2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

Tim Casey
Tim Casey
Tim Casey
Tim Casey
Tim Casey

1 Eli Carter

  • Position G
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Paterson, N.J.
  • Highschool Rutgers

Biography

Overview

  • Career 1,000-point scorer between his time at Florida and Rutgers.
  • A skilled scorer who totaled 799 points in two seasons at Rutgers.
  • Enrolled at UF in summer 2013 and was granted an NCAA waiver to play immediately, but missed most of the season for further rehab on his leg.
  • Averaged 14.3 points per game over his two seasons at Rutgers.

2014-15, Redshirt Junior Season

  • Averaged 8.8 points in 28 games, including 17 starts, and posted three 20-point games.
  • Carter’s 8-for-9 shooting performance vs. Miami marked the best field goal percentage (.889) by a Gator guard vs. a major-conference opponent during Billy Donovan’s tenure.
  • Totaled 12 double-figure scoring games and led or co-led the team in scoring five times.

2013-14, Junior Season

  • Appeared in seven games before taking a medical redshirt.
  • Made his UF debut vs. UNF, hitting a 3-pointer, his only points of the season.
  • Totaled 53 minutes in seven games before sitting out the remainder of the season to pursue further rehab on his leg.

2012-13, Sophomore Season (Rutgers)

  • Played in 24 games before suffering a fractured fibula in his right leg and was sidelined for the remainder of the season.
  • Led the team in scoring for the second straight year with 14.9 points per game, good for 12th in the BIG EAST.
  • Notched eight 20-point games and double figures in 19 games.

2011-12, Freshman Season (Rutgers)

  • Led the team with a 13.8 points per game average, 19th in the BIG EAST in scoring.
  • Led Rutgers in 20-point contests (five) and times leading the team (15).
  • Exploded for a career-high 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Rutgers in the upset win over No. 10 Florida, marking the most for an RU freshman in a game since Quincy Douby posted 35 in an overtime 84-81 NIT semifinal win over Iowa State in 2004.

Prep

  • Ranked as the nation’s 114th overall prospect and No. 32 shooting guard by Rivals and ranked the country’s No. 31 point guard recruit by Scout.
  • Prepped at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. in 2010-11 under head coach Jason Smith, where he helped team to a 31-3 overall record en route to earning Honorable Mention NEPSAC All-New England honors.
  • A 2010 graduate of St. Anthony HS in Jersey City, where he averaged 15.2 points, six assists and five rebounds per game as a senior to help the Friars to NJSIAA Non-Public, North B championship and a 27-3 overall record under Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Head Coach Bob Hurley.
  • Earned Newark Star Ledger Second Team All-State and First Team All-Hudson County honors.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Junior

    G
    6'2" 200 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2014-15Redshirt Junior

    G
    6'2" 200 lbs
    1