Carlton Guyton

Carlton Guyton
Guyton in action with Assigeco Casalpusterlengo.
No. 3 – Rethymno Cretan Kings
Position Shooting guard
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1990-08-07) August 7, 1990
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Rich South (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Stockholm Eagles
2013–2014 Ehingen Urspring
2014–2016 Oettinger Rockets
2016–2017 Löwen Braunschweig
2017–2018 Assigeco Casalpusterlengo
2018–present Rethymno Cretan Kings
Career highlights and awards

Carlton Guyton (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 1.93 m (6'4"), he plays at the shooting guard position. After playing two years of college basketball at Mineral Area College and two years at Kent State, Guyton entered the 2012 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Guyton played high school basketball at Rich South High School in Chicago, Illinois. He averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot over 75 percent from the foul line while earning all-conference honors. He also played AAU ball with the Illinois Ice and Bobcat squad.[1]

College career

Mineral Area College

As a freshman at Mineral Area College, he started the final 15 games and helped lead to a 19-12 record and a Region XVI Championship game appearance. He earned all-conference and all-region honors while leading his team to a 20-12 record and an NJCAA Regional XVI semifinal appearance. During the 2009-10 season, Guyton averaged 15 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. [1]

Kent State

During his junior year, Guyton joined Kent State.[2] He played in 32 games averaging 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. At his first season, he was named the MAC Sixth Man of the Year. At his senior year, he appeared in all 33 games, starting in 31 of them, averaging 9.9 points per game to go along with 2.7 rebounds.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Guyton joined Stockholm Eagles of the Basketligan.[3] After a solid season, he moved to Germany and joined Ehingen Urspring.

On May 29, 2014, Guyton joined Oettinger Rockets of the ProA.[4] He stayed at the club for two seasons, before joining Löwen Braunschweig of the Bundesliga, where he averaged 11.2 points per game.

On July 20, 2017, he joined Assigeco Casalpusterlengo of the Serie A2.[5]

On June 21, 2018, Guyton joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kent State Bio". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "KSU men's basketball lands Carlton Guyton". ohio.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Carlton Scootie Guyton has signed for Stockholm Eagles". sport-connect.net. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Carlton Guyton heads to Gotha". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Carlton Guyton signs with l'Assigeco Piacenza". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rethymno inks Carlton Guyton, keeps Travis Daniels". Retrieved June 22, 2018.


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