Carlton Guyton

Carlton Guyton (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for ZTE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A). Standing at 1.93 m (6'4"), he plays at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball at Mineral Area College and Kent State.

Carlton Guyton
Guyton in action with Assigeco Casalpusterlengo.
No. 1 – ZTE
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNB I/A
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1990-08-07) August 7, 1990
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolRich South (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Stockholm Eagles
2013–2014Ehingen Urspring
2014–2016Oettinger Rockets
2016–2017Löwen Braunschweig
2017–2018Assigeco Casalpusterlengo
2018Rethymno Cretan Kings
2018–2019Hamburg Towers
2019–2020Alba Fehérvár
2020–2021DEAC
2021–presentZTE
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Guyton played high school basketball at Rich South High School in Richton Park, Illinois. He averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot over 75 percent from the foul line while earning all-conference honors. He also played AAU ball with the Illinois Ice and Bobcat squad.[1]

College career

Mineral Area College

As a freshman at Mineral Area College, he started the final 15 games and helped lead to a 19–12 record and a Region XVI Championship game appearance. He earned all-conference and all-region honors while leading his team to a 20–12 record and an NJCAA Regional XVI semifinal appearance. During the 2009–10 season, Guyton averaged 15 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[1]

Kent State

During his junior year, Guyton joined Kent State.[2] He played in 32 games averaging 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. At his first season, he was named the MAC Sixth Man of the Year. At his senior year, he appeared in all 33 games, starting in 31 of them, averaging 9.9 points per game to go along with 2.7 rebounds.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Guyton joined Stockholm Eagles of the Basketligan.[3] After a solid season, he moved to Germany and joined Ehingen Urspring.

On May 29, 2014, Guyton joined Oettinger Rockets of the ProA.[4] He stayed at the club for two seasons, before joining Löwen Braunschweig of the Bundesliga, where he averaged 11.2 points per game.

On July 20, 2017, he joined Assigeco Casalpusterlengo of the Serie A2.[5]

On June 21, 2018, Guyton joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[6] On October 7, 2018, he parted ways with Cretan Kings, after being replaced by Elijah Johnson on the team's squad.

On July 26, 2019, he has signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian League.[7] He averaged 15 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. On June 14, 2020, Guyton signed with DEAC.[8] He averaged 9.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. On July 25, 2021, Guyton signed with ZTE.[9]

References
  1. "Kent State Bio". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. "KSU men's basketball lands Carlton Guyton". ohio.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. "Carlton Scootie Guyton has signed for Stockholm Eagles". sport-connect.net. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. "Carlton Guyton heads to Gotha". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. "Carlton Guyton signs with l'Assigeco Piacenza". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. "Rethymno inks Carlton Guyton, keeps Travis Daniels". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  7. "Újabb Amerikai kosaras szerződését jelentette be az Alba Fehérvár" (in Hungarian). Sportando. July 26, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  8. "Carlton Guyton signs with DEAC". Sportando. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  9. Gabor, Winter (July 5, 2021). "Carlton Guyton joins Zalakeramia ZTE KK". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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