Curtis Carter (basketball)

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Curtis Carter
Personal information
Bornc.1950
NationalityAmerican
Listed height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
High schoolSumner (Kansas City)
College
NBA draft1971: 15th round, 222nd overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
PositionCenter
Career history
1975–1976KR
Career highlights and awards

Curtis Carter, sometime spelled Curtiss Carter (born c. 1950), is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed The Truck,[1] he and fellow American Jimmy Rogers, who signed with Ármann, have been credited for revolutionizing the Icelandic basketball scene after they became the first foreign born professional players in the Icelandic Basketball League in 1975.[2][3]

Early life

Carter grew up in

Missouri Southern State University[5] and Bishop College before being drafted by the Phoenix Suns 15th round of the 1971 NBA draft. He was released by the Suns in mid-June 1971 before playing any game.[6]

Iceland

Carter joined

Valur, he was issued a warning and later a technical foul for repeatedly dunking the ball during the game, a move that was illegal by the rules at that time. The game officials where also worried that the bolts holding the basket to the ceiling would not be able to sustain his powerful dunks.[9]

The first meeting between Carter and Rogers on December 16 was highly anticipated and did not disappoint.

Icelandic Basketball Federation and where threatened with a six-game suspension for any future fights. The verdict was highly criticized, both for the short suspension and for the threat of a longer suspension that only applied to them, as referees were worried that opposing players would try to harass them and goad into a fight.[16]

In the end, Rogers and Ármann came out on the top in the league after beating KR in the last game of the season, guaranteeing them the first place and the national championship. Carter did beat Rogers for the scoring title, leading the league with 451 points, followed by Rogers with 365 points and Kristján Ágústsson with 337 points.[17]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Við erum beztir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 December 1975. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Vallarstarfsmenn fyrstu meistararnir". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 November 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. Dagblaðið Vísir
    (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Reyna að tala ensku þó skiljist varla á íslenzku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 March 1976. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. The Kansas City Times
    . 3 May 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ "7 rookie Suns axed". newspaper.com. The Arizona Republic. 16 June 1971. p. 35. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ^ "KR fær líka risa". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 September 1975. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ^ ""Trukkurinn" vakti mikla hrifningu". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 14 October 1975. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Trukkurinn var að brjóta niður húsið!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 November 1975. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. ^ Björn Blöndal (16 December 1975). "Blökkumannaslagur í Höllinni í kvöld". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Trukkur KR-inga vildi hnefaleika í lokin". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 17 December 1975. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Blökkumennirnir létu hnefa semja sátt en Ármenningar sigruðu í leiknum 85 – 81". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 December 1975. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Blóðug slagsmál á milli blökkumannanna". Vísir (in Icelandic). 17 December 1975. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Risaslagur í Laugardalshöll". Dagblaðið. 17 December 1975. pp. 1, 12–13. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Jimmy vann einvígið — Trukkur hnefaleikana". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 18 December 1975. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Bannmálið dregur dilk á eftir sér". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 January 1976. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ^ Kjartan L. Pálsson (29 March 1976). "Ármann braut einveldi ÍR og KR!". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. "12". Retrieved 28 July 2018.

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