Matt Carroll (basketball)
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Matthew Carroll is an American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player for the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

 in the NBA
National Basketball Association
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Carroll is tall and weighs 212 lb (96.2 kg; 15.1 st). He played high school basketball at Hatboro-Horsham High School
Hatboro-Horsham High School
Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school, serving grades 9 -12, located in Horsham, Pennsylvania, about 17 miles outside of Philadelphia. It is the only high school in the Hatboro-Horsham School District which includes part of Ambler as well as Horsham and Hatboro...

 in Horsham
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Horsham is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,842 at the 2010 census. Horsham is located entirely within Horsham Township, and it is home to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove.In 2007, Horsham was named the 15th best...

, Pennsylvania under coach Walt Ostrowski. He played college basketball
College basketball
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 at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

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His brother, Pat
Pat Carroll (basketball)
Pat Carroll is an American professional basketball player. He is a shooting guard who is a three-point specialist....

, starred at Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located partially in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia and partially in Lower Merion Township and located in the Pennsylvania Main Line, Pennsylvania, United States.The school was founded in 1851 as Saint...

. His grandfather, legendary Pennsylvania high school coach Don Graham began Carroll Camps, a basketball camp run by the brothers to teach the fundamentals of basketball, specifically shooting.

Early career

At Hatboro-Horsham High School
Hatboro-Horsham High School
Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school, serving grades 9 -12, located in Horsham, Pennsylvania, about 17 miles outside of Philadelphia. It is the only high school in the Hatboro-Horsham School District which includes part of Ambler as well as Horsham and Hatboro...

, Carroll averaged 26.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and four assists per game as a senior shooting guard. He recorded even more rebounds and assists his first three seasons, when he started at point guard for the Hatters.

At the end of high school, Carroll ranked second in scoring in the history of southeastern Pennsylvania, trailing only current Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...

. Carroll surpassed Bryant by becoming the only Pennsylvania player to be named Mr. Basketball twice.

Basketball gurus around the nation noticed, as they selected Carroll for the United States Junior National Team not once, but twice. That selection teamed Carroll up with players such as the Orlando Magic's Michael Miller, Stanford's Casey Jacobsen
Casey Jacobsen
Casey Gardner Jacobsen is an American professional basketball player for Brose Baskets of the German Bundesliga League....

 and Arizona's Michael Wright to compete in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 in 1998 and Portugal
Portugal
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 in 1999.

In addition to the U.S. junior national team, Carroll made it onto the roster for prep all-star games such as the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic, where he finally had the chance to play for his grandfather, and the Capital Classic in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

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He was recruited by coach John MacLeod, played for Matt Doherty as a freshman and played the rest of his college career for former Delaware coach Mike Brey
Mike Brey
Mike Brey is an American college basketball coach. He has been the men's head coach at the University of Notre Dame since July 14, 2000.-Early life and education:...

 at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

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College career

Carroll played in 133 games over his four-year career at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

 and averaged 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals. He finished sixth on Notre Dame’s all-time leading scoring list with 1,850 points.

Carroll also ranks as Notre Dame's second all-time leader in three-point field goals made (301) behind Colin Falls
Colin Falls
Colin Falls is an American basketball player who spent the 2007–08 season with Orlandina Basket of Italy...

 (331), three-point field goals attempted (762), games played (133), games started (125) and second in free throw percentage (.825)… Scored in double-figures in 96 of 133 career games. He was named All-American Honorable Mention by the Associated Press and All-Big East First Team as a senior.

Professional career

Carroll entered 2003 NBA Draft
2003 NBA Draft
The 2003 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and...

 but went undrafted. He signed with the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

 as a free agent and played in their summer league. He spent the 2003-04 training camp with New York and was one of the Knicks’ final cuts.

Portland Trail Blazers

Carroll signed with the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...

 as a free agent on November 7, 2003 and appeared in 13 games for Portland during the 2003-04 season and averaged 1.0 points. He was released by the Trail Blazers on January 7, 2004.

Roanoke Dazzle

After being cut by the Blazers in the 2003-04 season, Carroll signed with the Roanoke Dazzle
Roanoke Dazzle
The Roanoke Dazzle were an NBA Development League team based in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.. In operation from the inaugural D-League season of 2001-02 through the 2005-06 season, the Dazzle marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the Virginia Squires called Roanoke home in the...

 of the NBA Development League (NBDL). He played 11 games with the Dazzle before signing with the Spurs. Carroll scored 15.5 points and registered 2.8 rebounds a game.

