Marcus Joshua Carr (born June 6, 1999) is a Canadian professional

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player for the Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion of the Ligat Winner Sal. He previously played

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for the

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of the

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, as well as the

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and the

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High school career

In his first two years of high school, Carr played for

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. As a freshman, he led his team to the quarterfinals of the

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(OFSAA) tournament. Carr scored as many as 49 points in a single game. In 2015, he won the Ontario All-Catholic Classic and was named

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(MVP) after scoring 16 points in the final. As a sophomore, Carr averaged 16 points, four rebounds and five assists per game. He lost only one game in the season, to Roman Catholic High School, and won the OFSAA title. Before his junior year, Carr transferred to

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, a school in

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with a renowned basketball program. He was drawn to Montverde because his grandmother lived in

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. However, Carr missed his entire junior season with a

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. As a senior, he averaged 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, playing on the same team as the top recruit in the 2018 class,

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. His team, which was ranked among the best in the country, achieved a 26–5 record and a runners-up finish at High School Nationals. At the end of the season, he played in the

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. Carr was a three-star recruit and chose to play for

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over offers from

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and

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, among others. He was considered a three-star recruit and was ranked the 146th best prospect in his class.

College career

Carr began his collegiate career at the

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. As a true freshman, he played in all 32 of Pitt's games with 27 starts and averaged 10.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game. Carr announced that he would be leaving the program after head coach

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was fired at the end of the season in which the Panthers finished a disappointing 8–24. Carr committed to transfer to the

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. Carr sat out one year due to NCAA transfer rules after his request for a waiver that would allow him to play immediately was denied. During the year off, he impersonated opposing guards like

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on the scout team. Carr scored 35 points on December 15, 2019 in a 84–71 win over third-ranked

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. On January 15, 2020, Carr scored 27 points in a 75–69 win against

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. At the close of the regular season, Carr was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten by the media and was Honorable Mention All-Conference according to the coaches. He averaged 15.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, setting a school single-season record with 207 assists. After the season, Carr declared for the

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but did not sign with an agent. On August 1, he announced that he would withdraw from the draft and return to Minnesota for his junior season. In his junior season debut on November 25, 2020, Carr recorded 35 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 99–69 win over Green Bay. On February 27, 2021, he scored 41 points in a 78–74 loss to

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. Carr earned Third Team All-Big Ten honors as a junior after averaging 19.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Following the season, he transferred to

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. Carr was named to the Third Team All-

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as a senior. He returned for his final season of eligibility and surpassed the 2,000 point mark early in the season. In his final season of eligibility, Carr started in all 38 of the games he played and averaged 15.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game in 33.9 minutes a game. Carr was named as part of the All-Big 12 Preseason Team, All-Big 12 First-Team, and Big 12 All-Tournament Team. At the end of the season, Carr declared for the NBA Draft.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the NBA draft, Carr signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent. Carr played 4 games for the Suns in the 2023 Summer League. He averaged 1.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game in 11.5 minutes a game. On August 3, 2023, Carr signed his first professional contract overseas with historic Greek club

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. Carr appeared in 10 games with Aris before parting ways in December 2023. He averaged 7.4 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per contest in 22.4 minutes a game. On December 14, 2023, Carr signed with

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of the

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. On July 16, 2024, Carr signed with the

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of the

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. for the remainder of the 2024 Canadian Elite Basketball League season. On July 16, 2024, Carr signed with Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion of the Ligat Winner Sal. (Israeli Basketball Premier League)

National team career

Carr played for

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at the

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, Argentina. In four games, he averaged 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, helping his team to a silver medal finish. After recovering from a major knee injury, Carr was not invited to training camp for the

2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Spanish: 2016 FIBA Campeonato Mundial Sub-17) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national tea ...

Career statistics

Professional

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Personal life

Carr's older brother,

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, played college basketball for

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and helped the Gamecocks reach the

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round of the 2017 NCAA tournament and previously played for the

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in the NBA G-League and the Hamilton Honeybadgers (now Brampton) in the CEBL.

References

External links

Texas Longhorns bioMinnesota Golden Gophers bioPittsburgh Panthers bio
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