2023-24 MEN'S BASKETBALL Roster
Carter Jr., Chico

Jersey Number 2
Chico Carter Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 198
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Cardinal Newman
- Prev School:
- South Carolina
Bio
2022-23 (South Carolina)
- Started all 25 games he played in, averaging 9.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game before missing the final six games of the season with injury.
- Shot 46.7 percent (49-of-103) from behind-the-arc, the top mark in the SEC.
- Recorded eight games with three or more made 3s.
- Had 16 points, three assists and two steals in a 60-58 rivalry win vs. Clemson (11/11) while securing the game-winning basket. Shot 4-of-6 from three-point range.
- Had a season-high 26 points against Davidson, knocking down a career-best six three-pointers.
- Scored 24 points in the SEC opener at Vanderbilt (1/3) with a career-high six rebounds while dishing out four assists.
- Scored in double figures four more times in conference play with 12 points vs. Ole Miss (1/17), 12 points vs. Florida (1/25), 12 points at Georgia (1/28) and 15 points vs. Vanderbilt (2/14).
- Saw action in 24 games, making his lone start in a 105-75 rout of Army (12/22).
- Was 7-of-13 from the field against Army with 20 points and three steals.
- Shot 37.9 percent overall from behind-the-arc on the season.
- Scored season-high 21 points at Clemson (12/18) including a 9-of-10 performance at the free throw line.
- Had one double figure outing in SEC play, scoring 12 points vs. Florida (1/15) on 5-of-9 shooting.
- Saw action in all 26 games and started the final nine for the Racers.
- Averaged 12.7 points per game for the season and 1.9 assists.
- In the final nine games, he scored 16.9 points per game on 51.8 percent shooting, including 37.0 percent from three-point range.
- Set his career-high three times with a 21-point scoring game vs. Jacksonville State (1/21), 23 points vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/6) and 27 points against Tennessee Tech (2/27).
- Helped the Racers to a regular season conference championship.
- Played in 22 games with two starts, despite battling injuries.
- Scored 6.3 points per game and dished out 51 assists.
- Had six games of double-figure scoring and two of the final three games of the season.
- Had a season-high 20 points against Brescia (11/16).
- Played at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, S.C. where he graduated as the programs all-time leading scorer with 1,868 points.
- Averaged 24.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior while leading Cardinal Newman to the state title.
- As a junior, averaged 21.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
- Both of his parents, Chico Sr. and Kitty, played basketball at Morris College.
- Chico Sr. also starred in baseball, garnering freshman of the year, all-region and all-conference accoldaes all four years before being drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1990.
- Kitty also starred on the court, earning freshman of the year honors in 1985.
- Sister, Cierra, had a standout career on the court for Furman (2015-18), earning several accolades including SoCon All-Freshman Team and All-SoCon Second Team honors as a junior and senior. Finished her career ranked 11th in Paladin history in scoring with 1,383 career points and fifth in rebounding with 859 rebounds.
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