Butch Carter 2523146 225926921 2008-07-16T01:32:07Z Masonpatriot 455767 /* Notes */ - added cat '''Clarence Eugene "Butch" Carter''' (born [[June 11]] [[1958]] in [[Springfield, Ohio]], [[United States]]) is a retired [[United States|American]] [[basketball]] player and [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. He is the older brother of retired [[National Football League|NFL]] [[wide receiver]] [[Cris Carter]]. ==Playing career== ===Amateur (1973&ndash;1980)=== ====High school==== Carter excelled in [[basketball]] at [[Middletown High School (Ohio)|Middletown High School]] in [[Middletown, Ohio]], from 1973&ndash;1976, and was named Ohio's "Player of the Year" in 1976.<ref name="youth"> {{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.middletowncityschools.com/schools/middletown/middie_athletics/middie_athletics_hof_search2.cfm | title =Athletic Hall of Fame: Induction Year 1998 | format = | work = | publisher =Middletown City Schools | accessmonthday =March 13 | accessyear =2006 }} </ref> ====College==== Carter played under [[Bob Knight]] as a [[Shooting guard|guard]] at [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] from 1976&ndash;1980. There, he was notable for hitting the game winning shot in the 1979 [[NIT]] championship game, vs. [[Purdue]],<ref name="college">{{cite book | last =Tolliver | first =Melanie | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =2002 | title = '''Indiana University Basketball''' | publisher =Sports Publishing LLC | location = | id =1582615799}}</ref> earning him the tournament's [[MVP]] award, alongside teammate Ray Tolbert.<ref name="MVP">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =2002 | url = http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/5115021 | title =NCAA Division I Men's Basketball - NIT History and Quick facts | format = | work = | publisher =CBS Sportsline | accessmonthday =March 14 | accessyear =2006}}</ref> ===Professional (1980&ndash;1986)=== Carter was selected by the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in the 2nd round of the [[1980 NBA Draft]]. He played a total of six years in the NBA on the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (1980&ndash;1981), [[Indiana Pacers]] (1981&ndash;1984), [[New York Knicks]] (1984&ndash;1986), and [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (1986). He averaged 8.7 [[points per game]] over the six seasons. ==Coaching career== ===Amateur (1986&ndash;1991)=== '''High school''' From 1986&ndash;1988, 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.<ref name="youth"/> '''College''' Carter served as an assistant basketball coach at [[Long Beach State]] in 1989. From 1990&ndash;1991, he was an assistant coach at the [[University of Dayton]]. ===Professional (1991&ndash;2000)=== ==== Milwaukee Bucks ==== Carter served as an assistant coach with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] from 1991&ndash;1996 under [[Frank Hamblen]] (1991) and [[Mike Dunleavy, Sr.|Mike Dunleavy]] (1992&ndash;1996). He was promoted to the position of the Bucks [[Scout (sport)|scout]] in 1996&ndash;1997. ==== Toronto Raptors ==== In the 1997&ndash;1998 season, Carter served as an assistant coach for the [[Toronto Raptors]] under [[Darrell Walker]]. He was promoted to the [[head coach]] position mid-way through the 1997&ndash;1998 season after Walker led the team to a franchise low (11 - 38) record. Carter finished the remainder of the season with a (5 - 28) record{{ref|CoachingStats}}. During the [[1998-99 NBA season|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. The second year also brought upon talent and scoring power from NBA All-Star [[Vince Carter]], who played his [[rookie]] year on Carter's roster {{ref|Season2Raps}}. In the [[1999-2000 NBA season]], Carter coached the Raptors to their first winning season, with a (45 - 37) record, resulting in the team's first [[NBA Playoffs|playoff]] appearance. Carter's turnaround of the Raptors from a franchise-worst dismal (16 - 66) record to a (45 - 37) record and a playoff berth in two and a half seasons was a great success. However, the playoff berth was short lived as the Raptors were eliminated in the first round by the [[New York Knicks|Knicks]].<br clear="all"/> ==See also== *[[Basketball]] *[[University of Dayton]] *[[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] *[[Long Beach State]] *[[National Basketball Association]] *[[Toronto Raptors]] ==Notes== <references /> {{start box}} {{succession box | title=[[Toronto Raptors]] Head Coach | before=[[Darrell Walker]] | years=[[1998]]&ndash;[[2000]]| after=[[Lenny Wilkens]]}} {{end box}} {{1980 NBA Draft}} {{RaptorsCoach}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Butch}} [[Category:American basketball players]] [[Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players]] [[Category:Indiana Pacers players]] [[Category:Los Angeles Lakers draft picks]] [[Category:Los Angeles Lakers players]] [[Category:New York Knicks players]] [[Category:Philadelphia 76ers players]] [[Category:Toronto Raptors coaches]] [[Category:Dayton Flyers men's basketball coaches]] [[Category:African American sportspeople]] [[Category:People from Middletown, Ohio]] [[Category:People from Springfield, Ohio]] [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]]