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Phillip Carr

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Phillip Carr
No. 22 – Tauranga Whai
PositionForward
LeagueNZNBL
Personal information
Born (1995-10-20) October 20, 1995 (age 29)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolTransit Tech
(Brooklyn, New York)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Westchester Knicks
2019Cleveland Charge
2019–2020Iskra Svit
2020–2021Norrköping Dolphins
2021–2022UCC Assigeco Piacenza
2022–2023Jämtland Basket
2023AD Galomar
2024–presentTauranga Whai
Career highlights and awards
  • Swedish League champion (2021)
  • 2× First-team All-MEAC (2017, 2018)
  • MEAC Defensive Player of the Year (2017)

Phillip Carr (born October 20, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Tauranga Whai of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played three years of college basketball for the Morgan State Bears before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Slovakia, Sweden, Italy and Portugal.

Early life

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Carr was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] He played power forward and center at Transit Tech High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he helped lead the team to an Elite 8 appearance. He also played volleyball at Transit Tech.[1]

College career

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Carr played his first college basketball season for Mohawk Valley Community College during the 2013–14 season.[2] He averaged 8.4 points and 7.7 rebounds to help the Hawks to a 24–6 record.[1]

After spending the 2014–15 season with Williston State College but not playing,[3] Carr transferred to Morgan State in May 2015.[4]

Carr played three seasons for the Morgan State Bears between 2015 and 2018. He earned MEAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and first-team All-MEAC in 2017 and 2018.[1][5] In 87 games, he averaged 13.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[6]

Professional career

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After a preseason stint with the New York Knicks,[7] Carr joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League for the 2018–19 season. He was released by Westchester on January 10, 2019, and a week later he was acquired by the Canton Charge.[8]

For the 2019–20 season, Carr joined Iskra Svit of the Slovak Basketball League. He went on to play for Norrköping Dolphins in Sweden in 2020–21, UCC Assigeco Piacenza in Italy in 2021–22,[9] and Jämtland Basket in Sweden in 2022–23.[10] He joined AD Galomar in Portugal for the 2023–24 season but left in December 2023.[10]

On March 1, 2024, Carr signed with the Tauranga Whai of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2024 season.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Phillip Carr". morganstatebears.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Phil Carr, Men's Basketball". gomvhawks.com. February 13, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Phil Carr". njcaa.org. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Morgan State signs Williston State guard/forward transfer Phil Carr". morganstatebears.com. May 20, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors". meacsports.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Phillip Carr Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Knicks sign another HBCU player, Morgan State's Phillip Carr". andscape.com. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Phil Carr". realgm.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Morgan State's Phillip Carr headed to new pro team". hbcugameday.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Phil Carr". eurobasket.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "Introducing Phil Carr: Whai Basketball's First Import for the 2024 Sal's NBL Season!". facebook.com/whaibasketball. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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