| Josh Carrier |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ky.
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| High School:
Bowling Green
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 202
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| Position:
G
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| Birthdate:
01/30/1983
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| Experience:
2L
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General:
One of the team’s best outside shooters... Will help comprise an experienced and deep backcourt... Must continue to improve his defense and quickness.
2002-03
Played in 28 games as a sophomore, averaging 1.4 ppg and 0.8 rpg... Played a career-high 18 minutes against Virginia in the Maui Invitational... Scored a career-high eight points against Tennessee State on Dec. 30 on 3-for-5 shooting and 2-for-4 from beyond the arc... Scored five points in the NCAA Regional Final against Marquette, burying a three-pointer and two free throws late in the game... Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2001-02
Played in 16 games... Received the “Best Individual Workout” award by the coaching staff... Played six minutes against Vanderbilt (2/27), including five in the first half, recording a career-high three assists... Saw quality minutes vs. UT (2/19) in the first half... Went 1-for-1 from the field with a smooth reverse layup against South Carolina to finish with two points in three minutes... Scored a career-high six points in four minutes vs. Kentucky State... Scored his first collegiate points, a three-pointer, vs. Marshall.
High School
Averaged 23.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in his senior season, while leading Bowling Green to a 23-6 record... Played in the 2001 Derby Festival All-Star game... Closed out his career as the all-time leading scorer at Bowling Green with 1,955 points... Also holds the school record for single-game scoring with 53 points... Averaged 23.8 ppg while shooting 45 percent as a junior... Was named Honorable-Mention All-America by Street & Smith’s last fall...Earned first-team All-State honors from the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader as a junior...Father, Darel, was an All-American at Western Kentucky and had an outstanding career in the ABA...Chose UK over Louisville, UCLA, Tulane and Colorado...Played for Coach Ernie Simpson.
Personal
Born Jan. 30, 1983 in Bowling Green, Ky....Son of Darel and Donna Carrier...Major is business managment...Nickname is “Little D”.
Full Name: Joshua Drew Carrier
Nickname: “Josh”
Birth Date: Jan. 30, 1983
Place of Birth: Bowling Green, Ky.
Parents: Darel and Donna Carrier
Sibling: Jonathan
Major: Undecided
High School Coach: Ernie Simpson
High School Mascot: Purples
Statistics
Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg.
01-02 16-0 68-4.3 5-21 .238 3-19 .158 4-8 .500 4-0.3 7-0 7 5 0 3 17-1.1
02-03 28-0 184-6.6 13-39 .333 10-32 .313 3-6 .500 22-0.8 14-0 7 8 1 5 39-1.4
Totals 44-0 252-5.7 18-60 .300 13-51 .255 7-14 .500 26-0.6 21-0 14 13 1 8 56-1.3
Career Highs
Opponent Date
Points 8 Tennessee St. 12/30/02
FG Made 3 Tennessee St. 12/30/02
FG Atts 6 Twice
3FG Made 2 Three times
3FG Atts 6 Marshall 11/16/01
FT Made 2 Twice
FT Atts 3 Twice
Rebounds 4 Vanderbilt 3/5/03
Assists 3 Vanderbilt 2/27/02
Turnovers 2 Three times
Blocks 1 Tulane 12/10/02
Steals 1 Eight times
Minutes 18 Virginia 11/26/02
