DeMarre Carroll

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DeMarre Carroll
Carroll with the Brooklyn Nets in 2018
Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-07-27) July 27, 1986 (age 38)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2009: 1st round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career2009–2020
PositionSmall forward
Number1, 0, 3, 5, 9, 77
Coaching career2022–present
Career history
As player:
2009–2011Memphis Grizzlies
2010–2011→Dakota Wizards
2011Houston Rockets
2011–2012Denver Nuggets
2012–2013Utah Jazz
2013–2015Atlanta Hawks
2015–2017Toronto Raptors
2017–2019Brooklyn Nets
2019–2020San Antonio Spurs
2020Houston Rockets
As coach:
2022–2023Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2023–2024Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2024–presentCleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

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DeMarre LaEdrick Carroll (born July 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as the 27th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA draft. Carroll played in the NBA for 11 seasons with the Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Missouri Tigers.

Early life

Carroll was born to parents Ed, a pharmacist and minister, and Cynthia Carroll.[1] He was raised in Forestdale, Alabama.[1] Carroll credits his inspiration to play basketball as his older brother DeLonte who died of a brain tumor at the age of nine.[1]

Carroll attended Minor High School in Adamsville until he transferred to John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham prior to the start of the 2002–03 season.[1] He partnered with Alabama point guard Ronald Steele at John Carroll Catholic to lead the Cavaliers to back-to-back Alabama Class 6A state titles.[1][2] He earned first team All-State, All-Area, All-Region, All-District and All-Metro recognition as a junior and senior and helped JCCHS to a combined 67–3 mark his final two seasons, culminating in those consecutive state crowns. He averaged 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds as a junior for John Carroll's undefeated 36–0 state championship squad, before recording averages of 19.7 points and 10.7 rebounds as a senior en route to the team's 31–3 championship season.[1] He capped his prep career by scoring a game-high 27 points in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game and was named MVP of the 2004 Alabama Class 6A State Tournament.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Carroll was listed as the No. 40 small forward and the No. 148 player in the nation in 2004.[3]

College career

After a successful sophomore year at Vanderbilt, he surprised the team when he decided to transfer to Missouri in 2006 to play for his uncle Mike Anderson. Carroll helped lead Missouri to the Elite Eight (national quarterfinals) of the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament during his senior year. He was nicknamed the "Junkyard Dog" because of his toughness and relentless play.[4]

Health issues

When Carroll came to Missouri, he complained of itchy legs, and was convinced that he was suffering from an allergy. After he was examined by several specialists, they came up with a considerably more serious diagnosis—liver disease. It was ultimately determined that Carroll would possibly need a liver transplant, but not for at least 20 years after his diagnosis and most likely after the end of any potential professional basketball career. His illness was revealed several weeks before the 2009 NBA draft.[5] At 1:30 a.m. on July 5, 2007, Carroll was shot in the ankle during a domestic dispute at a nightclub in Columbia, Missouri.[6]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2009–2011)

Carroll was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the Memphis Grizzlies.[7] He played primarily off the bench during his tenure with the Memphis Grizzlies. On December 14, 2010, he was assigned to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League.[8] He was recalled on January 5, 2011.

Houston Rockets (2011)

On February 24, 2011, Carroll was traded, along with Hasheem Thabeet and a future first-round draft pick, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Shane Battier and Ish Smith.[9] On April 11, 2011, he was waived by the Rockets.

