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Jersey Number 23
Tyson Carter
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Starkville, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Starkville HS
CAREER OVERVIEW
Played in 103 career games with 40 starts โฆ His points, field goals made, three-point field goals made, assists and steals totals have increased during each of his first three seasons โฆ Enters 2019-20 season 79 points shy of becoming the 40th player to secure 1,000 career points โฆ Is 203 points away from passing his father, Greg Carter (1988-89-90-91), on the programโs all-time scoring list โฆ Heads into senior campaign with 162 three-pointers made which sits 11th in program history โฆ 162 of his 327 career field goals are treys โฆ Scored double figures in 44 games where the Bulldogs have posted a 34-10 record โฆ MSU has won 27 of 33 games over the last two seasons when Carter provides 10+ points.
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2018-19 โข JUNIOR
Provided 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game โฆ The 10.4 points per game were third on the team โฆ Started MSUโs final 10 games (02/16-03/22) where he improved his averages to 13.8 points and 2.3 assists per game during that span โฆ Connected on 44.7 percent from the field (130-of-291), 36.6 percent from three-point territory (60-of-164) and 80.0 percent at the free throw line (32-of-40) โฆ Posted double figures in 20 games which was third on the team โฆ The Bulldogs emerged with a 16-4 record in those games โฆ His 60 three-pointers were second on the team only behind Lamar Peters โฆ Totaled 40 steals which ranked third on the squad.
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2018-19 โข BEST GAMES
Garnered a non-conference seasonโs best 17 points coupled with six rebounds, five assists and three steals against Long Beach State (Nov. 16) โฆ Added 16 points, five rebounds and four steals versus BYU (Dec. 29) โฆ Netted 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point territory against Florida (Jan. 15) โฆ Came away with 14 of his 18 points in second half and converted on 7-of-10 of his two-point attempts at Arkansas (Feb. 16) to begin stretch of double figures in seven of last 10 games โฆ Poured in a season-high 22 points on 7-of-12 from the floor versus Missouri (Feb. 26) โฆ Notched back-to-back 20-point performances for second time in his career when he exploded for 19 of his 21 points fueled by six treys after halftime at Auburn (March 2) โฆ Secured 14 points and seven rebounds at No. 5 Tennessee (March 5) โฆ Made it double figures in five straight games with a 14-point versus Texas A&M (March 14) at SEC Tournament.
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2017-18 โข SOPHOMORE
Appeared in all 37 games for Mississippi State and drew 17 starts โฆ One of only three MSU players to appear in all games โฆ Averaged 8.9 points where he scored in double figures in 13 games โฆ MSU posted a 11-2 record in those game โฆ Career-high 35 points against North Dakota State, the most by a MSU player since Arnett Moultrie also scored 35 points versus UMass in the 202 NIT โฆ Had 20 points the next game against Dayton en route to earning SEC Player of the Week honors โฆ In those two games, he was 19-of-29 shooting, 12-20 beyond the arc โฆ Also had 25 points against Stephen F. Austin โฆ Led the Bulldogs with 58-made 3-pointers โฆ Made at least three 3-pointers in six games โฆ The Bulldogs won five of those six decisions โฆ Best SEC outing was his 15-point effort in the win against Ole Miss โฆ In the four NIT games, averaged 13 points on 16-of-33 shooting โฆ Scored a team-high 19 points at Baylor โฆ Against Penn State in Madison Square Garden, had a team-high 19 points โฆ Finished the year with 330 points, 46 assists, 19 steals and 69 rebounds.
2016-17 โข FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 32 games and drew 12 starts โฆ One of only four players to appear in all 32 games โฆ Finished 5th on the team with his 7.5 scoring clip โฆ Scored in double-digits 11 times โฆ Career-best 22 points came against South Carolina on 2-11-17 โฆ Had four games with 2 steals โฆ Season-best 6 rebounds against UTEP on 11-20-16 โฆ Had 17 points opening night against Norfolk State, the most by a freshman in their first game since Chancellor Nichols also had 17 against Christian Brothers in 1987-88 โฆ Finished third with 44 made 3-pointers, the 8th most by a freshman in school history โฆ Also had 23 steals, 22 assists, 55 rebounds and 4 blocked shots โฆ In the SEC Tournament against LSU and Alabama, had 31 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds. 18 of his total came against LSU.
2016 ITALY TOUR
In four games, was second on the team with his 20.5 point average where he hit 54.2 percent of his shots โฆ Eclipsed the 20-point mark three times โฆ Made a team-high 16 3-pointers on 35 attempts โฆ Averaged 5.3 rebounds to along with 4.0 steals and 3.0 assists per game โฆ Hit what proved to be the winning shot against Kosovo in overtime.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for his father, Greg Carter, at Starkville High School โฆ His father lettered at MSU from 1988-91 where he was an All-SEC, an All-American honorable-mention standout and 2016 MSU Hall of Fame Inductee โฆ Earned the stateโs Gatorade Player of the Year after he averaged 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior โฆ Scored 14 points in the Mississippi-Alabama All- Star basketball game in the win โฆ Was tabbed the Starkville Daily News and the Commercial Dispatch Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016 โฆ Collected All-State accolades and tabbed to the Jackson Clarion Ledger prestigious Dandy Dozen list during his senior year โฆ Scored a career-high 43 points against Pontotoc and had nine games of 30-plus points as a senior โฆ Poured in 12 points against Columbus in the 2016 Class 6A state championship ย game โฆ Led Starkville to the Class 6A crown as a junior after he garnered 14 points against Madison Central in the title game โฆ Averaged 17.0 points per game as a junior โฆ selected to the North vs. South All-Star Game following junior campaign โฆ Ranked in the Top 100 by both Rivals and Scout.
