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Jawan Carter

Senior
Guard
Wilmington, Del./Tatnall (Saint Joseph's)

At Delaware: As A Blue Hen: Expected to start in the backcourt for the Blue Hens for the third consecutive season • Preseason CAA All-Second Team selection • prolific three-point shooter who is adept at driving to the basket • excellent free throw shooter • enters the season ranked sixth in Delaware history with 136 career three-pointers made, seventh with 414 three-pointers attempted, 10th with 308 free throws made, tied for 17th with 234 assists, and 25th with 1,046 points • reached the 1,000-point mark during his Blue Hen career against George Mason on Feb. 24.

2009-10 Season: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection • earned Blue Hen Basketball Club Outstanding Achievement Award and named Colonel C.B. Shaffer Alumni Association MVP • led the CAA and Division I with 39.2 minutes played per game, while his 1,214 minutes played set a UD single season record • also set a Blue Hen single season mark with 227 three-pointers attempted • ranks fourth in a UD single season with 74 three-pointers made, fifth with 171 free throws made and 212 free throws attempted, seventh with 565 points, 14th with 413 field goals attempted, and 15th with 151 assists • finished second in the CAA with 4.9 assists per game, third with 18.2 points per game, fourth with an 80.7 free throw percentage and 2.4 three-pointers made per game, eighth with a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio, 13th with 1.3 steals per game, and 14th with a 38.7 field goal percentage and a 32.6 three-point percentage • reached double figures in 23 consecutive games, the fifth longest streak in Delaware history • eclipsed the 20-point mark in five straight games from Jan. 23 through Feb. 8, the fourth longest streak in UD history • started all 31 games, leading the Blue Hens in most offensive stat categories • paced UD in scoring 21 times • led the Blue Hens with 17 points and three assists against Temple (11/14) • scored a team-high 17 points versus Bucknell (11/18) • scored a career-high 35 points in the double overtime win at Penn (11/21) • set school records by hitting 19 of 26 free throws • scored a team-best 13 points at Siena (11/24) • scored a team-high 23 points while dishing out eight assists against Virginia Tech (11/28), and converted a driving layup with 18 seconds remaining to force overtime • posted 12 points and five assists in the win over Hampton (12/9) • hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 49 seconds remaining, and drained four free throws late to secure the victory • scored a game-high 26 points, grabbed six rebounds, and posted team-bests of four assists and four steals in the win at Vermont (12/20) • posted team-highs of 13 points and six assists at Villanova (12/23) • scored 15 points and dished out a team-high seven assists in the win over Lafayette (12/29) • scored 14 points and handed out six assists while not committing a turnover in the win over Drexel (1/2) • posted first career double-double with a team-high 18 points and a career-best 11 assists at James Madison (1/4) • scored a game-high 27 points and hit a career-high six three-pointers against William & Mary (1/6) • hit the game-tying three-pointer with 22 seconds left in regulation to force overtime • scored a game-high 22 points at VCU (1/9) • led all scorers with 19 points at Northeastern (1/13) • scored 21 points, went 8 of 12 from the field, and posted four steals against Georgia State (1/23) • scored the final five points of regulation to force overtime, and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 50 seconds left in the extra session • scored a game-high 23 points, all in the second half, and handed out eight assists at George Mason (1/27) • led Delaware with 22 points and a career-high nine rebounds at Hofstra (1/30) • scored 30 of the Blue Hens’ 51 points against Northeastern (2/2) • scored a game-high 23 points and dished out six assists while not committing a turnover in the win over UNC Wilmington (2/8) • scored a game-high 17 points at William & Mary (2/10) • led the Blue Hens with 14 points and six assists at Drexel (2/13) • scored a team-high 18 points and dished out nine assists versus Hofstra (2/16) • scored a game-high 25 points against George Mason to eclipse the 1,000-point mark (2/24) • posted a game-high 26 points while adding six rebounds at Towson (2/27) • 2009 CAA Preseason Honorable Mention.

