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Bub Carrington

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Bub Carrington
Carrington with the Washington Wizards in 2024
No. 8 – Washington Wizards
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2005-07-21) July 21, 2005 (age 19)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Frances (Baltimore, Maryland)
CollegePittsburgh (2023–2024)
NBA draft2024: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Drafted byPortland Trail Blazers
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentWashington Wizards
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Carlton Kaleel "Bub" Carrington III (born July 21, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2024 NBA draft before being traded to the Wizards during the draft.

Early life

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Carrington was born on July 21, 2005, in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2] The third in his family with the same name was nicknamed "lil' bub" after his basketball coach father's nickname, later shortened to just "bub."[3][4] He attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, where he played basketball, baseball and football.[1] He was also part of the chess club. He scored over 2,000 points in his high school career, and after his junior year, committed to playing college basketball for Pittsburgh, being ranked by 247Sports as a four-star recruit, the 99th-best recruit overall, and the third-best player from the state.[1][5][6][7] He chose Pittsburgh over eight other offers.[6]

Carrington was also a member of Team Melo in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League travel circuit, being named the EYBL Breakout Player of the Session and second-team All-Session while helping the team reach a spot in the championships.[8] As a senior at Saint Frances in 2022–23, Carrington helped the school have an overall record of 29–11 while going 11–3 in the Baltimore Catholic League (BCL); he was named first-team All-BCL and to the BCL All-Tournament team and averaged more than 26 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals per game.[1] He also led Saint Frances to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) tournament, which they won for the second time in his tenure, with Carrington being named to the All-Tournament team.[9] He had shooting splits of .490/.380/.860 and set a Saint Frances record with more than 1,000 points scored.[1] He was invited to the DTLR Classic, Jumpman Classic, R1A Classic, more than Basketball Game and to the MLK Classic, earning most valuable player honors in each while setting an MLK Classic record with 42 points scored.[1][10] He was named a Capital All-Star, played at the 50th Annual Hoop Culture Capital Classic, and was All-Tournament at the City of Palms and Triple Threat Classics.[1]

College career

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Carrington joined the Pittsburgh Panthers for the start of the 2023–24 season and became an immediate starter.[11] He started in the exhibition opener against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and the regular-season opener against North Carolina A&T. Against North Carolina A&T, he helped the Panthers win 100–52 while totaling 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in a debut in school history and the second in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history, also being the first overall to accomplish the feat at Pittsburgh since 1998.[11][12][13][14] He was named the ACC Rookie of the Week and received the honor again the following week, being the first Pittsburgh player to earn selection back-to-back since 2007–08.[4][15]

Professional career

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Washington Wizards (2024–present)

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On June 26, 2024, Carrington was selected with the fourteenth overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA draft. He was later traded, along with Malcolm Brogdon, to the Washington Wizards for Deni Avdija.[16][17] On July 7, he signed with the Wizards.[18]

In his rookie season Carrington was one of only 11 NBA players who played in all 82 games. [19] He finished the year posting averages of 9.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. In May 2025 he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[20]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  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

NBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024–25 Washington 82* 57 30.0 .401 .339 .812 4.2 4.4 .8 .3 9.8
Career 82 57 30.0 .401 .339 .812 4.2 4.4 .8 .3 9.8

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Pittsburgh 33 33 33.2 .412 .322 .785 5.2 4.1 .6 .2 13.8

Personal life

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Carrington is the son of Carlton 'Bub' Carrington (died 2025) and Karima Carrington.[21] He has two siblings, Kareem and Faith.[1] Carrington is a second cousin of retired NBA player Rudy Gay.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Carlton Carrington". Pittsburgh Panthers. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Carlton Carrington". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Carter, Christopher (October 12, 2023). "Guards Jaland Lowe and Carlton Carrington learn from physical practices and past Pitt leaders". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Hiles, Noah (November 23, 2023). "Pitt freshmen thankful to play in front of family during Thanksgiving trip to Brooklyn". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Cobb, David (June 15, 2022). "Pitt basketball recruiting: Four-star CG Carlton Carrington commits to Panthers in 2023 class". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Thompson, Stephen (June 15, 2023). "Four-Star G Carlton Carrington Commits To Pitt". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  7. ^ McGonigal, Johnny (June 16, 2022). "Panthers sign Carrington for 2023". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C9. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Thompson, Stephen (July 15, 2022). "Pitt Basketball Commit Carlton Carrington Named EYBL Breakout Player of Session". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  9. ^ "Carrington Named to Capital All-Star Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. March 25, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Hines, Jam (January 17, 2023). "High School Spotlight: 2023 Saint James MLK Classic Eye-Catchers (Part One)". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Thompson, Stephen (November 6, 2023). "Bub Carrington Makes Pitt History in College Debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Carlton Carrington triple-double paces Pitt in opener". Reuters. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Field Level Media.
  13. ^ Carter, Christopher (November 7, 2023). "Freshman Bub Carrington is the first player in Pitt hoops history to record triple-double in debut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "Carrington Named ACC Rookie of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. November 13, 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  15. ^ "ACC keeps noticing Pitt freshman". Altoona Mirror. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  16. ^ Cohn, Sam (June 26, 2024). "Baltimore's Carlton 'Bub' Carrington selected No. 14 overall by Washington Wizards in 2024 NBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  17. ^ "Wizards Complete Trade with Trail Blazers". NBA.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  18. ^ Kirschenbaum, Alex (July 7, 2024). "Wizards' Carlton Carrington Signs Rookie Contract". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024-25 Player Stats". NBA.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  20. ^ "Stephon Castle, Zaccharie Risacher headline NBA All-Rookie First Team". NBA.com. May 20, 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  21. ^ Vukovcan, Mike (March 21, 2025). "Pitt Basketball Basketball Community Mourning Death of 'Big Bub' Carrington II, Father of Pitt Star". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  22. ^ Gorman, Kevin (October 25, 2023). "Behind leading scorer Blake Hinson, Pitt hoops enters season with a standard of expectations". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
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