Chennedy Carter (/ˈkɛnədi/ KEN-ə-dee;[1] born November 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Wuhan Shengfan of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). She played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies. Carter was chosen fourth overall in the 2020 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream.
 Carter with the Chicago Sky in 2024 | |
| No. 7 – Wuhan Shengfan | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | WCBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 14, 1998 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Timberview (Arlington, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M (2017–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Selected by the Atlanta Dream | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2020 | Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor |
| 2021 | Maccabi Raanana |
| 2022 | AZS Poznań |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2022–2023 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 2023 | Heilongjiang Dragons |
| 2024 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 2024–present | Chicago Sky |
| 2024–2025 | Wuhan Shengfan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early life
editCarter grew up in Mansfield, Texas, with three brothers.[2] When she was in elementary school, she idolized Allen Iverson.[3] Her father, Broderick, made her dribble a tennis ball in grass as a drill. "Me and my dad, we’d work out no matter what. Whether it was raining, snowing, pouring outside, it didn’t matter," she said. "He is my biggest supporter."[3][4]
She graduated in 2017 from Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, as a McDonald’s All-American and the number six prospect in espnW’s HoopGurlz Top 100 with a 70-4 record over her junior and senior seasons. She was a member of the USA Basketball team that won gold in the summer of 2016 at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Valdivia, Chile. In November 2016, she signed a letter of intent with Texas A&M.[5][6] Since high school, she has had the nickname "Hollywood".[4]
Professional career
editSince she turned 22 in 2020, she was eligible for the 2020 WNBA draft. On March 29, Carter declared for the draft, forgoing her senior season.[7] On April 17, she was drafted fourth overall by the Atlanta Dream. She became the highest drafted player in Texas A&M history.[8]
“I came in here with a chip on my shoulder,” Carter said, "even with being picked fourth, and I feel like that chip has been there my entire life." When Carter joined Atlanta, Coach Nicki Collen said Carter was misunderstood. Collen said. "I think she wants to win and she wants to be the best, but I also think she felt a little bit overshadowed by (the number one drafted player University of Oregon and New York Liberty star) Sabrina Ionescu in the draft, and it's very hard in that scenario."[4]
WNBA
edit2020
editIn her rookie season playing for the Atlanta Dream, she became the youngest player in WNBA history to score 30 points at 21 years and 266 days when she put up 35 against Seattle (8/6). She was considered the top candidate for the WNBA Rookie of the Year award until she sustained an ankle injury in the team's loss to the Connecticut Sun. Carter was sidelined for six games. She returned to the court on August 30 and scored 26 points in 26 minutes against Los Angeles. She scored at least 25 points on four occasions, becoming the fourth first-year player to score 25+ points in a game for Atlanta. At the end of the season, Carter was named to the 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team.[9]
2021
editIn July 2021, the Dream suspended Carter indefinitely for "conduct detrimental to the team".[10] It was reported that before the suspension, Carter indicated she wanted to fight another Dream player who had asked her to improve her attitude during a game.[11] Carter did not play again for the Dream after the suspension, and the team traded her to the Los Angeles Sparks for the 2022 season.[10]
2022
editIn her season on the Sparks, Carter played in 24 games and started two of those.[10] She averaged "8.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 16.4 minutes per game" in that season.[12] In March 2023, the Sparks waived Carter and were obligated to pay her protected $86,701 salary under the terms of the contract.[13] The Los Angeles Times reported that Carter had been benched for "poor conduct" during the season.[12] After Derek Fisher was fired as the team's head coach during the 2022 season, the interim coach, Fred Williams, did not play Carter for four games due to a "coach's decision".[14]
2023
editCarter did not play in the WNBA in the 2023 season.[10]
2024
editThe Chicago Sky signed Carter for the 2024 season under head coach Teresa Weatherspoon.[10]
Overseas
editIn August 2020, she agreed to terms with Turkey's Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor for her first overseas season.[15] She left the team early because she was homesick.[16]
In 2023 she played for Bursa in Turkey.[13]
Carter signed with Wuhan Shengfan of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association for the 2024–2025 season.[17]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
editRegular season
editStats current through end of 2024 regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Atlanta | 16 | 16 | 25.4 | .473 | .375 | .821 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | Atlanta | 11 | 11 | 25.5 | .455 | .111 | .875 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 14.2 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles | 24 | 2 | 16.4 | .450 | .200 | .745 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | Did not play (waived) | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Chicago | 33 | 20 | 26.0 | .487 | .290 | .730 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 17.5 |
| Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 84 | 49 | 23.1 | .473 | .293 | .774 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 14.6 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Texas A&M | 36 | 44.3% | 38.3% | 79.1% | 3.64 | 4.92 | 0.14 | 1.89 | 22.67 |
| 2018–19 | Texas A&M | 29 | 40.3% | 35.2% | 71.7% | 4.76 | 3.45 | 0.24 | 1.45 | 23.31 |
| 2019–20 | Texas A&M | 23 | 45.2% | 25.3% | 72.9% | 4.30 | 3.48 | 0.17 | 1.70 | 21.35 |
| Career | 88 | 43.1% | 34.6% | 74.8% | 4.18 | 4.06 | 0.18 | 1.69 | 22.53 |
| Year | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Texas A&M | 36 | 298 | 673 | 69 | 180 | 151 | 191 | 131 | 177 | 5 | 68 | 816 |
| 2018-19 | Texas A&M | 29 | 238 | 591 | 58 | 165 | 142 | 198 | 138 | 100 | 7 | 42 | 676 |
| 2019-20 | Texas A&M | 23 | 196 | 434 | 21 | 83 | 78 | 107 | 99 | 80 | 4 | 39 | 491 |
| Career | 88 | 732 | 1698 | 148 | 428 | 371 | 496 | 368 | 357 | 16 | 149 | 1983 |
References
edit- ^ "Chenedy Carter". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Chennedy Carter". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Swagger Like Us". The Players' Tribune. March 24, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Foster-Brasby, Terrika (August 28, 2020). "Chennedy 'Hollywood' Carter Shines Brightest When the Lights Are On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Chennedy Carter Is Bringing 'Hollywood' to the WNBA". SLAM. December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "No. 6 prospect Carter commits to Texas A&M". ESPN.com. November 14, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Three-Time All-American Guard Chennedy Carter Declares for WNBA Draft". Sports Illustrated. March 29, 2020. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Chennedy Carter is Highest Draft Pick in Program History". 12th man. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Chennedy Carter". WNBA. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Kwiecinski, Chris (May 29, 2024). "'The best version of me': Why being wanted in Chicago means the world to Sky guard Chennedy Carter". FOX 32 Chicago. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Nusbaum, Spencer (July 8, 2021). "How Chennedy Carter earned a suspension from the Atlanta Dream". The Next. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sparks waive guard Chennedy Carter after rocky tenure with team". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Lawson-Freeman, Callie (March 17, 2023). "Sparks waive former lottery pick Chennedy Carter after tumultuous 3 years in league". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Clare (August 12, 2022). "Sparks' Chennedy Carter returns after Fred Williams' change of heart". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ Hurd, Sean (July 31, 2023). "Chennedy Carter is not finished in the WNBA". Andscape. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Chennedy Carter agreed terms with Wuhan". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Chennedy Carter WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
