Carlton Carrington
Carlton Kaleel "Bub" Carrington III (born July 21, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Carrington (7) in 2024 | |
| No. 7 – Pittsburgh Panthers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 21, 2005 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Frances (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College | Pittsburgh (2023–2024) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life edit
Carrington was born on July 21, 2005, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he grew up.[1][2] The third in his family with the same name, he was nicknamed "lil' bub" after the nickname of his father, a basketball coach, later shortened to just "bub".[3][4] He attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, where he played basketball, baseball and football.[1] He scored over 2,000 points in his high school career and after his junior year committed to play college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers, being ranked by 247Sports a four-star guard recruit, the 99th-best recruit overall, and the third-best player from the state.[1][5][6][7] He chose Pittsburgh over eight other offers.[6]
Carrington also was a member of Team Melo in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League travel circuit, being named the EYBL Breakout Player of the Session and second-team All-Session while helping the team reach a spot in the championships.[8] As a senior at Saint Frances in 2022–23, Carrington helped the school have an overall record of 29–11 while going 11–3 in the Baltimore Catholic League (BCL); he was named first-team All-BCL and to the BCL All-Tournament team and averaged more than 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.[1] He also led Saint Frances to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) tournament, which they won for the second time in his tenure, with Carrington being named to the All-Tournament team.[9] He had shooting splits of .490/.380/.860 and set a Saint Frances record with a total of more than 1,000 points scored.[1] He was invited to the DTLR Classic, Jumpman Classic, R1A Classic, More than Basketball Game and to the MLK Classic, earning most valuable player honors in each while setting a MLK Classic record with 42 points scored.[1][10] He was named a Capital All-Star, played at the 50th Annual Hoop Culture Capital Classic, and was All-Tournament at the City of Palms and Triple Threat Classics.[1]
College career edit
Carrington joined the Pittsburgh Panthers for the start of the 2023–24 season and became an immediate starter.[11][12] He started in the exhibition opener against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and the regular season opener against North Carolina A&T.[12] Against North Carolina A&T, he helped the Panthers win 100–52 while totaling 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in a debut in school history and the second in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history, also being the first overall to accomplish the feat at Pittsburgh since 1998.[11][13][14][15] He was named the ACC Rookie of the Week and received the honor again the following week, being the first Pittsburgh player to earn selection back-to-back since 2007–08.[4][16]
Personal life edit
Carrington is a second cousin of 17-year NBA player Rudy Gay.[17]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Carlton Carrington". Pittsburgh Panthers.
- ^ "Carlton Carrington". ESPN.
- ^ Carter, Chrisopher (October 12, 2023). "Guards Jaland Lowe and Carlton Carrington learn from physical practices and past Pitt leaders". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b Hiles, Noah (November 23, 2023). "Pitt freshmen thankful to play in front of family during Thanksgiving trip to Brooklyn". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Cobb, David (June 15, 2022). "Pitt basketball recruiting: Four-star CG Carlton Carrington commits to Panthers in 2023 class". CBS Sports.
- ^ a b Thompson, Stephen (June 15, 2023). "Four-Star G Carlton Carrington Commits To Pitt". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ McGonigal, Johnny (June 16, 2022). "Panthers sign Carrington for 2023". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen. "Pitt Basketball Commit Carlton Carrington Named EYBL Breakout Player of Session". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Carrington Named to Capital All-Star Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. March 25, 2023.
- ^ Hines, Jam (January 17, 2023). "High School Spotlight: 2023 Saint James MLK Classic Eye-Catchers (Part One)". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b Thompson, Stephen (November 6, 2023). "Bub Carrington Makes Pitt History in College Debut". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b "Pitt Freshman Carlton Carrington Brings Superstar Potential". Sports Illustrated. November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Carlton Carrington triple-double paces Pitt in opener". Reuters. November 6, 2023.
- ^ Carter, Christopher (November 7, 2023). "Freshman Bub Carrington is the first player in Pitt hoops history to record triple-double in debut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Carrington Named ACC Rookie of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. November 13, 2023.
- ^ "ACC keeps noticing Pitt freshman". Altoona Mirror. November 21, 2023.
- ^ Gorman, Kevin (October 25, 2023). "Behind leading scorer Blake Hinson, Pitt hoops enters season with a standard of expectations". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.