# Javier Carter

Javier Dione Carter (born May 20, 1991), nicknamed Air, is a Panamanian professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes in Japan. Born in the United States, he has competed internationally with the Panama men's national basketball team.

## High school career

Carter played high school basketball at Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

## College career

After high school, Carter played college basketball at University of South Alabama, with the South Alabama Jaguars, from 2009 to 2013.

## College statistics

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2009–10 | South Alabama | 32 | 17 | 15.4 | .473 | .000 | .732 | 3.50 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 0.97 | 4.19 |
| 2010–11 | South Alabama | 28 | 16 | 16.4 | .414 | .000 | .732 | 3.82 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 1.04 | 5.25 |
| 2011–12 | South Alabama | 27 | 20 | 23.6 | .457 | .000 | .765 | 5.04 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 2.67 | 6.11 |
| 2012–13 | South Alabama | 29 | 24 | 24.3 | .564 | .500 | .627 | 6.66 | 0.59 | 0.93 | 2.48 | 7.10 |
| Career | Career | 117 | 77 | 19.6 | .479 | .200 | .710 | 4.70 | 0.44 | 0.62 | 1.74 | 5.57 |

## Professional career

On October 31, 2015, Carter was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the fourth round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. His plays include the one-hand jam and the reverse alley-oop.
On September 21, 2018, Carter signed with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Israeli National League. In 32 games played for Kiryat Motzkin, he averaged 18.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 41.5 percent from three-point range. Carter led Kiryat Motzkin to the 2019 Israeli National League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Galil Elyon.

### Awards and honors

* 2013–14 LEB Plata MVP week by week
* Latinbasket.com All-Chilean Liga Nacional Honorable Mention (2018)

## Personal

He is a son of Cecilio and Marcia Carter. His father is from Río Abajo, Panama. He is married (2019) to Kandace Carter.

## Career statistics

| † | Denotes seasons in which Carter won an championship |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2013–14 | Cáceres | 32 | 19 | 20.7 | .583 | .395 | .738 | 5.56 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.94 | 8.94 |
| 2014–15 | Gravenchon | | | | .585 | .434 | | 13.8 | | | 2.1 | 18.7 |
| 2015–16 | BAK | 41 | 0 | 11.8 | .445 | .353 | .780 | 2.90 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.66 | 3.71 |
| 2016 | Panteras | 1 | | 31.0 | .625 | .000 | .800 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 2016–17 | Soles/Cocle | 19 | 7 | 17.5 | .589 | .000 | .667 | 4.74 | 1.21 | 0.84 | 0.47 | 7.05 |
| 2016–17 | Welcome | 13 | | 28.7 | .526 | .333 | .718 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 13.4 |
| 2017–18 | Gallegos | 30 | 28 | 26.7 | .542 | .412 | .722 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 1.07 | 12.57 |
| 2017–18 | Valdivia | 26 | | 34.3 | .523 | .176 | .703 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 15.5 |
| 2018–19† | Guaros | 15 | 15 | 24.2 | .630 | .500 | .655 | 8.13 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 1.27 | 10.07 |
| 2018–19 | Kiryat | 32 | | 29.4 | .528 | .415 | .727 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 18.9 |
| 2019–20 | Akita | 22 | 21 | 27.9 | .424 | .333 | .729 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 12.0 |
| 2020–21 | Akita | 48 | 30 | 26.1 | .436 | .335 | .689 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 2021-22† | Nagasaki | 48 | 46 | 22.4 | .586 | .375 | .721 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 2022–23 | Yamagata | 48 | 15 | 25.1 | .487 | .359 | .773 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 13.6 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2013–14 | Cáceres | 8 | | 24.3 | .481 | .412 | .800 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 2017–18 | Gallegos | 4 | | 27.5 | .538 | .200 | .500 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |

### FIBA Senior Team Events

| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2017 | Americas World Cup Qualifier | 11 | 26.39 | .567 | .500 | .741 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
| 2017 | FIBA AmeriCup | 3 | 31.03 | .533 | .667 | .600 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Career | Career | 14 | 27.35 | .558 | .524 | .719 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 12.0 |

### Atlas challenge

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2016 | USA | | | | | | | 8.3 | | | 1.5 | 17 |

### Preseason games

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2019 | Akita | 3 | 2 | 21.6 | .833 | .777 | 1.000 | 6.67 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 13.0 |
Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai