Biography
HONORS
2021-22
- All-Southland Second Team
- Southland Tip-Off All-Tournament
- SoCal Challenge All-Tournament
2020-21 (At Norfolk)
- All-MEAC Second Team
- MEAC All-Tournament
- HBCU Co-Player of the Year from HBCU All-Stars LLC/CBS Sports
- HBCU All-America second-team accolades from BoxToRow
- 3x MEAC Player of the Week (12/8, 2/9, 2/16)
- AD's Honor Roll
2019-20 (At Norfolk)
- AD's Honor Roll
2020-21 Season (Norfolk State): Started all 25 games during his senior season … named to the All-MEAC second team … earned a spot on the MEAC All-Tournament Team… led the team with 14.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game with 1.1 steals … made 40.9 percent from the floor (135-of-330) and 91-of-132 from the free throw line (68.9 percent) … totaled 372 points, 128 rebounds, 101 assists, 27 steals and 11 blocks on the year … ranked seventh in NSU Division I season records with 4.04 assists per game and ninth in total assists (101) … ended his career 12th all-time at NSU in assists per game (3.49), 16th in defensive rebounds per game (4.11) and 19th in steals per game (1.43) … stood fourth in the MEAC in minutes (32.6), fifth in assists (4.0) and assist-turnover ratio (1.8), seventh in scoring (14.9), ninth in defensive rebounds (4.2) and 13th in free throw percentage (68.9) and rebounding (5.1) … ranked No. 129 in the nation in assists per game, No. 152 in assist-turnover ratio (1.77) and 98th in total free throws (91) … scored in double figures in 23 of 25 games, including 20 or more points in three games … hit two free throws with 8.6 seconds left for the final points in a 54-53 win over Appalachian State in the NCAA Tournament on March 18 … also made two free throws with 40.0 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime in a victory at Delaware State on Jan. 17, posting a double-double of 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a career-best 43 minutes … had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds at UNC Greensboro on Dec. 13 … nearly posted a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high nine assists in a MEAC Tournament win over North Carolina Central on March 11 … came close with 29 points on a career-high 11-of-13 shooting in a win over Hampton on Dec. 7 with nine rebounds and eight assists … scored a career-high 31 points on a career-high 11-of-20 shooting, 8-of-8 from the free throw line, with eight points, seven assists and two steals in a win over Coppin State on Feb. 7 … the next day, again almost came away with a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
2020-21 Season (Norfolk State): Competed in 28 games and made 13 starts as junior… member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … averaged 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 26.9 minutes per game … averaged 10.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in MEAC games … shot 47 percent from the field (102-of-218) and went 61-of-102 from the free throw line … totaled 271 points, 158 rebounds, 84 assists, 49 steals and three blocks … ranked fourth in the MEAC in steals (1.8), seventh in assist-turnover ratio (1.3), ninth in assists (3.0), 11th in field goal percentage (46.8), 12th in rebounding (5.6), 13th in defensive rebounds (4.0) and 22nd in scoring (9.7)… ranked No. 79 in the nation in steals (1.75) … stood 14th in NSU Division I records in steals per game (1.75) … had 17 games with 10 or more points, including three double-doubles … nearly had a triple-double with 16 points on a season-high 7-of-11 shooting, career highs of 10 assists and seven steals, and five rebounds in a win over the Apprentice School on Nov. 14 … went for a season-high 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting with eight rebounds and four assists in a win over Delaware State on Feb. 8 … posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in a win at Howard on Jan. 11.
2018-19 Season (Odessa College): Played in 35 games with 10 starts … averaged 2.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game … shot 40-of-89 from the floor (44.9 percent) … totaled 91 points, 92 rebounds, 51 assists, 46 steals and four blocks on the year … led Odessa to a 28-7 overall record, 14-2 in the conference, and to the Elite Eight of the NJCAA Division I Championship … had two games with 10 or more points, including a season-high 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting with six rebounds and two steals in a win over Angelina College on Nov. 4 … added 10 points and three steals versus Ranger College on Nov. 9, making all four field goal attempts … totaled seven points in a win over Clarendon College on Jan. 21 with three rebounds, three assists and a season-high five steals … scored six points in wins over North Lake College on Nov. 10 (with three steals), Loyalty Prep on Dec. 7 and South Plains College on Feb. 28 (with four rebounds, three steals and two assists) … had six rebounds and a season-high 12 assists against Loyalty Prep … grabbed nine rebounds in a win over Glendale CC on Nov. 15.
2017-18 Season (Chipola College): Competed in 20 games with one start … averaged 5.1 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game … shot 36-of-89 from the floor (40.4 percent) … totaled 102 points, 57 assists, 54 rebounds, 28 steals and three blocks … led Chipola to a 22-8 record, 8-4 in the conference … scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting with six assists and a season-best seven rebounds in a win at Tallahassee CC on Jan. 9 … had nine points in three straight games from Nov. 13-24 … scored nine in back-to-back wins over Baton Rouge CC and Southern University-Shreveport on Nov. 13 and 14, respectively … also had six rebounds in both games with four and six assists, respectively … added nine points at College of Central Florida on Nov. 24 … shot a combined 11-of-16 in those three games … added eight points with a season-high eight assists in a win over Denmark Technical College on Nov. 11 … went for seven points in a win over Washington Academy on Dec. 1, and against Pensacola State College on Feb. 3 with five rebounds… went for a season-high three steals in wins at Pensacola State College on Jan. 18 and at Gulf Coast State College on Feb. 7, posting six rebounds and six assists as well.
High School/Prep: Competed for Montverde Academy near Orlando, Florida for a postgrad year in 2016-17 … Most Outstanding Player of the 2016 DMVelite East Coast Prep School Showcase … also named to the all-tournament team at the 2017 SLAM National Post-Grad Championship … held offers from Kansas State, IUPUI, Hofstra, ODU, Eastern Kentucky, Toledo, Northern Arizona, Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss coming out of school … was listed as a four-star recruit for the class of 2017 … competed for Woodside High School his senior year in 2015-16 … averaged 13.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game … led Woodside to the Class 6A state semifinals and a 20-6 overall record … competed for Capitol Christian Academy in Lanham, Maryland his junior year in 2014-15 … averaged 8.0 points per game … also competed for Woodside High School as a freshman and sophomore from 2012-14 … was named second-team All-6A South Region his sophomore year in 2013-14 … led Woodside to a 22-4 record that year.
Personal: Born Devante Laquon Carter on Nov. 24, 1997 … son of Tamika & Corey Carter … has two sisters, Nalani and Koriana … interdisciplinary studies major.
