Fred Carter

For other people named Fred Carter, see Fred Carter (disambiguation).

Fred Carter

Carter in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1945-02-14) February 14, 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Franklin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Mount St. Mary's (1965–1969)
NBA draft	1969: 3rd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1969–1977
Position	Guard / small forward
Number	3, 5
Coaching career	1978–1994
Career history
As player:
1969–1971	Baltimore Bullets
1971–1976	Philadelphia 76ers
1976–1977	Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
1978–1981	Mount St. Mary's (women's)
1981–1983	Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
1983–1985	Chicago Bulls (assistant)
1985–1987	Washington Bullets (assistant)
1987–1993	Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
1993–1994	Philadelphia 76ers
Career statistics
Points	9,271 (15.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,381 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	2,122 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Fredrick James Carter (born February 14, 1945), nicknamed "Mad Dog" or "Doggy", is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons (1969–77) for the Baltimore Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Milwaukee Bucks.

Career

A 6' 3" guard from Mount St. Mary's University, Carter was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the third round of the 1969 NBA draft. He was traded along with Kevin Loughery from the Baltimore Bullets to the Philadelphia 76ers for Archie Clark, a 1973 second-round selection (19th overall–Louie Nelson) and cash on October 17, 1971. Over the course of his NBA playing career, Carter scored 9,271 points; he was the leading scorer (20.0 PPG) on the 1973 Sixers team that lost an NBA record 73 of 82 regular-season games. Carter later became the assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets, and Philadelphia 76ers, before becoming the head coach of the Sixers for almost two seasons, from late-1992 to mid-1994.

Following his coaching tenure with the Sixers, Carter began a successful career as a basketball analyst for ESPN. During his time as co-host of NBA Tonight he was known for his claim of being "the best player on the worst team in NBA history." He is currently an analyst on NBA TV.

On December 1, 2007, Carter had his jersey, number "33", retired at halftime of the Mount St. Mary's v. Loyola men's basketball game at Coach Jim Phelan Court in Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Carter is also known for popularizing the "fist bump."

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1969–70	Baltimore	76	–	16.0	.358	–	.690	2.5	1.6	–	–	5.2
1970–71	Baltimore	77	–	22.2	.417	–	.650	3.3	2.1	–	–	10.4
1971–72	Baltimore	2	–	34.0	.222	–	.333	9.5	6.0	–	–	7.5
1971–72	Philadelphia	77	–	27.9	.444	–	.630	4.0	2.6	–	–	13.8
1972–73	Philadelphia	81	–	37.0	.421	–	.704	6.0	4.3	–	–	20.0
1973–74	Philadelphia	78	–	39.0	.430	–	.709	4.8	5.7	1.4	0.3	21.4
1974–75	Philadelphia	77	–	39.6	.447	–	.738	4.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	21.9
1975–76	Philadelphia	82	–	36.5	.417	–	.702	3.6	4.5	1.7	0.2	18.9
1976–77	Philadelphia	14	–	16.9	.426	–	.526	1.7	1.5	0.8	0.1	6.9
1976–77	Milwaukee	47	–	18.6	.416	–	.753	2.0	2.2	0.6	0.1	8.3
Career		611	–	30.0	.425	–	.693	3.9	3.5	1.2	0.2	15.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1969–70	Baltimore	7	–	36.1	.383	–	.607	4.4	3.4	–	–	14.1
1970–71	Baltimore	18	–	33.2	.415	–	.644	4.6	2.0	–	–	14.6
1975–76	Philadelphia	3	–	41.7	.433	–	.867	3.3	5.0	1.3	0.3	28.0
Career		28	–	34.8	.410	–	.687	4.4	2.7	1.3	0.3	15.9

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference