Robert Carter, Jr. To Declare For NBA Draft
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- University of Maryland junior forward Robert Carter, Jr., announced that he is forgoing his final season of collegiate eligibility to enter the NBA Draft and plans to sign with an agent.
Carter Jr., a transfer from Georgia Tech, earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors as a junior this season for the Terrapins.
"I want to thank the University of Maryland community and all of the fans for their support during my two years at Maryland," Carter Jr., said. "I also want to thank Coach Turgeon, my teammates and the entire Maryland basketball program for everything they have done for me. The University of Maryland will always be a special place to both me and my family. I will forever be a Terp."
For his career, Carter Jr., who sat out the 2014-15 season due to transfer rules, averaged 11.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per contest. He notched his 1,000th career point against Hawaii in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Carter, Jr., helped guide the Terps to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in 13 seasons as Maryland racked up 27 wins for only the fourth time in program history.
