2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Zander Carter
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Greenup, Ky.
2025-26 (Fr.)
Prep
Personal
- Appeared in all 34 games in his first season
- Tabbed CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal winner for maintaining a cumulative GPA above 3.75
- Garnered inclusion on CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Averaged 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.8 rebounds and 0.6 steals in 13.2 minutes per game
- Shot 48.8 percent from the field and 30 percent from three-point range
- Finished with career highs in points (10) and rebounds (6) in the win at George Mason in first round of NIT (March 17), was 5-of-6 from field in 25:00 of action
- Had his best scoring output in CUSA game at UTEP with eight points on 2-of-4 shooting from deep in 12:46 of action (Feb. 14)
- Tallied seven points, three boards and a season-high five assists (tied) in 23:53 of action versus Coppin State (Dec. 6)
- Scored nine points against Midway and added two rebounds, three assists and two steals (Dec. 16)
- Totaled four points, four boards, an assist and a steal in 16:53 of action in his collegiate debut versus Kentucky Christian (Nov. 3)
- Was a +20 in 17:01 of action in home win over UTEP (Jan. 17), added two points and one rebound
Prep
- Graduate of Paul G. Blazer High School
- Received numerous awards during senior year: 16 Region Player of the Year, KHSAA State Tournament first team all-state, Louisville Courier-Journal first team all-state and Kentucky Mr. Basketball Finalist
- Averaged 24.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a senior
- Finished his high school career with 3,150 points, the most in Ashland High School history and in the top 50 all-time in the state of Kentucky
- Ended career as 16th Region Tournament points leader
- Earned 16 Region and Tri-State Player of the Year honors as a junior as well as first team all-state, Regional Tournament MVP and AIT Tournament MVP
- Averaged 22.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game as a junior year
- Led his squad to a 23-11 overall mark as junior while winning region and AIT titles and making a Sweet 16 appearance at the state tournament
- Named Regional Tournament MVP, AIT All-Tournament team, 16 Region and Tri-State Player of the Year and second team all-state as a sophomore
- Averaged 22.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.0 spg as a sophomore while guiding the Tomcats to a 23-12 record, a region title and state Elite Eight appearance
- Made an immediate impact a freshman, averaging 11.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.3 spg
- Helped the Tomcats win district, region and AIT Tournament titles while reaching the Final Four of the state tournament
- Tabbed to the AIT and Regional All-Tournament teams
- Played at the AAU level for the Midwest Basketball Club and participated in the Adidas 3SSB Circuit
Personal
- Son of Steve and Heather Carter
- Intends on majoring in sport management
- Birthday is March 9
Tuesday, September 22
Tuesday, September 22
Thursday, July 02
Wednesday, June 10
