Willie McCarter

Willie McCarter
Personal information
McCarter in 1971
Born	(1946-07-26) July 26, 1946 Gary, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Theodore Roosevelt (Gary, Indiana)
College	Drake (1966–1969)
NBA draft	1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1969–1972
Position	Shooting guard
Number	15, 17
Career history
1969–1971	Los Angeles Lakers
1971–1972	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
2× first-team All-MVC (1968, 1969) No. 15 retired by Drake University
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,090 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds	248 (1.6 rpg)
Assists	304 (2.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Willie J. McCarter (born 26 July 1946) is an American retired basketball player. He was a 6'3" (1.90 m) 175 lb (79 kg) guard. He played at Drake University, averaging 19.9 PPG in three seasons. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 12th pick in the 1969 NBA draft, and played three seasons with the Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers. McCarter later served as head coach at the University of Detroit Mercy.

On September 23, 2005, McCarter suffered the first of three strokes within nine months. With the help of his doctors, he recovered.^[1]

In February 2009, Drake University retired the #15 jersey that he wore for the Bulldogs.^[2]

References

↑ Chip Mundy. "Stroke victim hopes he and his team are in for a long run" Jackson Citizen Patriot. March 20, 2008. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
↑ Andrew Logue. "Drake men's basketball: Bulldogs' hoops legends honored". Des Moines Register. February 22, 2009. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.

1969 NBA Draft

First round	Lew Alcindor Neal Walk Lucius Allen Terry Driscoll Larry Cannon Bingo Smith Bob Portman Herm Gilliam Jo Jo White Butch Beard John Warren Willie McCarter Bud Ogden Mike Davis Rick Roberson

Second round	Simmie Hill Bob Greacen Ron Taylor Willie Norwood Ken Spain Bernie Williams Ed Siudut Johnny Baum Gene Williams Wally Anderzunas Bill Bunting Dick Garrett Willie Taylor Willie Scott

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Royal R. Campbell (1909–1913)
Walter Hardy (1913–1916)
Royal R. Campbell (1916–1919)
James Brown (1919–1922)
Paul Harbrecht (1922–1923)
John Barrett (1923–1925)
Gus Dorais (1925–1929)
Louis Conroy (1929–1930)
Lloyd Brazil (1930–1946)
John Shada (1946–1948)
Bob Calihan (1948–1969)
Jim Harding (1969–1973)
Dick Vitale (1973–1977)
Smokey Gaines (1977–1979)
Willie McCarter (1979–1982)
Don Sicko (1982–1987)
John Mulroy # (1987–1988)
Ricky Byrdsong (1988–1993)
Perry Watson (1993–2008)
Kevin Mondro # (2008)
Ray McCallum (2008–2016)
Bacari Alexander (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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