#1 Michael Carter-Williams
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6'5" 176 lbs Guard
HS: St. Andrews School Barrington, RI
HS: Hamilton Wenham Hamilton, MA
Born: 10/12/1991 Hamilton, MA
Season Stats
Season Cl Pos G GS Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3Pt 3PA % Asst Reb DReb OReb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
2011-12 Fr G 26 0 269 25 58
43.1%
 13 23
56.5%
 7 18
38.9%
 54 38 29 9 25 0 16 20 7 70 2.7 2.1 1.5
2012-13 So G 40 40 1408 155 394
39.3%
 129 186
69.4%
 35 120
29.2%
 292 195 144 51 92 5 136 111 19 474 11.9 7.3 4.9
Career    
66
49
1677
180
452
39.8%
142
209
67.9%
42
138
30.4%
346
233
173
60
117
5
152
131
26
544
8.2
5.2
3.5

Michael Carter-Williams was guard for Syracuse basketball. He was tall and lanky, with excellent ball handling skills. He was a McDonald's All-American out of high school.

Michael Carter-Williams Syracuse Orange BasketballCarter-Williams showed a lot of promise his freshman year, especially with his ball handling, with 54 assists and only 16 turnovers. He was unfortunately a freshman guard sitting behind three talented upper classmen in Scoop Jardine, Brandon Triche and Dion Waiters. It was actually quite a compliment to him that he was getting playing time. He had 8 assists against George Washington early in the season, and a season high 13 points against St. Johns. He did not have too many opportunities in clutch moments, but came up really big with a couple of nice three point shots in a close UConn game. His baskets turned the momentum of the game, and the Orange were off running for the win. He played most of the season, but did not see any playing time in the post season as coach Jim Boeheim favored his experienced players.

Carter-Williams would have a sophomore season full of spectacular plays mixed with inconsistent play. He took over as the point guard of the team and displayed excellent court vision, but often combined that with poor decision making. He was a tremendous defensive asset at the top of the key, using his long reach and height to pick off opposing passes which led to easy fast breaks. He was a strong rebounder for a guard and flirted with a triple double a few times in the season, though never achieving the feat.

Carter-Williams had a poor perimeter shot, and often made poor shot selections. Teams learned to back off of him defensively, preventing him from driving to the lane. His low point of the season was the Temple game where he shot 3 of 17 from the floor, along with 7 for 15 from the free throw line. His Temple counterpart Khalif Wyatt meanwhile would scored 33 points, including 15 for 15 from the free throw line.

Against Arkansas in the SEC/Big East Challenge, Carter-Williams nearly had a triple double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. He had a career high 16 assists against Monmouth, twelve games with 10+ assists, and would finish the year with the second most assists in a single season, trailing only Sherman Douglas.

Carter-Williams had late game heroics in the Big East tournament, stealing the ball late against Pitt, and then making his free throws down the stretch to seal the win. He was solid in the NCAA tournament with a career high 24 point effort against Indiana, and followed that up with a great balanced effort against Marquette that included 8 rebounds, 6 assists and only one turnover. Carter-Williams would struggle a lot in the Final Four against Michigan, scoring a season low 2 points, along with only 2 assists and 5 turnovers. He would get called for a highly questionable blocking foul with about three minutes left in the game, and with just over two minutes left, he would foul out of the game.

Carter-Williams would announce he was leaving school early to enter the NBA draft in June. He would be drafted in the first round with the 11th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76'ers.

NBA Career Statistics
Season Team Pos G Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3FGA 3FGM % Asst Reb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
2013-14
Philadelphia
 G
70
2414
427
1054
40.5%
258
367
70.3%
55
208
26.4%
441
437
213
247
130
43
1,167
16.7
6.3
6.2
2014-15
Phi/Mil
 G
66
2149
364
919
39.6%
202
291
69.4%
36
153
23.5%
442
353
167
253
111
30
966
14.6
6.7
5.3
2015-16
Milwaukee
 G
54
1649
251
555
45.2%
106
162
65.4%
15
55
27.3%
281
276
162
153
80
41
623
11.5
5.2
5.1
2016-17
Chicago
 G
45
846
112
306
36.6%
58
77
75.3%
15
64
23.4%
113
152
102
66
38
23
297
6.6
2.5
3.4
2017-18
Charlotte
 G
52
835
76
229
33.2%
73
89
82.0%
14
59
23.7%
116
138
99
52
44
23
239
4.6
2.2
2.7
2018-19
Houston/Orlando
 G
28
372
46
123
37.4%
32
53
60.4%
10
38
26.3%
70
70
48
20
20
15
134
4.8
2.5
2.5
2019-20
Orlando
 G
45
833
111
260
42.7%
79
95
83.2%
22
75
29.3%
109
147
87
52
49
22
323
7.2
2.4
3.3
2020-21
Orlando
 G
31
800
105
270
38.9%
49
80
61.3%
15
61
24.6%
129
139
81
69
25
17
274
8.8
4.2
4.5
2022-23
Orlando
 G
4
44
6
14
42.9%
4
7
57.1%
1
3
33.3%
7
5
5
4
1
1
17
4.3
1.8
1.3
Total
   G
395
9,942
1,498
3,370
40.2%
861
1,221
70.5%
 183 716 25.6%
1,708
1,708
964
-
916
498
215
4,040
10.2
4.3
4.3

Carter-Williams would explode onto the NBA scene with an impressive first game performance. Against the defending world champion Miami Heat, he would score 22 points with 12 assists, 7 rebounds, and 9 steals. Carter-Williams would have several high points to his rookie year, and would earn the NBA Rookie of the Year. He would be traded to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through his second season in the league. The Bucks would trade him to the Chicago Bulls shortly before the 2016-17 season, and he would play for the Charlotte Hornets in 2017-18, Houston in 2018, and Orlando in 2019-21. MCW would miss all of the 2021-22 season and most of the 2022-23 season due to injuries.

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