Milwaukee Bucks Give Jevon Carter Opportunity to Shine Off Bench

As Jevon Carter starts to become comfortable with his new NBA team, the Milwaukee Bucks gave the former WVU guard a lot of playing time on Monday night.

Carter appeared in his second game with the Bucks, after being waived by the Brooklyn Nets last week. The 6-foot-1 guard from Illinois played in 29 minutes against the Charlotte Hornets. Carter recorded 10 points, three rebounds and two assists off the bench.

Let’s get it🤟🏾 https://t.co/BWv2PLPDEc

— Jevon Carter (Bulldog) (@nextlevel_03) February 25, 2022

Carter spent the first part of the 2021-22 season with the Nets after being traded on draft day back in July. The 6-foot-1 guard played 46 games with Brooklyn, averaging 3.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists. Carter has played with the Memphis Grizzlies (2018-19) and the Phoenix Suns (2019-21).

Carter played at West Virginia under head coach Bob Huggins from 2014-18, helping the Mountaineers reach 3-Sweet 16’s in 2015, 2017 and 2018. The all-time steals leader at WVU averaged 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals in 144 career games.