Cory Carr
Cory Jermaine Carr (born December 5, 1975) is an American-born Israeli retired basketball player and head coach of Israeli women's basketball team Bnot Herzliya.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | December 5, 1975 Fordyce, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kingsland (Kingsland, Arkansas) |
| College | Texas Tech (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1999–2017 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 1999 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1999–2000 | New Mexico Slam |
| 2000 | Pau-Orthez |
| 2000–2002 | Maccabi Raanana |
| 2002 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2003 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2003–2004 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 2004 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| 2004–2005 | Elitzur Ashkelon |
| 2005–2006 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2006–2007 | RB Montecatini Terme |
| 2007–2008 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| 2009–2010 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| 2010–2011 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2011 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2012–2013 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2013–2014 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
| 2014–2015 | AS Ramat Hasharon |
| 2015–2016 | Elitzur Ramla B.C. |
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Acre |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Carr had formerly been a player of the Chicago Bulls and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. After a successful high school basketball career in Kingsland, Arkansas,[1] he went on to play at Texas Tech. During his college career, he scored 1,904 career points and grabbed 411 rebounds. He also made 262 three-point shots.
After being selected in the second round of the NBA Draft in 1998 by the Atlanta Hawks, Carr would play that sole season (the lockout-shortened 1999 season) with the Chicago Bulls, averaging 4 points in 42 appearances.
In 2000, Carr arrived at Israel, beginning a long career in this country. He played in Ironi Nahariya, Elitzur Ashkelon, Maccabi Givat Shmuel, Ironi Ashkelon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa B.C..[2] During that period, he has also played overseas in France, Italy and Cyprus. [3] In the beginning of the 2009/2010 season Carr became an Israeli citizen.
In 2016/2017 he was the coach of the youth team of Maccabi Gedera.
Carr is a cousin of NBA player Cliff Levingston.[4]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.basket.co.il/PlayerPage.asp?PlayerNumber=21&TeamId=848&cYear=2013 Maccabi Haifa 2013 stats
- Cory Carr. Eurobasket.com.
- 1998-99 Chicago Bulls media guide
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- Cory Carr received an Israeli citizenship (Hebrew)