Matthew Carr Jr., known as CJ Carr, is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fjölnir of the Icelandic 1. deild karla.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1995 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 162 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rock Island (Rock Island, Illinois) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | BG Topstar Leitershofen |
| 2020–2021 | Fjölnir |
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Carr signed with the German team BG Topstar Leitershofen of the 1. Regionalliga, the fourth tier basketball league in Germany. In his first professional game, he scored 30 points in a 80–83 loss to Rosenheim.[1]
During the 2020–21 season, he played with Fjölnir of the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild karla.[2] On March 12, 2021, he scored a career-high 42 points to go along with 14 assists in a 103–109 loss to the Breiðablik.[3] For the season he averaged 29.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.
Professional career statistics
edit| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 | Led the league | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | BG Topstar Leitershofen | 1. Regionalliga | 24 | 34.9 | .478 | .396 | .818 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | .2 | 26.0 |
| 2020–21 | Fjölnir | 1. deild karla | 18 | 37.9 | .427 | .333 | .789 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 3.9 | .2 | 29.2 |
| Career | All Leagues | 42 | 36.2 | .454 | .368 | .804 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.1 | .2 | 27.4 | |
References
edit- ^ "Regular Season Round 2: Rosenheim – Leitershofen 83–80". EuroBasket.com. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (5 June 2020). "CJ Carr til Fjölnis". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Regular Season Round 13: Fjolnir – Breidablik 103–109". EuroBasket.com. March 12, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.