Javier Carter


Javier Dione Carter, nicknamed Air, is an American/Panamanian professional basketball player for Akita Northern Happinets in Japan. He competed international games for Panama national basketball team.

High school career

Carter played high school basketball at Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

College career

After high school, Carter played college basketball at University of South Alabama, with the South Alabama Jaguars, from 2009 to 2013.

College statistics

! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
!117 ||77 || 19.6 ||.479 ||.200 ||.710 || 4.70 ||0.44 || 0.62 ||1.74 || 5.57

Professional career

On October 31, 2015, Carter was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the fourth round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. His plays include the one-hand jam and the reverse alley-oop.
On September 21, 2018, Carter signed with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Israeli National League. In 32 games played for Kiryat Motzkin, he averaged 18.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 41.5 percent from three-point range. Carter led Kiryat Motzkin to the 2019 Israeli National League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Galil Elyon.

Awards and honors

He is a son of Cecilio and Marcia Carter. His father is from Río Abajo, Panama.

Career statistics

Denotes seasons in which Carter won an championship

Regular season

Playoffs

FIBA Senior Team Events

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!14 || || 27.35 ||.558 ||.524 ||.719 || 6.7 ||1.6 || 0.8 ||0.7 || 12.0

Atlas challenge

Preseason games

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