Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics

Honors
•  XULA Male Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2019-20
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2019-20
•  XULA Sister Grace Mary Flickinger Honor Roll in 2018 and 2019

Briefly
•  Third year at XULA
•  Transfer from NCAA Division I University of Detroit Mercy
•  College career game highs: 27 points, eight made 3s, eight rebounds, 11 assists, four steals
•  2020-21 is his second year as a member of XULA's Association of Student-Athletes

2020-21 (Senior — XULA)
•  Team was ranked 20th in the NAIA preseason coaches poll and was the top pick to win the GCAC

2019-20 (Junior — XULA)
•  XULA Male Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
•  GCAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
•  Averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 30 games with three starts . . . Shot 50.3 percent from the floor, a school season record 49.5 percent on 3s (52-of-105) and 82.8 percent from the line (24-of-29)
•  Broke the XULA season record for 3-point accuracy held by his coach, Alfred Williams (45.6 percent in 2007-08)
•  Set XULA game record for 3-point accuracy by making 7-of-7 in an 80-59 GCAC home victory against Rust on Feb. 1, 2020 . . . Scored a game- and season-high 22 points that day
•  Game highs: 22 points, seven made 3s, six rebounds, seven assists, four steals
•  His 52 made 3s were the most on a team that made a XULA season-record 254
•  His 3-pointer with 41 seconds remaining in overtime at Clark Atlanta put XULA ahead to stay, 68-67 . . . XULA won 70-67 on Nov. 17, 2019, and tied the school record for largest erased deficit in a victory
•  Helped XULA finish 27-6 overall, 12-2 GCAC (champion) and, for the first time 1996, win the GCAC Tournament
•  XULA was No. 10 in the final NAIA Division I coaches poll — XULA's highest ranking since 10th on Feb. 7, 2011
•  XULA qualified automatically for NAIA Division I nationals at Kansas City, Mo., and a first-round matchup with Clarke (Iowa), but the NAIA canceled the tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2018-19 (Sophomore — XULA)
•  Averaged 9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 30 games with 17 starts . . . Shot 47.8 percent from the floor, 36.1 percent on 3s (43-of-119) and 71.4 percent from the line (35-of-49)
•  Led the team with 43 made 3s and 79 assists
•  Game highs: 27 points, eight made 3s, eight rebounds, 10 assists, three steals
•  Tied XULA game record by making eight 3s in a 93-76 GCAC home victory against Philander Smith on Feb. 25, 2019 . . . Finished with a career-best 27 points
•  Helped XULA finish 18-14 overall, 8-6 GCAC (tied for fourth place) and reach the GCAC Tournament semifinals

2017-18 (Detroit Mercy)
•  Redshirted and did not play

2016-17 (Freshman — Detroit Mercy)
•  Averaged 0.7 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 20 games with no starts . . . Shot 13.3 percent from the floor, 11.8 percent on 3s (2-of-17) and 80 percent from the line (4-of-5)
•  Game highs: six points, two made 3s, two rebounds (six times), five assists, one steal (four times)

High School
•  Honorable mention as a senior on Michigan's Associated Press Class C All-State team
•  Honorable mention All-Detroit as a junior and senior
•  Averaged 18.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game as a senior at Detroit Edison (2015-16)
•  As a junior he averaged 17 points, 7.5 assists, seven rebounds and three steals and helped the Pioneers win the school's first Class C basketball state championship
•  Team captain for two years
•  Also competed in cross country
•  Member of National Honor Society

Personal
•  Full name is Edward James Carter III
•  Entered XULA with 50 hours of community service
•  His father, Ed Carter II, played college basketball at Central Michigan and Hillsdale
•  His cousin, Glynn Blackwell, played college basketball at Illinois, helped the Illini qualify for the NCAA Tournament three consecutive years, then played professionally overseas

Favorites
Food:  Pizza
Candy:  Kit Kat
Pizza toppings:  Pepperoni
Ice cream flavor:  Chocolate
Cake:  Chocolate
Flower:  Rose
Color:  Purple
Vacation destination:  Italy