Denver Nuggets (2011–2012)

On December 12, 2011, the Denver Nuggets made Carroll a non-guaranteed training camp invitee. He appeared in four games with the Nuggets during the 2011–12 regular season before being waived on February 4, 2012.[10]

Utah Jazz (2012–2013)

On February 8, 2012, Carroll signed with the Utah Jazz.[11]

Atlanta Hawks (2013–2015)

Carroll (right) with the Hawks in May 2015, defending Paul Pierce of the Washington Wizards

On August 3, 2013, Carroll signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[12] On February 22, 2014, he scored a then career-high 24 points in the 107–98 win over the New York Knicks.[13]

On December 23, 2014, Carroll scored a then career-high 25 points, while also grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds, in the 107–104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.[14] On February 4, 2015, he was part of the Hawks' starting line-up that were named the co-Kia Eastern Conference Players of the Month for January after the club compiled the first 17–0 record in a calendar month in league history.[15] Five days later, he scored a career-high 26 points in the 117–105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[16]

Toronto Raptors (2015–2017)

On July 9, 2015, Carroll signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Toronto Raptors.[17][18] He made his debut for the Raptors in their season opener on October 28, 2015, recording 14 points and eight rebounds in a 106–99 win over the Indiana Pacers.[19] On December 7, 2015, he was ruled out indefinitely with a bruised right knee.[20] He returned to action on December 26 against the Milwaukee Bucks after missing nine straight games with the injury.[21] He managed just five games before the same knee forced him to sit out the team's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 4, 2016. Two days later, he underwent surgery on his right knee.[22] On April 7, 2016, he returned to action against the Atlanta Hawks after missing 41 games.[23]

On January 8, 2017, Carroll tied a career high with 26 points and set a career high with six three-pointers on 10 attempts in a 129–122 loss to the Houston Rockets.[24]

Brooklyn Nets (2017–2019)

Carroll with the Brooklyn Nets in 2018

On July 13, 2017, Carroll was traded, along with 2018 first and second round draft picks, to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Justin Hamilton.[25] In his debut for the Nets in their season opener on October 18, 2017, Carroll scored 10 points in a 140–131 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[26] On November 26, 2017, he scored a season-high 24 points in a 98–88 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[27]

San Antonio Spurs (2019–2020)

On July 6, 2019, Carroll was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade.[28]

Return to Houston (2020)

After getting waived by the Spurs, Carroll was signed by the Houston Rockets on February 21, 2020.[29]

Coaching career

On August 2, 2022, Carroll was announced as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks. He joined the staff of head coach Mike Budenholzer who Carroll played under on the Atlanta Hawks.[30]

On July 4, 2023, Carroll was hired as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Lakers.[31]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Memphis 71 1 11.2 .396 .000 .623 2.1 .5 .4 .1 2.9
2010–11 Memphis 7 0 5.6 .444 .000 1.000 1.1 .3 .1 .1 1.4
2010–11 Houston 5 0 2.2 .000 .000 .000 .0 .4 .0 .0 .0
2011–12 Denver 4 0 5.3 1.000 .000 .000 .8 .8 .0 .0 3.0
2011–12 Utah 20 9 16.4 .374 .368 .875 2.5 .8 .6 .1 4.8
2012–13 Utah 66 12 16.8 .460 .286 .765 2.8 .9 .9 .4 6.0
2013–14 Atlanta 73 73 32.1 .470 .362 .773 5.5 1.8 1.5 .3 11.1
2014–15 Atlanta 70 69 31.3 .487 .395 .702 5.3 1.7 1.3 .2 12.6
2015–16 Toronto 26 22 30.2 .389 .390 .600 4.7 1.0 1.7 .2 11.0
2016–17 Toronto 72 72 26.1 .401 .341 .761 3.8 1.0 1.1 .4 8.9
2017–18 Brooklyn 73 73 29.9 .414 .371 .764 6.6 2.0 .8 .4 13.5
2018–19 Brooklyn 67 8 25.4 .395 .342 .760 5.2 1.3 .5 .1 11.1
2019–20 San Antonio 15 0 9.0 .310 .231 .600 2.1 .7 .1 .1 2.2
2019–20 Houston 9 0 17.2 .432 .250 .773 2.7 1.6 .7 .3 6.0
Career 578 339 23.7 .430 .358 .741 4.2 1.3 .9 .3 8.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 Utah 4 0 18.3 .474 .200 .000 3.8 .8 .5 .3 4.8
2014 Atlanta 7 7 35.1 .469 .409 .636 4.9 1.6 .7 .4 8.9
2015 Atlanta 16 16 34.9 .486 .403 .780 6.1 2.0 1.1 .3 14.6
2016 Toronto 20 19 29.8 .390 .328 .750 4.1 .9 .9 .4 8.9
2017 Toronto 10 7 15.5 .405 .318 .556 2.7 .5 .8 .5 4.2
2019 Brooklyn 5 3 23.8 .237 .292 1.000 4.0 .4 .8 .0 6.6
2020 Houston 3 0 3.0 .500 .000 .000 1.5 .5 .0 .0 1.0
Career 64 52 27.4 .426 .353 .752 4.3 1.1 .9 .3 8.9

