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When it comes to role models, Wichita State junior Darius Carter goes right to the top of the basketball world.
He is from Akron, Ohio, hometown of LeBron James. His cousin is Maverick Carter, James’ business manager and longtime friend. Darius Carter grew up attending James’ games at St. Vincent-St. Mary High in Akron. He has played pickup games with James and visited him in Miami.
Carter earned NJCAA All-America honors at Vincennes (Ind.) University, causing James to tweet a picture of the certificate and the message: “Congrats to my lil cuz dcarter12_ on the achievement. On to the next journey.”
“When I go to Miami in the offseason to train, he’ll be there and I’ll work out with him sometimes,” Carter said. “It’s great to see how hard he goes, even though he has all the success. He’s LeBron James, best player in the world, and he still works like he’s trying to get there. That’s definitely something I’ve picked up.”
There are no complaints with Carter’s work ethic around Koch Arena. Carter, a 6-foot-7 forward, averaged 15.8 points and 8.3 rebounds as a sophomore at Vincennes. He helped Vincennes finish fourth in the NJCAA tournament, averaging 19.5 points in four games.
He is from Akron, Ohio, hometown of LeBron James. His cousin is Maverick Carter, James’ business manager and longtime friend. Darius Carter grew up attending James’ games at St. Vincent-St. Mary High in Akron. He has played pickup games with James and visited him in Miami.
Carter earned NJCAA All-America honors at Vincennes (Ind.) University, causing James to tweet a picture of the certificate and the message: “Congrats to my lil cuz dcarter12_ on the achievement. On to the next journey.”
“When I go to Miami in the offseason to train, he’ll be there and I’ll work out with him sometimes,” Carter said. “It’s great to see how hard he goes, even though he has all the success. He’s LeBron James, best player in the world, and he still works like he’s trying to get there. That’s definitely something I’ve picked up.”
There are no complaints with Carter’s work ethic around Koch Arena. Carter, a 6-foot-7 forward, averaged 15.8 points and 8.3 rebounds as a sophomore at Vincennes. He helped Vincennes finish fourth in the NJCAA tournament, averaging 19.5 points in four games.
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