PERSONAL...Son of Anthony Carter.
AT DRURY...
CAREERIan finished his career as the all-time block leader with 124 and his 42 as a senior were third most by a Panther . . . Carter tied Mike Blakeslee (1983-87) for most victories played in (99) for a career at Drury . . . Pulled down 585 rebounds good for 18th on the all-time list and scored 1,015 points in his four seasons as a Panther putting him 42nd on the all-time scoring list . . . Had 215 assists and 82 steals as a Panther while shooting 50.6% from the floor and making 92 starts in 126 games . . . Ian helped the Panthers win the 2013 National title and make the Elite 8 his senior season . . . Carter is 7th all-time for post season points by a Panther with 105 points in 10 games . . .
SENIORIan earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive team honors and his 42 blocks were third most for a Panther in a season and at 1.31 per game he ranked fourth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference in Blocks and was 89th in the nation for total blocks and 113th for blocks per game . . . Ian was 15th in the GLVC for defensive rebounds with 141 at 4.1 per game . . . Carter pulled down 180 boards on the season for a 5.6 rpg. and had a season high 12 in the Elite 8 vs. West Liberty State (3/26/14) and at Truman State (2/1/14) . . . Ranked 242nd in the nation for total rebounds . . . Scored a season best 17 points in three games, those coming at Missouri S&T (2/27/14) where he was 6-for-6, at Quincy (1/30/14) and vs. Indianapolis (1/5/14) . . .Was third on the team with 313 points and a 9.8 ppg. average . . . Matched his career high with eight assists vs. Missouri S&T (12/5/13) and had five assists vs. UINDY finishing second on the team with 84 for the season . . . Had a career high four steals twice, vs. Illinois-Springfield (3/7/14) and vs. UMSL (1/23/14) recording 36 steals on the year . . . Shot 46.5% from the floor on 138-of-297 shooting.
JUNIORLow post and defensive weapon and earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive Team honors, Ian helped the Panthers win the 2013 NCAA-II National Championship ... Led Drury with 34 blocks and matched his career high with five vs. South Carolina-Aiken in the Elite 8 ... Currently ranks fourth all-time at Drury with 82 blocks ... Ranked seventh in the Great Lakes Valley Conference for blocks ... Had three blocks in the Final Four game vs. Western Washington and one block in the National Championship game vs. Metro State ... Led Drury with 186 rebounds for a 5.3 rpg. and was thirteenth in the GLVC ... Pulled down a season high 11 boards four times, those coming in the Panthers season opener vs. University of the Ozarks (11/10/12), vs. Western Washington (12/18/12), at Missouri-St. Louis (1/26/13) and vs. Missouri-St. Louis (2/7/12) ... Was third in the Panthers with a 55% field goal percentage and ninth in the GLVC ... Was 9-of-10 vs. Lewis for 19 points on January 3 ... Recorded double doubles vs. University of the Ozarks, Western Washington (12/18/12). at Missouri-St. Louis and vs. Missouri-St. Louis ... Dished out 61 assists and matched his career high with five in the Elite 8 vs. South Carolina-Aiken ... Had 19 points, three blocks and three steals with eight boards in the Final 4 vs. Western Washington ... Scored 10 points with four rebounds, three assists, had a block and a steal in the National Championship game vs. Metro State (4/7/13) ... Started 33 of 35 games ... Currently ranks thirteenth all-time for post season scoring at Drury with 65 points in six games.
SOPHOMORELed the Panthers with 35 blocked shots and was fourth in the GLVC at 1.25 per game good for 105th in the nation. . . Matched his career high with five blocks vs. Rockhurst (2/18/12). . . Had three blocks in games at Missouri-St. Louis (2/11/12) and in the Panthers opener vs. Hendrix (11/12/11). . . Led Drury at 5.5 rebounds per game, good for 13th in the GLVC and had 153 total. . . Was eighth in the GLVC in defensive rebounds with 117. . . Pulled down a season high 11 rebounds twice in games at William Jewell (2/16/12) and vs. Bellarmine (1/12/12). . . Had nine boards five times. . . Averaged 9.4 points per game good for third on the team with 263 total points. . . Scored a career high 24 points at Missouri-St. Louis (2/11/12), a game in which he also had nine boards and three blocks. . . Scored 19 points at William Jewell and had 18 points at Quincy (1/19/12). . . Was third on the team and 13th in the GLVC with a 52.6% field goal percentage on 111-of-211. . . Was 9-of-13 from the floor at Quincy (1/19/12). . . Was third on the team with 48 assists and had a career high eight assists at William Jewell. . . Had four assists in a game three times. . . Had 17 steals with a career high three twice in games vs. William Jewell (1/26/12) and vs. Salem International in the Drury/Comfort Inn Thanksgiving Classic (11/25/11).
