Former WVU Basketball Guard Jevon Carter Finds New NBA Home

Former WVU guard Jevon Carter has signed with a new team just five days after being waived by the Chicago Bulls. His next stop is with the Orlando Magic, per Shams Charania.

The Magic are having a solid season, sitting at 26-24 for seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.

So far in the 2025-26 season, Carter was averaging 5.1 points per game on 39.8% shooting with 1.0 rebound per game as well. He played Saturday before being waived in the team’s 125-118 win over the Miami Heat. He scored 11 points and added five rebounds in 20 minutes of play.

Carter is in his eighth year in the NBA after signing with the Chicago Bulls, his childhood favorite team, in 2022. His career included stops with the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns after being drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2018.

As a Mountaineer, Carter played all four years at WVU, averaging a career total of 12.3 points per game. He helped lead WVU to the Sweet 16 as a senior in 2018, averaging 17.3 points per game.

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