Justin Anthony Carter (born April 21, 1987) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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in the

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. He played college basketball for Creighton.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Carter moved to Slovakia for the 2010–11 season, signed by BK Vahostav-SK Zilina. After that, he moved to Turkey to play there for several teams. Most recently he has played for Uşak Sportif of the

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(TBL). On December 29, 2014, Carter signed with

Galatasaray Liv Hospital Galatasaray S.K., is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club. The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League and Basketball Champions League. The team has won 1 ...

of Turkey for the rest of the 2014–15 season. In July 2015, Carter joined the

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for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League. On July 28, 2015, he returned to Turkey and signed with Pınar Karşıyaka. In late January 2016, he left Karşıyaka and signed with

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of China for the rest of the 2015–16 CBA season. On August 26, 2016, Carter signed with Russian club

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for the 2016–17 season. On October 25, 2016, he was waived by Khimki after appearing in four games. Two days later, he signed with Israeli club

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. On August 17, 2017, Carter signed with Kazakhstani team

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for the 2017–18 season. On September 30, 2018, he signed with

Shabab Al Ahli Shabab Al Ahli, is an Emirati professional basketball team located in Dubai. The team has competed in both the domestic UAE National Basketball League as well as the international FIBA Asia Champions Cup. Achievements * UAE National League ch ...

of the

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of the Italian

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(LBA). On May 1, 2019, he won the

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with Dinamo. On July 29, Carter signed with

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in the French

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. Unfortunately the team was forced to withdraw the contract earlier: on 9th of December

, indeed, announced the recission after the violent reaction against two players during the match against

Élan Béarnais Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, also known as simply Élan Béarnais , and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They compete in the top-tier French league, the LNB Pro A. Th ...

, played on the 30th of November which caused his deferment for 10 matches. In the end of January he signed with

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until the end of the 2019–20 season. On September 18, 2020, Carter signed with

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in the Croatian League and

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. He averaged 11.9 points, 2 assist and 1.1 steals per game in ABA Liga. Carter re-signed with the team on July 25, 2021. In August 2022, after two seasons spent in

, Carter moved to

of the

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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