Vince Carter Profile
Team: Orlando MagicPosition: Forward / Guard
Jersey Number: 15
Height: 6-6 / 1,98
Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.
Nickname: Vinsanity, Half-Man Half-Amazing, VC, Air Canada (while playing for Toronto)
All-Star: 8 times (played 7 times)
NBA Titles: NBA Championship Trophy - none
Born: January 26, 1977 in Daytona Beach, FL
High-School: Daytona Beach Mainland
College: North Carolina
Drafted: 5th pick overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round of the 1998 NBA draft
His Jerseys: Vince Carter blue jerseyVince Carter white jersey
Biography:
Vincent Lamont Carter, Jr. was born on January 26, 1977, in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was the first of two boys born to Michelle and Vince Carter, Sr. Michelle, was a teacher. Vince’s stepfather, Harry Robinson, was a teacher, too. Vince’s natural father, Vince Sr., left the family when Vince was in second grade, and they had little contact thereafter. When Vince thinks “Dad,” he thinks Harry.Vince picked up his first basketball at the age of two. He was obsessed with the game, and idolized Julius Erving. He marveled at the Doctor’s ability to lift off and hang in the air a half-beat longer than anyone else on the court. He copied Dr. J’s moves when he practiced on the playground, imaging himself soaring to the hoop with perfect body control. His moves were so wild that his friends nicknamed him UFO.
Vince’s parents encouraged him to find different outlets for his creativity. Harry was a bandleader, and introduced Vince to the saxophone, trumpet and drums. Vince enjoyed drums the best—probably because he had a lot of energy, and liked to be in charge. Keeping the beat for the marching band did the trick.
Vince had a busy senior year. He maintained a solid 3.0 average, led the Mainland marching band and wrote its halftime music. He was also the most heavily recruited hoopster in Florida. After leading the Buccaneers into some of the country’s most prestigious high school tourneys—and being named Florida’s “Mr. Basketball”—he confounded the experts who predicted he would attend Florida or Florida State and chose North Carolina.
Vince took some heat for leaving the state. Some questioned why he would pass up a chance to be a marquee player at home and go to a school where his skills would not be showcased. Dean Smith ran a system that did not encourage the kind of showmanship Vince was capable of. Michael Jordan had played for Smith and, although he was named College Player of the Year, no one knew how great he was until he reached the NBA.
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