Carroll re-signed with the Roanoke Dazzle on Dec. 11 where he excelled - being named 2004-05 NBDL Most Valuable Player. He led all scorers in the NBDL with 20.1 points in 24 games. He also averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.7 minutes. Connected on .503 from the field (177-352) and .605 from the three-point line (23-38). Carroll scored an NBDL season-high 43 points against the Florida Flame on Feb. 9 and was named NBDL Player of the Month in January after averaging 22.3 points. After January 1, Carroll led Roanoke to a 14-4 record and first place in the NBDL.

San Antonio Spurs

Carroll signed with the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

 as a free agent on March 8, 2004 for the remainder of the season. He appeared in three games for San Antonio during the 2003-04 season
2003-04 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:*Most Valuable Player: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves*Rookie of the Year: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers*Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers...

 and averaged 2.0 points.

Carroll played in the 2004 Summer League for the Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

. He appeared in six games for Golden State during the preseason and averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebounds before being released prior to the regular season and returned to Roanoke Dazzle
Roanoke Dazzle
The Roanoke Dazzle were an NBA Development League team based in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.. In operation from the inaugural D-League season of 2001-02 through the 2005-06 season, the Dazzle marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the Virginia Squires called Roanoke home in the...

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Charlotte Bobcats

Carroll signed with the expansion Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

 on February 23, 2005 and appeared in 25 games and averaged 9.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 17.2 minutes. In his first season with the Bobcats, Matt reached double-figure scoring 12 times and scored a career-high 22 points at Washington on April 17. He also posted six consecutive games with 10-plus points from April 5-16.

Carroll became a free agent in the summer of 2005 and was re-signed by the Bobcats. He played in all but four of the Bobcats games in 2005-06, averaging 7.6 pts and 2 rebounds in a little 16 minutes per game. The team picked up his option for the 2006-07 season. Gained fame after completing five four-point plays during the regular season. The record for four-point plays in one NBA season stands at 6 and belongs to Mitch Richmond
Mitch Richmond
Mitchell James "Mitch" Richmond is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He played collegiately at Kansas State University. He was a 6-time NBA All-Star, a 5-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year...

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In 2006-07, Carroll had his best NBA season by far averaging 12.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, and 1.3 apg. This year he also led the Bobcats in freethrow percentage, shooting .904 from the line, as well as three-point percentage, shooting .416 from beyond the arc.

On July 17, 2007, Matt Carroll re-signed with the Bobcats; the contract was reported to be worth $27 million over six years. Bobcats executive vice president of basketball operations Bernie Bickerstaff
Bernie Bickerstaff
Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaff is an assistant coach for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to the Trail Blazers, Bickerstaff was an assistant for the Chicago Bulls and Executive Vice President of the Charlotte Bobcats...

 had the following comments: "Matt was one of our off-season priorities and we are glad to have him back," said "He has proven to be the consummate professional on and off the court, and his production has continued to increase since he joined us from the D-League over two years ago."

Dallas Mavericks

On January 16, 2009, Carroll was traded to the Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

 along with Ryan Hollins
Ryan Hollins
Ryan Kenwood Hollins is an American professional basketball player who is currently a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. He is a 7-foot center who played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins.-High school:...

 in exchange for DeSagana Diop
DeSagana Diop
DeSagana N'gagne Diop is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. Standing seven feet tall and weighing 280 lbs...

.

Second stint with the Bobcats

On July 13, 2010, Carroll was traded back to the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

 along with Erick Dampier
Erick Dampier
Erick Travez Dampier is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat. He is a 6 ft 11 in / 265 lb. center.-Career:...

 and Eduardo Nájera
Eduardo Nájera
Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérez is a Mexican professional basketball player in the NBA, currently playing for the Charlotte Bobcats.-Personal information:...

 in exchange for Tyson Chandler
Tyson Chandler
Tyson Cleotis Chandler is an American professional basketball center who most recently played for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. He was also a member of the United States men's national basketball team.-High school:...

 and Alexis Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça is a French professional basketball player who last played with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA...

