by By Ryan Mosher | @ryan_mosher
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – DeForest Carter (Seminole Tribe of Flordia) has another honor to add to his record-setting Embry-Riddle basketball career as the senior from Big Crypress, Fla. was named a 2014-15 NAIA II Men’s Basketball First Team All-American on Wednesday. After leading the Eagles to the best record in program history (35-2), a Sun Conference regular season title, a Sun Conference Tournament crown and an appearance in the NAIA II Men’s Basketball National Championship semifinals, Carter becomes the first Eagle since Michael Pyle in 2006-07 to claim first team honors and the eighth Eagle in program history to claim a spot on the first team roster.
Carter, who was named The Sun Conference Player of the Year, is just the third Embry-Riddle player to earn three All-American honors in his career. The 6-1 guard was named an Honorable Mention All-American in both his sophomore and junior seasons and joins the elite company of Rob Padgett (1993-97) and Harold Pierson (1999-03) as a three-time All-American.
Carter finished his senior season with 484 points, 262 assists, 161 rebounds, 149 steals, 41 blocks and a 54 percent clip from the field. He led the country in total steals and steals per game (4.0), and ranked second in total assists and assists per gmae (7.1). Carter broke his own single-season assist record with his 262 in 2014-15 and obliterated the single-season steals record with 149 which is 63 more than the previous record of 86 set by Tom Fagley in 1990-91. Carter’s four steals per game is a single-season record by over 1.0 assist per contest.
Carter’s career statistics may never be duplicated by an Eagle, as the four-year starter accumulated 1,786 points (5th all-time), 836 assists (1st all-time), 710 rebounds (6th all-time), 589 field goals (9th all-time), 494 made free throws (3rd all-time), 380 steals (1st all-time), 176 blocks (2nd all-time) and played in 135 games (4th all-time).