FRESHMANTied a Drury single game record for blocks in a game with five vs. Missouri S&T on February 14 matching Kevin Wells mark set in 1993 vs. William Jewell. . . Also had a season high 14 rebounds and four assists, matched a season high 10 points and made a season high six free throws vs. S&T on February 14. . . Pulled down 66 rebounds for the year at a 2.1 average. . . His 13 blocks tied him for second most on the team. . . Scored 116 points for a 3.7 per game average and scored 10 points in a game four times those coming vs. Missouri S&T on February 14, vs. Wisconsin-Parkside on January 17, vs. St. Gregory's on December 18 and vs. Illinois-Springfield on December 2. . . Shot 48.1 percent from the floor on 50-of-104 shooting. . . Had three assists at Missouri-St. Louis on February 10 and had 12 steals on the season with a season high two at Maryville on February 12 and vs. Southwestern College on December 30.
PREP...Carter, a product of Fort Smith (Ark.) Northside High School is a 6-foot-6, 210-pound forward who averaged 15.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots as a senior for Northside while playing in the tough Arkansas 7A-West Conference, where he competed his junior season against current DU sophomore-to-be Cable Hogue (Fayetteville)... Among his top efforts as a senior was an 18-point, 11-rebound, 8-blocked shots night against rival Fort Smith Southside on Dec. 31. . . He also had a 23-point outing against Springdale, Ark., on Jan. 26. . . Carter formed a solid 1-2 punch with point guard Corey Copeland, a recent Missouri State signee, to lead Northside's Grizzlies to a 20-10 record in their final season under retiring head coach Johnny Mason. . . Carter, a two-year starter, earned Class 7 All-State honors in addition to all-conference and all-district recognition this past season, when he broke a 25-year-old Northside record for rebounds in a season with 288. . . Carter averaged 10.2 points as a junior for the Grizzlies.
IAN'S FAVORITES...Food: Chinese
Restaurant: Creasians
Musical Artist: Young Jeezy
Movie: Gran Torino
Magazine: SLAM
TV Show: The First 48
Hobbies: Eatin, Sleeping and Basketball
Pro Athlete: Kobe Bryant
Your Dream Job: Pro Athlete
IAN CARTER'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...Points: 24 at Missouri-St. Louis (2/11/12)
Rebounds: 14 vs. Missouri S&T (2/14/11)
Assists: 8 vs. William Jewell (1/26/12)
Steals: 4 vs. Illiniois-Springfield (3/7/14)
4 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (1/23/14)
Blocks: 5 vs. South Carolina-Aiken (3/28/13)
5 vs. Rockhurst (2/18/12)
5 vs. Missouri S&T (2/14/11)
For a game-by-game statistical review of Ian's Drury career click on the year below.
YEAR | GP-GS | FG% | FT% | REB-AVG | TP-AVG | BLK | STL | A |
2010-11 | 31-0 | 48.1 | 57.1 | 66-2.1 | 116-3.7 | 13 | 12 | 22 |
2011-12 | 28-28 | 52.6 | 64.1 | 153-5.5 | 263-9.4 | 35 | 17 | 48 |
2012-13 | 35-33 | 55.0 | 62.8 | 186-5.3 | 323-9.2 | 34 | 17 | 61 |
| 2013-14 | 32-31 | 46.5 | 54.4 | 180-5.6 | 313-9.8 | 42 | 36 | 84 |
| TOTALS | 126-92 | 50.6 | 60.1 | 585-4.6 | 1015-8.1 | 124 | 82 | 215 |