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Miscellaneous

  • Brother Pat was Atlantic 10 Co-player of the Year in 2004-2005 as a senior on the Saint Joseph's University
    Saint Joseph's University
    Saint Joseph's University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located partially in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia and partially in Lower Merion Township and located in the Pennsylvania Main Line, Pennsylvania, United States.The school was founded in 1851 as Saint...

     basketball team under coach Phil Martelli
    Phil Martelli
    Phil Martelli is an American college basketball coach and current coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team. He maintains an impressive resume, having led Saint Joseph's to five NCAA Tournaments and four NITs. He has averaged 20 wins per season in his thirteen years with the...

    .
  • Father John played football at Penn State University.
  • Uncle Tom Carroll
    Tom Carroll (pitcher)
    Thomas Michael Carroll is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.The Reds selected Carroll in the sixth round of the June 1970 Major League Baseball Draft out of North Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at just seventeen years old...

     played baseball for the Cincinnati Reds 1974-1975.
  • Grandfather coached basketball at Pittsburgh's North Catholic High School
    North Catholic High School
    North Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school located on Troy Hill on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school's mascot is the Trojan and its official colors are scarlet and gold....

     and is the winningest coach in Pennsylvania history.
  • Majored in marketing at the University of Notre Dame.
  • Was a member of the United States Junior National Team during the summers of 1998 and 1999; helped that team to the silver medal at the FIBA World Championship in the summer of 1999.
  • Played high school basketball at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Played against former Plymouth Whitemarsh and fellow NBA player John Salmons
    John Salmons
    John Rashall Salmons is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA...

    .
  • The only player in the history of Pennsylvania high school basketball to win Associated Press Player of the Year honors twice.
  • Scored 2,667 career points in high school while trailing only Kobe Bryant among the career scoring leaders in southeastern Pennsylvania.
  • Was a member of the St. Alphonsus Flames (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 1993-1994 Pennsylvania State Diocesan Championship Team.

Awards

  • 2005 All-Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League Team
  • 2004–05 NBDL Most Valuable Player
  • 2004–05 All-NBDL First Team
  • 2004–05 NBDL Leading Scorer (20.1 ppg)
  • 2002–03 Honorable Mention All-America by AP
  • 2002–03 All-Big East Conference First Team
  • 1999 USA Men's Basketball Team Member – World Junior Championship – Silver Medal
  • 1998–99 Associated Press Player of the Year in Pennsylvania
  • 1998 USA Men's Basketball Team Member
  • 1997–98 Associated Press Player of the Year in Pennsylvania
  • 1995 Slam Dunked in State Championship game in 8th Grade

Regular season

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| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...


| 13 || 0 || 3.7 || .455 || .333 || 1.000 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....


| 3 || 0 || 7.3 || .400 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Charlotte
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...


| 25 || 0 || 17.2 || .389 || .333 || .855 || 2.4 || .7 || .7 || .1 || 9.0
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| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 78 || 6 || 16.3 || .403 || .389 || .821 || 2.0 || .4 || .6 || .1 || 7.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 72 || 47 || 26.1 || .433 || .416 || .904 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .7 || .1 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 80 || 18 || 25.2 || .428 || .436 || .804 || 2.8 || .9 || .6 || .2 || 9.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...


| align="left" | Charlotte
| 34 || 10 || 14.0 || .406 || .267 || .789 || 1.6 || .7 || .5 || .2 || 4.1
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...


| 21 || 0 || 6.7 || .273 || .125 || 1.000 || .7 || .1 || .1 || .1 || 1.2
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....


| align="left" | Dallas
| 25 || 0 || 4.8 || .360 || .211 || 1.000 || .5 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 1.8
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...


| align="left" | Charlotte
| 54 || 1 || 10.8 || .447 || .370 || .769 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 4.4
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| align="left" | Career
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| 405 || 82 || 17.2 || .418 || .394 || .844 || 2.0 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 7.1

Playoffs

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| align="left" | 2008–09
2009 NBA Playoffs
The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...


| align="left" | Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...


| 4 || 0 || 3.5 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .5
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2010 NBA Playoffs
The 2010 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on April 17, 2010 with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...


| align="left" | Dallas
| 1 || 0 || 5.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
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| align="left" | Career
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| 5 || 0 || 3.6 || .667 || .000 || .000 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .8

Career highs

  • Points: 27 2 times
  • Rebounds: 11 vs. Golden State 03/05/08
  • Assists: 5 2 times
  • Steals: 4 2 times
  • Blocks: 2 3 times

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