Cory Jermaine Carr (born December 5, 1975) is an American-born Israeli retired basketball player, former
NBA
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and
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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women's basketball
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After a successful high school basketball career in Kingsland, Arkansas, he went on to play at Texas Tech. In 1995–96 he led the Southwest Conference in three-point field goals, with 92. In 1996–97 he led the Big 12 in points per game (23.1). In 1997–98 he led the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.861) and points per game (23.3), and was 1997–98 All-Big 12 – 1st Team. During his college career, he scored 1,904 career points and grabbed 411 rebounds. He also made 262 three-point shots.
After being selected in the second round of the NBA Draft in
1998
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Elitzur Ashkelon
Elitzur Ashkelon ( he, אליצור אשקלון) was a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south-west Israel. The team reached the quarterfinals of the EuroCup Challenge in 2006Maccabi Givat Shmuel, Ironi Ashkelon,
Hapoel Tel Aviv
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,
Maccabi Haifa B.C.
Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל מכבי חיפה) known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Next Urban Haifa () is a professional basketball club based in the city of Haifa in Israel. It is the basketball sectio ...
During that period, he has also played overseas in France, Italy and Cyprus.
In the beginning of the 2009/2010 season Carr became an
Israeli citizen
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.
In 2016/2017 he was the coach of the youth team of Maccabi Gedera.
Carr is a cousin of NBA player Cliff Levingston.1998–99 Chicago Bulls media guide