Antoine Labotte Carr (born July 23, 1961) is a retired 16-year National Basketball Association journeyman player well known for the sunglass shades he wore onto the court. He was nicknamed the Big Dog. “NBA” redirects here. ... A journeyman, in team sports, is an athlete who plays for a large number of different teams within a short time, or over a career, and who is considered to be a relatively unsuccessful player. ...

Early life

Antoine Carr was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A tall, garrulous youngster, Carr was a star basketball player at Wichita Heights High School (class of 1979), landing a scholarship to play locally at Wichita State University. A four-year player, Carr was a major contributor on a team that also included future NBA players Xavier McDaniel and Cliff Levingston, averaging 17 points per game while shooting over 55% during his college career. Nickname: Location in Oklahoma County and the state of Oklahoma. ... Wichita Heights High School is a secondary school located in Wichita, Kansas. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Wichita State University (WSU) is an American state-supported university located in the middle-size city of Wichita, Kansas, in the south central part of the state. ... Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963 in Columbia, South Carolina), is a former NBA player who, at 6 7, played small forward for the Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets. ... Clifford Eugene Levingston (born January 4, 1961 in San Diego, California) is a former NBA basketball player. ...

Pro career

Coming off a senior season where he'd averaged 22.5 points and 7.6 rebounds a game in a strong college program, Carr was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (eighth pick overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft out of Wichita State. Despite being a top-ten pick, Carr played the 1983-84 season in Italy with Olimpia Milano. Returning to the NBA in the 1984-85 season, he played six full seasons with the Atlanta Hawks before moving to the Sacramento Kings in the middle of the 1989-90 campaign. While in Sacramento, Carr averaged 20 points per game and was the team's star. He scored 1,551 points that season, by far his best scoring season (aside from that season, he never scored more than 1000 points). Carr also played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he led the team in field goal percentage. He also played a notable first round series in 1994 against the Karl Malone-lead Utah Jazz. Carr was filling in for an injured David Robinson, who had a fractured hand. Carr put on what could be considered the best games of his career, but the Spurs still went down 1-3. Carr was signed as a free agent by the Utah Jazz on October 29, 1994, where he was a periodic starter at the center position beside power forward Karl Malone. When not starting, he settled in as his role as the energetic and jovial sixth man. Coach Jerry Sloan utilized Carr extensively during the two years that the Jazz reached the NBA finals – relying on his experience and ability to control the ball. Carr led the Jazz to victory in Game 5 of the 1998 Finals against the Chicago Bulls with several clutch jumpshots. Carr finished his career with the Houston Rockets and Vancouver Grizzlies, playing 18 games with Houston and 21 with Vancouver in a reserve role. The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... 1983 NBA Draft - 28 June 1983 See also: List of NBA Drafts, NBA Draft ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. ... The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award is the award given by the National Basketball Association to the leagues best player coming off of the bench. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Carr scored over 9000 points in his NBA career. Carr had a strong ability to manage the ball down low, even as a small center. He is known for his power and his ability to easily hit an 18-foot jumper from the top of the key. After receiving an eye injury, Carr wore orange-tinted Oakley sunglasses for the rest of his career.

His brother Henry Carr also played for Wichita State University, and was drafted in 1987 by the Los Angeles Clippers. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• Antoine Carr career statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
• Antoine Carr at ESPN.com
• NBA.com bio
• Antoine Carr at The American Athlete