2008-09 Season: Ranked second on the Blue Hens and sixth in the CAA with 15.0 points per game • led the team with 62 three-pointers made and a 77.8 free throw percentage • ranked second with 34 steals and was third with 83 assists • 187 three-pointers attempted rank fourth in a UD single season, while 62 three-pointers made are 10th most • 137 free throws made are also the 10th highest in a UD single season • played 1,095 minutes, the 11th highest total in a single season • ranked eighth in the CAA with a 77.8 free throw percentage and 34.2 minutes played per game, 11th with 1.9 three-pointers made per game, 12th with a 33.2 three-point percentage, and 13th with a 40.1 field goal percentage • reached double figures in 24 of 32 contests, including eight 20-point games • scored in double figures in 14 consecutive games from Nov. 18 through Jan. 5, averaging 18.9 points during that stretch • reached 20 points in five of six games from Dec. 6 through Dec. 30, leading UD in scoring all five of those contests • led the Blue Hens in scoring 12 times on the season • scored a game-high 21 points at Robert Morris (11/18) • scored 16 points and dished out five assists in the win over Saint Bonaventure (11/21) • hit a clutch three-pointer with 40 seconds remaining and drained two game-clinching free throws with three seconds left • scored 30 points in the overtime victory over Marist (11/23), the most points by a Blue Hen in a game on the year • had a steal and an assist in the final minute of regulation to force overtime, and went 6 of 6 from the foul line in the last 30 seconds of the extra session to seal the victory • tied for the team lead with 15 points against Vermont (11/25) • scored 17 points and dished out five assists at Seton Hall (11/29) • scored a game-high 21 points at Old Dominion while tying his season-high with four steals (12/6) • scored a game-best 23 points, all but two in the second half, in the win at Hampton (12/9) • scored a game-high 23 points and dished out six assists against Ohio University (12/13) • scored 16 points and handed out a career-high nine assists, including one on D.J. Boney’s game-winning three-pointer, in the victory at Boston University (12/21) • scored a game-high 24 points versus Marist (12/23) • led all scorers with 24 points and went 4 of 5 from three-point range in the win over Toledo (12/30) • scored 13 points and went 7 of 8 from the free throw line in the triumph over VCU (1/3) • scored a game-high 19 points and went 8 for 8 from the foul line at UNC Wilmington (1/10) • scored 16 points and grabbed a season-high five rebounds against William & Mary (1/17) • scored a game-high 18 points and dished out five assists versus Georgia State (1/24) • hit a game-winning three-pointer with 42 seconds remaining in overtime against Drexel (2/4) • led the Blue Hens with 17 points and dished out four assists at Georgia State (2/7) • scored 19 points in the win over George Mason (2/12) • scored 15 points and had three assists at VCU (2/18) • scored a game-high 26 points and hit a season-high five three-pointers at Bucknell (2/21) • named CAA Player of the Week on December 15.

2007-08 Season: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations after transferring to Delaware from Saint Joseph’s during the summer of 2007.

At Saint Joseph’s
2006-07 Season: Appeared in 32 games while starting 26 for the Hawks • named to Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team • ranked fourth on the team with 7.6 points per game and was second with 74 assists • ranked third on the team with 38 three-pointers made and a 35.8 three-point field goal percentage • averaged 25.7 minutes per game • scored a career-high 20 points in a win over Xavier on January 21 and added 18 in a victory over Lafayette on November 17 • scored in double figures in three consecutive games in late December • hit a career-high five three-pointers against Ohio University.

High School: Named 2006 Delaware State Player of the Year • state’s all-time leading scorer with 2,464 career points • all-state selection in 2005 and 2006 • averaged 29.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a senior • hit 80 three-pointers and shot 80.4 percent from the free throw line • named EA Sports Second Team All-American as a senior • led Tatnall School to the 2006 state championship, scoring 31 points in the title game • named high honorable mention on Street & Smith’s All-America Team four times • played in the Capital Classic in Washington, DC in April, 2006 • averaged 25.9 points as a junior and 23.7 points as a sophomore • earned three letters in football at Tatnall and was selected all-conference.

Personal: Jawan L. Carter • son of William and Rene Carter • marketing major at Delaware with a minor in international business • worked as a telephone interviewer and at National 5 & 10 during the summer • enjoys bowling, modeling, rapping, fashion, cooking, and playing PS3 in his spare time.

YEAR	GP/GS	FG-FGA	Pct.	3-PT-FGA	Pct.	FT-FTA	Pct.	Ast.	Stl.
2008-09	32/32	141-352	.401	62-187	.332	137-176	.778	83	34
2009-10	31/31	160-413	.387	74-227	.326	171-212	.807	151	40
Totals	63/63	301-765	.393	136-414	.329	308-388	.794	234	74