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  Tweety Carter

Tweety Carter

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Reserve, La.

High School:
Reserve Christian School

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
G

Birthdate:
10/25/1986

Experience:
2L

• Big 12 Rookie of Week (Dec. 18, 2006)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2008)

INTANGIBLES / First-ever McDonald's All-American at Baylor • Highest-scoring high school player in U.S. history - 7,457 pts (6 varsity seasons) • 5th on Baylor's career 3-point field goals made list (195) • 7th in career 3-point field goal percentage (38.4 percent) • 10th in career assists (286) and career steals (111) at Baylor • ­ Owns national high school 3-point single-season mark - 287 • Given name Demond (DEE-mond), nicknamed "Tweety" because of crying sound as baby.

2008-09 [JUNIOR] / Started 36 games at guard after missing first three games of the season • Averaged 10.6 points and 3.2 assists in 33.2 minutes per game • Dished out six assists in upset win over Arizona State Nov. 28 • Scored 12 points in 35 minutes at Washington State • Scored 17 points with five assists and four steals in win over Prairie View A&M • Chipped in team-high 16 points at Texas A&M • Played a season-high 38 minutes vs. UT Arlington (Dec. 20) and at Iowa State (Feb. 24) • Recorded eight assists in 18-point win at Kansas State Jan. 21 • Scored season-high 30 points at Oklahoma State, including a career-best-tying seven treys • Scored 10 points along with career-high nine assists in NIT win vs. Georgetown • Added 12 points and six assists in NIT second round win at Virginia Tech • Scored 13 points with five assists in win at Auburn • Averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 assists and 33.6 minutes in five NIT games • Enters the 2009-10 season 42 points shy (952) of becoming the 24th member of Baylor's 1,000-point club • Currently ranked eighth all-time at Baylor with 57 career wins • Ranks 10th all-time with 2,812 career minutes played • Ranks ahead of teammate LaceDarius Dunn in fifth place on the school's career 3-point field goals made list (195) • Ranks 10th all-time with 286 career assists.

2007-08 [SOPHOMORE] / Played in all 32 games, starting final eight games at guard • Averaged 9.6 points and 2.8 assists in 25.8 minutes per game • In final eight games as a starter, averaged 12.4 points per game, while connecting on 19-of-41 3-point field goals (46.3 percent) • Dished out 24 assists to only 13 turnovers over final eight games • Finished 4th in Big 12 games with 2.00 assist-to-turnover ratio and 8th in 3-point field goals made with 1.88 per game • Shot an impressive 40.4 percent from 3-point range - the fourth-best 3-point shooting percentage in school history • Went 32-for-40 from the free throw line (80 percent) in Big 12 play • Dished out a career-high seven assists vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/3/07) • Poured in 17 points vs. MVSU and followed with 15 in a win over Wayland Baptist (12/15/07) • Scored season-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor, including a season-best 5-of-8 from 3-point range in a win over Prairie View A&M (12/31/07) • Netted a career-high six free throws twice - first against Oklahoma State (1/15/08) and then again vs. Missouri (3/1/08) ­ Went 5-of-6 from the charity stripe at Nebraska (1/19/08) • Played a career-high 42 minutes in Baylor's epic 116-110 five-overtime victory at Texas A&M (1/23/08) • Pulled down a season-best six boards at Texas (2/2/08) • Posted four straight double-digit scoring contests, including 18 at Oklahoma State (2/13/08), 11 vs. Texas (2/16/08), 17 at Oklahoma (2/19/08) and 12 vs. Kansas State (2/23/08) • Saw a career-high-tying 42 minutes again in Big 12 play vs. Colorado in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship • Scored 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the floor • Scored eight points on 3-of-12 shooting in 29 minutes vs. Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2006-07 [TRUE FRESHMAN] / Played in all 31 games during true freshman campaign in 2006-07, starting the final 13 games at point guard • Averaged 8.7 points and 2.7 assists in 25.5 minutes per game • Finished second among Big 12 freshmen with 57 3-pointers and third with 2.7 assists • Led Baylor with 37 steals ­ Had top assist-to-turnover ratio on team: 2.18 (83-38) • Made 3-pointer in 27 of 31 games, hit two or more in 14 games ­ 64 percent of total points came from 3-pointers (171/269) • Scored seven points and had three assists in 19 minutes in collegiate debut, win over Angelo State (11/11/06) • Made season-high five steals in win over Texas Southern (11/20/06) • Had breakout game at Syracuse (12/16/06), draining 7-of-12 3-pointers en route to 31 points in loss • Named Big 12 Rookie of Week based on performance vs. Syracuse • Beginning with SU game, shot 48.8 percent (20-41) from 3-point range over six-game span in midseason • Entered starting lineup Jan. 24, 2007 vs. Kansas, scored seven points in loss to Jayhawks in first-ever start • Started season's final 13 games • Totaled season-high five assists three times: vs. Grambling State (11/29/06), vs. Delaware State (12/30/06) and vs. Texas (3/9/07) • Recorded 3.6-to-1 (18-5) assist-to-turnover ratio over season's final five games • Selected No. 8 "Impact Newcomer" in Big 12 by Sporting News preseason publication.