PERSONAL
Born on January 14, 1998 โฆ Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Played in 103 career games with 40 starts โฆ His points, field goals made, three-point field goals made, assists and steals totals have increased during each of his first three seasons โฆ Enters 2019-20 season 79 points shy of becoming the 40th player to secure 1,000 career points โฆ Is 203 points away from passing his father, Greg Carter (1988-89-90-91), on the programโs all-time scoring list โฆ Heads into senior campaign with 162 three-pointers made which sits 11th in program history โฆ 162 of his 327 career field goals are treys โฆ Scored double figures in 44 games where the Bulldogs have posted a 34-10 record โฆ MSU has won 27 of 33 games over the last two seasons when Carter provides 10+ points.
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2018-19 โข JUNIOR
Provided 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game โฆ The 10.4 points per game were third on the team โฆ Started MSUโs final 10 games (02/16-03/22) where he improved his averages to 13.8 points and 2.3 assists per game during that span โฆ Connected on 44.7 percent from the field (130-of-291), 36.6 percent from three-point territory (60-of-164) and 80.0 percent at the free throw line (32-of-40) โฆ Posted double figures in 20 games which was third on the team โฆ The Bulldogs emerged with a 16-4 record in those games โฆ His 60 three-pointers were second on the team only behind Lamar Peters โฆ Totaled 40 steals which ranked third on the squad.
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2018-19 โข BEST GAMES
Garnered a non-conference seasonโs best 17 points coupled with six rebounds, five assists and three steals against Long Beach State (Nov. 16) โฆ Added 16 points, five rebounds and four steals versus BYU (Dec. 29) โฆ Netted 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point territory against Florida (Jan. 15) โฆ Came away with 14 of his 18 points in second half and converted on 7-of-10 of his two-point attempts at Arkansas (Feb. 16) to begin stretch of double figures in seven of last 10 games โฆ Poured in a season-high 22 points on 7-of-12 from the floor versus Missouri (Feb. 26) โฆ Notched back-to-back 20-point performances for second time in his career when he exploded for 19 of his 21 points fueled by six treys after halftime at Auburn (March 2) โฆ Secured 14 points and seven rebounds at No. 5 Tennessee (March 5) โฆ Made it double figures in five straight games with a 14-point versus Texas A&M (March 14) at SEC Tournament.
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2017-18 โข SOPHOMORE
Appeared in all 37 games for Mississippi State and drew 17 starts โฆ One of only three MSU players to appear in all games โฆ Averaged 8.9 points where he scored in double figures in 13 games โฆ MSU posted a 11-2 record in those game โฆ Career-high 35 points against North Dakota State, the most by a MSU player since Arnett Moultrie also scored 35 points versus UMass in the 202 NIT โฆ Had 20 points the next game against Dayton en route to earning SEC Player of the Week honors โฆ In those two games, he was 19-of-29 shooting, 12-20 beyond the arc โฆ Also had 25 points against Stephen F. Austin โฆ Led the Bulldogs with 58-made 3-pointers โฆ Made at least three 3-pointers in six games โฆ The Bulldogs won five of those six decisions โฆ Best SEC outing was his 15-point effort in the win against Ole Miss โฆ In the four NIT games, averaged 13 points on 16-of-33 shooting โฆ Scored a team-high 19 points at Baylor โฆ Against Penn State in Madison Square Garden, had a team-high 19 points โฆ Finished the year with 330 points, 46 assists, 19 steals and 69 rebounds.
2016-17 โข FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 32 games and drew 12 starts โฆ One of only four players to appear in all 32 games โฆ Finished 5th on the team with his 7.5 scoring clip โฆ Scored in double-digits 11 times โฆ Career-best 22 points came against South Carolina on 2-11-17 โฆ Had four games with 2 steals โฆ Season-best 6 rebounds against UTEP on 11-20-16 โฆ Had 17 points opening night against Norfolk State, the most by a freshman in their first game since Chancellor Nichols also had 17 against Christian Brothers in 1987-88 โฆ Finished third with 44 made 3-pointers, the 8th most by a freshman in school history โฆ Also had 23 steals, 22 assists, 55 rebounds and 4 blocked shots โฆ In the SEC Tournament against LSU and Alabama, had 31 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds. 18 of his total came against LSU.
2016 ITALY TOUR
In four games, was second on the team with his 20.5 point average where he hit 54.2 percent of his shots โฆ Eclipsed the 20-point mark three times โฆ Made a team-high 16 3-pointers on 35 attempts โฆ Averaged 5.3 rebounds to along with 4.0 steals and 3.0 assists per game โฆ Hit what proved to be the winning shot against Kosovo in overtime.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for his father, Greg Carter, at Starkville High School โฆ His father lettered at MSU from 1988-91 where he was an All-SEC, an All-American honorable-mention standout and 2016 MSU Hall of Fame Inductee โฆ Earned the stateโs Gatorade Player of the Year after he averaged 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior โฆ Scored 14 points in the Mississippi-Alabama All- Star basketball game in the win โฆ Was tabbed the Starkville Daily News and the Commercial Dispatch Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016 โฆ Collected All-State accolades and tabbed to the Jackson Clarion Ledger prestigious Dandy Dozen list during his senior year โฆ Scored a career-high 43 points against Pontotoc and had nine games of 30-plus points as a senior โฆ Poured in 12 points against Columbus in the 2016 Class 6A state championship ย game โฆ Led Starkville to the Class 6A crown as a junior after he garnered 14 points against Madison Central in the title game โฆ Averaged 17.0 points per game as a junior โฆ selected to the North vs. South All-Star Game following junior campaign โฆ Ranked in the Top 100 by both Rivals and Scout.
PERSONAL
Born on January 14, 1998 โฆ Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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