Clarence Eugene "Butch" Carter Jr. (born June 11, 1958) is an American former professional

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player and coach. He played

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for the

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Early years

Carter excelled in basketball and football at Middletown High School in

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from 1973 to 1976, and was named Ohio's "Player of the Year" in 1976. Carter became the first McDonalds All-American basketball player to play in the classic in Washington D.C in 1976.

College career

Carter accepted a basketball scholarship from

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and earned a degree in marketing and business from Kelley School of Business in 1980. He broke his 5th metatarsal bone in his left foot and was physically unable to play for most of his first two years. He played

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for the Hoosiers from 1976 to 1980 and graduated with a degree in marketing from the Kelley School of Business. There, he was notable for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1979 NIT championship game vs.

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as a junior, earning him the tournament's

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award, alongside teammate Ray Tolbert. He also hit the free throws that tied the Championship game against Ohio State with two seconds remaining. Carter was named co-captain as a senior and led the team to the 1980 Big Ten Championship. He was the first guard to lead the Big Ten field goal percentage at .547 and shot .511 for his college career.

Professional career

Carter was selected by the

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in the second round (37th overall) of the

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. On October 15, 1981, he was traded to the

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in exchange for a third round draft choice (#54-Willie Jones). In 1984, the Pacers opted to go with a youth movement, keeping rookies Vern Fleming and Devin Durrant as their shooting guards. On October 19, Carter was traded to the

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in exchange for a second round draft choice (#27- Dwayne McClain). On November 12, 1985, he was released to make room for the recently re-signed Louis Orr. On December 5, he was signed as a

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by the

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, to provide depth for an injured Sedale Threatt. He was released on December 16. Carter played a total of six years in the NBA with the

(1980–1981),

(1981–1984),

(1984–1985), and

(1985). He averaged 8.7

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over the six seasons. He held the NBA record for most points in an overtime period (14) for twenty years until surpassed by Earl Boykins.

Coaching career

From 1987 to 1989, after leaving the NBA, Carter returned to his alma mater, Middletown High School. There, he improved the team from a previous losing record to an 18–3 record. He was acknowledged for this two-year turnaround by being named Ohio Basketball High School Coach of the Year. Carter is the only person to be named both Player and Coach of the Year in the state of Ohio. Carter served as an assistant basketball coach at Long Beach State for Joe Harrington 1989. From 1990 to 1991, he was an assistant coach at the

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Milwaukee Bucks

Carter served as an assistant coach with the

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from 1991 to 1996 under Frank Hamblen (1991) and Mike Dunleavy (1992–1996). He was promoted to the position of the Bucks

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in 1996–1997.

Toronto Raptors

During the 1997–1998 season, Carter served as an assistant coach for the

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under Darrell Walker. He was promoted to

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midway through the 1997–1998 season after Walker resigned from the team with a franchise low 11–38 record. Carter finished the remainder of the season as interim Coach with a 5–28 record. During the shortened 1998–99 NBA season, Carter coached the Raptors to a 23–27 record, improving the team's winning percentage by .308 from the all-time franchise low 16–66 season. Carter developed a reputation for developing young players, such as Rookie of the Year and NBA All-Star

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, and eventual NBA All-Star

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. In the 1999–2000 season, Carter coached the Raptors to their first winning season (with a 45–37 record), resulting in the team's first

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appearance. He became the first coach in NBA history to take a team from less than 20 wins to the playoffs in less than two years. However, the playoff berth was short-lived as the Raptors were eliminated in the first round by the Knicks. On June 14, 2000, Carter was fired. Richard Peddie, then president and CEO of the owner of the Raptors, accused Carter of trying to take general manager Glen Grunwald's job, which Carter denied, saying he only asked for the assistant general manager position.

Autobiography

In 2000, Carter published his autobiography (co-written with his brother Cris Carter). In the book, he detailed playing under

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coach, Bobby Knight, including how one night, Knight stormed into the locker room after a practice and chewed out another player, saying he would end up like "all the rest of the n------ in Chicago, including your brothers." Knight denied the claim and former teammates

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and

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denied ever hearing Knight use the slur. Knight and Carter also had issues after the coach learned how Carter had used athletic department phones for more than $1,000 in long-distance calls.

Post-coaching career

After his coaching career ended, Carter went into business, owning a car parts manufacturer and car dealership. He was the CEO and founder of the Canadian Basketball League, which was formed in 2014 as a pro basketball league in the Greater Toronto Area that began play in 2016. It ceased operations after one year.

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Personal life

He is the older brother of

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Cris Carter.

References

External links

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