Jake Carter (basketball)

John D. "Jake" Carter (July 25, 1924 – April 17, 2012[1]) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for East Texas State University. He was then selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1948 BAA Draft. He later played with the Denver Nuggets and Anderson Packers (1949–50) in the NBA for 24 games.

This article is about the basketball player. For the wrestler, see Jake Carter (wrestler).
Jake Carter
Personal information
Born(1924-07-25)July 25, 1924
Larue, Texas
DiedApril 17, 2012(2012-04-17) (aged 87)
Lubbock, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
CollegeTexas A&M–Commerce
NBA draft1948: – round, –
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career1948–1951
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1948–1949Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950Denver Nuggets
1950Anderson Packers
1950–1951Kansas City Hi-Spots
Career NBA statistics
Points82 (3.4 ppg)
Assists24 (1.0 apg)
Games played24
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career statistics

NBA
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Source[2]

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Denver 13 .289 .692 1.2 3.4
1949–50 Anderson 11 .333 .667 .7 3.5
Career 24 .307 .679 1.0 3.4

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Anderson 8 .143 .667 .4 1.3

References
  1. SIMNACHER, JOE (20 April 2012). "Jake Carter, longtime Adamson High basketball coach and math teacher, dies at 87". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Jake Carter". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 November 2022.


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