2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Jevon Carter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Maywood, Ill.
- High School:
- Proviso East HS
2016-17 (Junior)
- 2016-17 NABC Defensive Player of the Year and Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year
- 2017 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award
- Named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- Named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- Named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team for the third year in a row
- Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team
- Named to the USBWA All-District II Team and NABC All-District Second Team
- Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball First Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District II First Team
- Finished seventh nationally in steals per game and led the Big 12 Conference
- Scored 500 points in a season, marking the 46th time that has happened in school history
- Became WVU’s 51st 1,000-point scorer, now ranks 37th all-time with 1,118 career points
- Had 29 games in double figures and six 20-point games
- Had three double-doubles in 2016-17 (points and rebounds)
- Set the school record for most steals ever by a WVU junior with 92
- Has recorded 218 career steals, needing 34 to break the WVU school record
- Led WVU in scoring with 13.5 points per game and dished out 137 assists
- Shot 43.9 percent from the field, 38.9 percent from 3 and 77.4 percent from the free throw line
- Finished 11th in the Big 12 in scoring, ninth in assists, 10th in free throw percentage, ninth in 3-point field goal percentage, seventh in 3-point field goals made, seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio and 10th in minutes played
- Scored a game-high 21 points against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament
- Matched his season best with 24 points against Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament
- Finished with 11 points and seven rebounds against Bucknell in the NCAA Tournament
- Had 18 points against Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship
- Scored 21 points with five 3-point field goals against Texas in the Big 12 Championship
- Scored his 1,000 career point in his 100th career game at Baylor and finished with 18 points
- Scored a team-high 15 points at TCU
- Had 24 points for the second game in a row against Texas along with 10 rebounds
- Scored a season-high 24 points in 45 minutes of action against Texas Tech
- Finished with 11 points at Kansas
- Scored a game-high 19 points with nine rebounds against Kansas State
- Posted a game-high 19 points to go with nine rebounds against Texas A&M
- Nearly had a triple-double with nine points, eight rebounds and nine assists vs. Kansas
- Second double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Kansas State
- First career double-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists against Oklahoma
- Naismith Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 16
- Posted 17 points for the second consecutive game at Texas
- Had 17 points, seven assists and five steals in the win over No. 1 Baylor
- Scored 13 points, including three 3-point field goals in the second half, against TCU
- Scored 11 points, with six assists and four steals in a career-high 40 minutes at Texas Tech
- Finished with 15 points, six assists and four steals at Oklahoma State
- Had 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals against Northern Kentucky
- Scored 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting with five assists and three steals against Radford
- Had 10 points, six assists and three steals against UMKC
- Season-high 13 points and match his career best with six steals against Western Carolina
- Finished with a team-high 11 points to go with five assists and three steals at Virginia
- Scored 10 points, had six rebounds and posted six steals in the NIT Season Tip-Off against Illinois
- Scored 12 points to go with five steals against New Hampshire
- Had 10 points, eight assists and four steals against Mississippi Valley State
- Scored 10 points in the season opener against Mount St. Mary’s
2015-16 (Sophomore)
- Named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball First Team
- Started all 35 contests at point guard
- Averaged 9.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game
- Led the team with 114 assists and 59 steals
- Was 11th in the Big 12 in assists per game
- Finished fourth in the Big 12 in steals per game (1.69)
- Was eighth in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio
- Led the team with a 27.7 minutes per game average
- Hit a team-high 44 3-point field goals
- Posted a season-high 26 points on 6-of-9 shooting from 3 in the Big 12 Championship win over OU
- Scored 15 points against TCU in the Big 12 Championship
- Finished with eight points, eight assists and three steals at Baylor
- Had nine points, five assists and four steals against Texas Tech
- Finished with a career-high eight assists and seven points in the home win vs. Baylor
- Grabbed a season-high six rebounds at Oklahoma
- Scored 10 points with five rebounds in the win over No. 1 Kansas
- Had a game-high 16 points with five assists against Oklahoma State
- Scored 13 points with five assists and four rebounds at TCU
- Posted a game-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting at Virginia Tech
- Had 11 points against Eastern Kentucky
- Scored 15 points with five rebounds and three assists against Marshall
- Named Most Outstanding Player of the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
- Scored 21 points with three assists and five steals against UL Monroe
- Named to the all-tournament team at the Las Vegas Invitational
- Scored 13 points against Richmond and 12 points vs. San Diego St. in the Las Vegas Invitational
- Had 11 points and four steals vs. Bethune-Cookman
- Scored 19 points against James Madison in Charleston
- Started the season opener vs. N. Kentucky, finishing with 24 points, six assists and five steals
2014-15 (Freshman)
- Named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Appeared in all 35 games, starting four contests
- Averaged 8.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game
- Was second on the team with 62 assists
- Led the Mountaineers in steals with 67
- Set the WVU freshman record for steals (67)
- 67 steals tied for the eighth most in a season in school history
- Averaged 23.8 minutes per game
- Led WVU with 48 3-point field goals
- 11 games in double figures
- Had six steals in the NCAA Tournament against Maryland
- Scored eight points with four steals against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship
- Had five points and four assists against Oklahoma State
- Made his first career start at Baylor and finished with a game-high 25 points
- Was 7-of-13 from 3-point range at Baylor, marking the 15th time a WVU player had 7 or more 3s in a game
- Had 10 points against Texas
- Scored 13 points, including two late 3s, and grabbed six rebounds in the win over Kansas
- Finished with 10 points against Kansas State
- Scored 13 points against Baylor
- Finished with nine points against Kansas State
- Had eight points against TCU, including the two game winning free throws with 0.9 seconds left in overtime
- Scored nine points at Texas
- Had a team-high 18 points (4-of-6 from 3) with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Oklahoma
- Finished with 11 points and four steals at Texas Tech
- Had seven points, four rebounds, six assists and six steals at TCU
- Became the 11th different player in school history to have six assists and six steals in a game
- Finished with four rebounds and five steals against Virginia Tech
- Had 10 points, three assists and three steals against Wofford
- Scored eight points against NC State
- Finished with 14 points and six rebounds against Marshall
- Named the Eddie Barrett Most Outstanding Player of the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
- Had three points against Northern Kentucky
- Scored 28 points on 12-of-14 shooting in 17 minutes against VMI
- With 28 points, he was three points shy of tying the school record for points in a game by a WVU freshman
- Had five points against Connecticut
- Scored 15 points (13 in the second half) in the comeback win against Boston College
- Had seven points and three steals against George Mason
- Scored eight points against Lafayette
- Played 22 minutes in his first collegiate game against Monmouth
High School
- 2014 Chicago Tribune All-State boys basketball team special mention selection
- Averaged 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals as a senior
- Led his team in scoring with 18 points per game as a junior
- Helped his school to a runner-up finish and a fourth-place finish in the Illinois State Basketball Tournament during his high school career
- Played at Proviso East High, for coach Donnie Boyce
- One of the top 75 guards in this year’s senior class by ESPN
- Played AAU basketball with Next Level Performance, where he averaged around 19 points and seven assists
Personal
- Son of Leroy Carter and Cynthia Johnson
- Birthday is September 14
- Majoring in sport management
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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