Ron Carter (basketball)

Ron Carter
Personal information
Born	August 31, 1956 (age 67); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Perry Traditional Academy; (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	VMI (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 26th overall
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1978–1980
Position	Shooting guard
Number	15, 13
Career history
1978–1979	Los Angeles Lakers
1980	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
	2× SoCon Player of the Year (1977–1978);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ronald "Ron" Carter Jr. (born August 31, 1956) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played collegiately for the Virginia Military Institute. He was a guard.

Carter was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (26th pick overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft. He played for the Lakers (1978–79) and Indiana Pacers (1979–80) in the NBA for 59 games.

Carter has 4 children, 2 sons, Ronald Carter III and Paul M. Carter and 2 daughters Bria A. Carter and Brooke A. Carter. Ronald Carter III was a 2-time NCAA All-American triple jumper while attended California State University, Long Beach. Paul Carter played collegiate basketball at the University of Illinois at Chicago and plays professionally in Europe.^[1]

Ron Carter is currently the city manager of Benton Harbor, Michigan.^[2]

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Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
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City Manager Ron Carter (official Benton Harbor, Michigan website)

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v t e 1978 NBA Draft
First round	Mychal Thompson Phil Ford Rick Robey Micheal Ray Richardson Purvis Short Larry Bird Ron Brewer Freeman Williams Reggie Theus Butch Lee James Hardy George Johnson Winford Boynes Roger Phegley Mike Mitchell Jack Givens Rod Griffin Dave Corzine Marty Byrnes Frankie Sanders Mike Evans Raymond Townsend
Second round	Terry Tyler Keith Herron Rick Wilson Ron Carter Wayne Radford Buster Matheney John Long Jeff Judkins Marvin Johnson John Rudd Harry Davis Greg Bunch Tommie Green Maurice Cheeks Terry Sykes Lew Massey James Lee Wayne Cooper Jerome Whitehead Keven McDonald Glenn Hagan Clemon Johnson

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Personal information
Born	(1956-08-31) August 31, 1956 (age 67) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Perry Traditional Academy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	VMI (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1978–1980
Position	Shooting guard
Number	15, 13
Career history
1978–1979	Los Angeles Lakers
1980	Indiana Pacers

Career highlights and awards
2× SoCon Player of the Year (1977–1978)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com