out of Pocket'' with Alyssa Lang until 2023. She started working as a sideline reporter for the NBA on ESPN in 2023. Carter is a former player of

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Early life and playing career

Carter was born in

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. She went to school and played basketball at

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playing for the legendary coach Gene Durden, who also taught her multimedia presentations class. She was one of the driving forces behind three straight Class 2A state championships for the Lady Wolves (2009–2011), averaging 13 points per game in those seasons. She ended up missing her senior season due to injuries. Despite this, she was still ranked the No. 21 prospect nationally by espnW.com for the class of 2012. She accepted a scholarship to play for the

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women's basketball team. She was a fan of the Lady Vols and coach

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prior to joining them. She was one of the last players to sign with Summitt. Carter played five games in the 2012–13 season before being redshirted due to injury. She was named to the SEC All-Freshmen Team for the 2013–14 season and led the conference in steals with 80 in the 2014–15 season. Mounting injuries forced her to retire after her redshirt junior season in 2015–16 ending her dreams of playing in the WNBA. Carter averaged 6.4 points per game and had 199 steals in her Vol Career.

College

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Broadcasting career

In 2016 after ending her basketball career, she was looking for what to do after basketball when she was approached on campus by "The Vol For Life" production team about calling Tennessee basketball games online for ESPN3. Carter was given some games the following season, which led to a seasonal contract. She attended

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's Rising Media Stars media boot camp for women. She also covered the

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as an analyst, and worked as an Orange Theory (fitness center) instructor. In 2022, she was named a sideline reporter for

's coverage of college football. In 2024, Carter was an

basketball analyst for the Women's Final Four along with

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and

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. The women's NCAA championship game was the most-watched women's basketball game on record and drew a bigger television audience than the men's title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and

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. The trio were called "the big three" on social media due to their impact on the growth of women's basketball.

References

External links

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Tennessee Lady Volunteers bio
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