Personal life

Carroll is the nephew of former Missouri and former Arkansas men's basketball coach Mike Anderson.[6] His cousin, T.J. Cleveland, has worked as a college basketball assistant coach.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Birdsong, Nick (February 12, 2015). "Birmingham native, Atlanta Hawks star DeMarre Carroll's path to becoming an NBA starter has been anything but easy". AL.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. ^ AHSAA Basketball Tournament Champions
  3. ^ DeMarre Carroll Recruiting Profile
  4. ^ DeMarre Carroll bio. Archived May 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine mutigers.com
  5. ^ "Former Missouri Star Says Liver Disease Won't Stop Him". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 13, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Carroll shot in ankle following nightclub disturbance
  7. ^ Tillery, Ronald (June 26, 2009). – "We got Thabeet – Griz believe UConn star will give them needed defensive spark". – The Commercial Appeal.
  8. ^ Grizzlies send Carroll to NBDL Dakota Wizards
  9. ^ Rockets Deal For Thabeet, Dragic And Carroll
  10. ^ Nuggets Waive DeMarre Carroll
  11. ^ Jazz Agrees to Terms with Free-Agent Forward DeMarre Carroll
  12. ^ "HAWKS SIGN FORWARD DEMARRE CARROLL". NBA.com. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  13. ^ "Notebook: Hawks 107, Knicks 98". NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  14. ^ "Carroll's 25 lead Hawks past Clippers, 107–104". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  15. ^ Hawks Starting Five Share Kia Eastern Conference Player of the Month Honors
  16. ^ "Horford, Hawks steamroll Timberwolves 117–105". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  17. ^ "Raptors Sign DeMarre Carroll". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  18. ^ "DeMarre Carroll agrees to deal with Raptors". ESPN.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  19. ^ "DeRozan scores 25, Lowry has 23, Raptors beat Pacers 106–99". NBA.com. October 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  20. ^ "Raptors' DeMarre Carroll shelved with bruised right knee". ESPN.com. December 7, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  21. ^ "Raptors win third straight over Bucks, 111–90". NBA.com. December 26, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  22. ^ "DeMarre Carroll Injury Update". NBA.com. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  23. ^ "Teague, Korver help Hawks hold off Toronto". NBA.com. April 7, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  24. ^ "Harden powers Rockets past Raptors for 8th straight win". ESPN.com. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  25. ^ "BROOKLYN NETS ACQUIRE DEMARRE CARROLL AND DRAFT PICKS FROM TORONTO". NBA.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  26. ^ "Revamped Pacers rely on new faces to cut down Nets 140–131". ESPN.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  27. ^ "Grizzlies bench Marc Gasol in fourth, extend skid to 8 losses". ESPN.com. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  28. ^ "SPURS ACQUIRE DEMARRE CARROLL". NBA.com. July 6, 2019.
  29. ^ "Rockets Sign Free Agent DeMarre Carroll". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  30. ^ "Bucks Add DeMarre Carroll to Coaching Staff". NBA. August 2, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  31. ^ "Sources: Los Angeles Lakers hiring assistant coach DeMarre Carroll". ESPN. July 4, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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