HIGH SCHOOL / Consensus high school All-American and top-scoring prep basketball player in U.S. history • Six-year varsity letterwinner at Reserve [La.] Christian School • Named McDonald's All-American, Parade All-American (third team), Jordan All-American, EA Sports All-American and MaxPreps All-American following senior season in 2006 • Scored 7,457 career points in six seasons (most ever by American high schooler), technically ranks second in National Federation of State High School Association's all-time record book with 5,748 points scored in final four seasons (seventh and eighth grade varsity figures are not counted) • National recruit rankings include: No. 35 HoopScoop.com, No. 37 Bob Gibbons All-Star Report, No. 47 Bill Hodges/CSTV, No. 63 Scout.com, No. 82 Hoopmasters and No. 91 Rivals.com • Rated the 10th-best point guard by Hoopmasters and No. 11 point guard by PrepSpotlight.com • Led Reserve Christian to cumulative 248-69 record and four state titles in six seasons • Five-time Outstanding Player of the Year in Louisiana • Five-time all-state selection • Four-time state tournament MVP • RCS retired his jersey while still in school • Earned every top honor in state of Louisiana as senior: named 2006 "Mr. Basketball" by the LSWA, 2006 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year and 2006 Class C Outstanding Player of the Year • Led RCS to a 48-8 record and 2005-06 Class C state championship as senior • Averaged 30.8 points, seven assists and five rebounds as senior • Set national high school record for single-season 3-pointers with 287 • Scored career-high 74 points in 114-71 win over East St. John's (12-5-05), made 13 3-pointers • Attended 2005 Nike Camp following junior season • As junior in 2004-05 led Reserve Christian to Class B state championship and 37-13 record • Averaged 31.1 points, eight assists and five rebounds and earned state MOP and tournament MVP honors as junior • Named 2005 National Christian School Athletic Association Player of the Year ­ Played at USA Basketball's 2004 Youth Development Festival in Colorado Springs prior to junior season • As sophomore in 2003-04 led Reserve Christian to 37-13 record, but team was ineligible for postseason tournament • Averaged 23.6 points, six assists and four rebounds, named state's MOP as sophomore • Played in Nike Hoop Jamboree and Nike All-American Camp prior to sophomore season • Led RCS to 46-9 record and state Class B title and was named tournament MVP and state MOP as freshman in 2002-03 • Averaged 24.7 points and five assists as frosh ­ Scored 39 points to lead RCS to 72-67 OT win in state championship game ­ Honored as 2003 national high school freshman of the year (for all sports and men's basketball) by SuperPrep.com • Invited to 2002 Nike All-America Camp in Indianapolis following eighth grade, one of first two middle-schoolers to attend • As eighth grader in 2001-02 led RCS varsity squad to 43-10 record and first-ever state championship • Averaged 23 points and five assists and named state MOP and tournament MVP • Became starter on varsity squad as seventh grader in 2000-01, helped team to 35-17 record and state quarterfinals • Averaged 15.7 points on varsity squad as seventh grader.

PERSONAL / Full name is Demond Carvez Carter (first name pronounced DEE-mond) • Goes by nickname of Tweety (given by grandmother due to sound of his crying as a baby) • Born Oct. 25, 1986, in New Orleans • Son of Herbert Carter Sr. and Gladys Lumar • Father of Kiylah Amari Carter • Father Herbert played professional baseball in the Minnesota Twins organization • Major is General Studies.

Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2006-07 31 13 789 25.5 92 247 .372 57 166 .343 28 36 .778 12 44 56 1.8 59 0 83 38 2 37 269 8.7
2007-08 32 8 827 25.8 103 242 .426 55 136 .404 45 61 .738 15 44 59 1.8 71 2 89 50 0 31 306 9.6
2008-09 36 36 1196 33.2 129 300 .430 83 206 .403 42 64 .656 15 75 90 2.5 91 1 114 50 0 43 383 10.6
TOTAL 99 57 2812 28.4 324 789 .411 195 508 .384 115 161 .714 42 163 205 2.1 221 3 286 138 2 111 958 9.7