For Yonks as the Amazing Shooting Guard or Little Striker of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Atlanta Hawks, Vince Carter was named NBA All-Star for eight years without interruption. In four of those eight years, the famous basketball player led all voters, and he was voted by fans as the starter for six of the eight games.
The celebrated basketball player was named to the United States senior national team for the FIBA Americans Olympic Qualifier Tournament, held in Puerto Rico. There he helped the United States to a 10-0 victory. The skilled Shooting Guard was named the 26 fastest basketball player in the history of the NBA, scoring 10,000 points.
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Vince Carter Bio, Age
The good-looking basketball player was born on January 26, 1977, in Daytona Beach, Florida, the son of Michelle and Vince Carter. Although he prefers to be called Vince, his first name is Vincent Lamar Carter and he is an American citizen of African-American ethnicity. He grew up with three siblings, Chris, Jeff Scott, and Alicia. Carter has other notable relatives such as his cousin Tracy McGrady – an NBA star and his brother-in-law Antawn Jamison – also a National Basketball Association player.
Speaking of education, Vince Carter attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach. During his time in high school, he set the record as the only seventh-grader to play as a starter on the Campbell Junior High School basketball team, and he also became the pride of the house as a McDonald All-Americans. Carter also played volleyball in high school. He received his college education at the University of North Carolina, where he was active in college basketball and set the record as a two-time NCAA finalist. In addition to sports, Vince Carter was also interested in music and was encouraged enough by his mother and stepfather to pursue his interest to receive a well-rounded education.
His Career Stats
Vince Carter recorded his most memorable statistics with the Toronto Raptors between 1998 and 2004. The amazing Shooting Guard joined players like Charles Barkley in 1988 and was the only player to ever post a game with a total of 40 points, 5 assists, 18 rebounds, and 5 steals. To date, Carter has not been beaten with an astonishing record of 23.4 points per game. In the six years and six months he spent with the Raptors, he collected a total of 9,420 points.
He achieved some of his highest scores at the New Jersey Nets, where he served for nearly five years between 2004 and 2009. He easily beat his record of 23.4 points per game with the Raptors and continued to score an astonishing 23.6 points per game with the Nets. Between 2005 and 2007, he was involved in leading the Nets to three consecutive playoff runs.
Vince Carter spent a year with the Orlando Magic from 2009 to 2010 and scored a career highlight of 48 points this season. From 2010 to 2011, the basketball player was on the Phoenix Suns team, playing 51 games with a record 41 stats and an average of 13.5 points, while scoring 42 percent. Carter played for the Dallas Mavericks for three years, with some outstanding statistics. During his time with the Memphis Grizzlys, he made a personal breakthrough when he became the 24th player in the National Basketball Association to exceed 24,000 career points on November 1, 2016. Carter spent another memorable year with the Sacramento Kings between 2017 and 2018, but currently, he does not sign with the Atlanta Hawks until August 24, 2018.
Vince Carter Wife
For his part, Crater may be single, as there is no record of a relationship on his part.
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His Height
The shooting guard cum small forward of the Atlantic Hawks stands at a gigantic height of 6 ft 5 inches, approximately 1.98 m and he weighs 100kg or 220 lb, appropriate weight for his gigantic height.
Vince Carter’s Salary & Net Worth
The American professional basketball player is one of the top earners in the big league. Since his 1998 NBA draft, he has signed several lucrative contracts with eight well-known NBA teams. Although his annual salary is not accessible, he has accumulated an estimated net worth of about $60 million.