Mike Carter (basketball)

Michael Timothy "Mike" Carter
Personal information
Born (1955-07-20) July 20, 1955 (age 69)
Eagle Rock, California
NationalityAmerican-Israeli
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High schoolEagle Rock High School
CollegeDrury University
Playing career1981–1995
PositionForward and center
Career history
1981–1982Sporting CP
1982–1984Hapoel Holon
1984–1985Ironi Kiryat Gat
1987–1988Elitzur Netanya
1988–1989Hapoel Jerusalem
1989–1992Maccabi Ramat Gan
1992–1995Hapoel Holon
Career highlights and awards
1982 Portuguese League champion

Michael Timothy (nicknamed "Jolly") Carter[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.

Biography

A native of Eagle Rock, California,[1] the son of Sue Carter (née Rose Niedospal; 1922-2014), Michael Timothy Carter[4] stands 6'8" tall.[3]

He attended Eagle Rock High School, and played basketball for the school.[5][6] He then attended Drury University (Physical Education; class of 1979).[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.[7][1] He holds the school's two-year record in rebounds (480).[8] 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. He played for Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Kiryat Gat, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Jerusalem, and Ramat Gan. 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.[9]

Family

Carter and his Israeli-born wife, Hadar, have two Israeli-born (American-Israeli) sons, Ben and Timothy.[9] Ben plays forward for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[10]

In later years Carter worked security and coached basketball at his son Ben's alma mater, Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) for 21 years.[11] At the 2013 Maccabiah Games, Carter was an assistant coach for Team USA.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mike Carter (2008) – Hall of Fame". Drury University Athletics.
  2. ^ a b c "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 1990–91 Season | Ramat Gan | Mike Carter". basket.co.il.
  3. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Eagle Rock High School – Totem Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA), Class of 1973, Page 69 of 186". e-yearbook.com.
  6. ^ "Condors Breeze, 83–67". Oxnard Press Courier. January 23, 1977. p. 21.
  7. ^ "NAIA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL", naiahonors.org. Accessed October 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Drury Men's Basketball Guide 2008–09". Issuu.
  9. ^ a b c 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.
  10. ^ Ben Carter profile, balkanleague.net. Accessed October 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Tucker, Cody (October 11, 2017). "Vegas shooting hits too close to home for Michigan State's Ben Carter". Lansing State Journal.