Mike Carter (basketball)

Michael Carter (nicknamed "Jolly";[1] born July 20, 1955) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.[2] He played the forward and center positions.[2][3] He played for 11 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Mike Carter
Personal information
Born (1955-07-20) July 20, 1955
Eagle Rock, California
NationalityAmerican-Israeli
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High schoolEagle Rock High School
CollegeDrury University
PositionForward and center

Biography

Carter is a native of Eagle Rock, California.[1] His mother was Rose V. "Sue" Carter, who passed away in 2014.[4] He is 6' 8" tall.[3]

He and his Israeli-born wife Hadar have two Israeli-born sons, Ben and Timothy.[5] His son Ben Carter is also American-Israeli and plays forward for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[6]

Carter attended Eagle Rock High School, and played basketball for the school.[7][8]

He then attended Drury University (Physical Education; '79) of Springfield, Missouri.[1][3] Carter played for the Drury Panthers, who in 1978-79 were 33-2 and won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national championship as he won the 1979 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament's Charles Stevenson Hustle Award, and who over his two seasons with the team were 62-6.[9][1] He holds the school's two-year record in rebounds (480).[10] He was inducted into the Drury Panthers Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]

Carter played for 11 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, living in the country for 13 years.[2][5] He played for Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Kiryat Gat, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Jerusalem, and Ramat Gan.[2] Among his high game records were 31 points in the 1982-83 season and 13 rebounds in the 1992-93 season.[2] In 1996, Hapoel Holon retired his jersey.[5]

In later years Carter worked security and coached basketball at Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada, for 21 years.[11]

At the 2013 Maccabiah Games, Carter was an assistant coach for Team USA.[5]

References
  1. "Mike Carter (2008) - Hall of Fame". Drury University Athletics.
  2. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 1990-91 Season | Ramat Gan | Mike Carter". basket.co.il.
  3. Reid, Ron (March 26, 1979). "Staging a coup at the Palace". Sports Illustrated Vault.
  4. "Rose Carter; January 6, 1922 – March 28, 2014; Obituary - Las Vegas, NV". Dignity Memorial.
  5. Gellar, Raphael (July 17, 2013). "For the Carters, Maccabiah basketball is a family affair; Father Mike is coaching Team USA, showcasing his Israeli-born sons Timothy and Ben, and reconnecting to his Israeli wife's Sabra side of the clan". Times of Israel.
  6. "Ben Carter 13 | PF"
  7. "Eagle Rock High School - Totem Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA), Class of 1973, Page 69 of 186". e-yearbook.com.
  8. "Condors Breeze, 83-67". Oxnard Press Courier. January 23, 1977. p. 21.
  9. "NAIA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL"
  10. "Drury Men's Basketball Guide 2008-09". Issuu.
  11. Tucker, Cody (October 11, 2017). "Vegas shooting hits too close to home for Michigan State's Ben Carter". Lansing State Journal.
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