Spring Break
Making the man
By: David Arno
Issue date: 3/30/09 Section: Sports
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"I feel that I can call myself a man now because of the stuff that I did here on and off the court," said senior guard Josh Carter. "Like develop friendships with my teammates and coaching staffs - A&M allowed me to do that. This has just been a great place to be and I feel that I learned a lot while I was here."
Carter came to A&M after a successful career at Lake Highlands High School in Richardson, Texas. He was named to the All-State team and averaged more than 21 points and almost seven rebounds per game in his senior season.
He was recruited by programs such as Illinois, Notre Dame and Washington State, but Carter decided to stay close to home and join then-Head Coach Billy Gillispie's rising program.
Carter established himself as a 3-point sharpshooter at the end of his freshman season by shooting 55.5 percent from beyond the arc in postseason play. That was followed by being the national co-leader in 3-point accuracy with 50 percent in his sophomore year.
Carter finished his career at A&M holding numerous records, including A&M's career leader in 3-pointers, sharing the school mark for 3-pointers in a game with eight, which he did three times, and became the Aggies' winningest player.
"When I came to A&M, I wasn't expecting too much," Carter said. "I was a decent player in high school, but I didn't know how I was going to do here really. I wasn't really heavily recruited, so I didn't expect too much. So for me to come in here and do the things that I did, I look back on it and it's kind of incredible to me."
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