He worked under Frank Scott, whom Carter credits with teaching him the game. Carter's first head varsity job came a year later when he took over the Eden-Morehead girls program. He served two years as head coach with the Lady Panthers before coming to GW as varsity girls head coach in 1990. GW won the Western District championship each of Carter's final two years, and his 1992-93 squad advanced to the state quarterfinals. Carter, who says there is no philosophical difference coaching boys and girls, made what has turned out to be a stellar career move in 1993 when he left the GW girls program to become the boys assistant.
Basketball is basketball, regardless of who's playing.
You've got to coach kids to play the game and coach them to be sound with fundamentals. Carter served as Johnson's assistant for three years, and Johnson said he felt relieved when Carter was named his successor. The thing I like about him is he will go to clinics and watch the better teams practice, such as North Carolina and Duke, to improve his knowledge of the game. He's done an outstanding job this year, and before his career is over, he'll probably win many championships.