Racer Senior Bruce Carter Earns All-OVC First Team Honors

Murray State senior Bruce Carter has been named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team in voting conducted by the league's coaches and sports information directors.

The native of Detroit, Mich. Is the eighth leading scorer in the OVC with 14.5 points per game, and the league's 14^th best rebounder with 5.6 per game. He is ranked 4^th in free throw shooting at 82 percent, and 11^th in three-point shooting at 39 percent.

In conference games, Carter is the seventh leading scorer at 15.9 points per game and the 14^th place rebounder with 5.9 per game.

Carter saved his top-seven scoring games this season for league members, including 26 against OVC champion Austin Peay Jan. 10 when the Racers beat the Governors at the Regional Special Events Center 82-70.

Entering Friday's OVC Tournament semi-finals, Carter carries a streak of 20 straight games with double-figure scoring. During the streak he has scored 20 or more points eight times, including a stellar 24 point-12 rebound night to lead the Racers to a 77-74 win over Tennessee Tech in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. During Carter's 20-game run, he has led the Racers in scoring 13 times and in the last eight games.

In 60 career games, Carter has scored 799 points for a 13.3 per game average. His career numbers rank among the best two-year players in MSU history (see below). He has made 44 career starts and has led the Racers in scoring in 24 games. Carter has turned in 42 double-digit scoring games and 10 games of 20 points or more. He also has a 60 game streak in which has grabbed at least two rebounds.

Carter's honor comes a year after he was named to the All-OVC Second Team as a junior, he was also named to the All-OVC Preseason Team before this season.

With Carter making OVC first team, the Racers have had a first team selection in 25 of the last 28 years.

One can only imagine the kind of numbers Carter would put up if he had played at Murray State for four years. The Racers have rich history of great two-year players and Carter will finish among the best.

CAREER POINTS-TWO OR LESS SEASONS

(Since 1980) (As of 3-6-08)

1. De'Teri Mayes (96-98) 1,340

2. Ricky Hood (81-83) 860

3. Chad Townsend (96-98) 854

4. Chuck Glass (84-86) 818

5. James Singleton (01-03) 811

6. Bruce Carter (06-08) 799

7. Greg Coble (89-91) 733

8. Maurice Cannon (91-93) 727

9. William Moore (93-95) 695

10. Zedric Macklin (84-86) 684

CAREER REBOUNDS-TWO OR LESS SEASONS

1. James Singleton (01-03) 632

2. Ricky Hood (81-83) 544

3. Duane Virgil (97-99) 393

4. Chuck Glass (84-86) 362

5. Fred Walker (94-96) 352

6. De'Teri Mayes (96-98) 342

7. Bruce Carter (06-08) 329

8. Linzie Foster (87-89) 287

9. John Jackson (90-91) 284

10. Chad Townsend (96-98) 268

CAREER ASSISTS-TWO OR LESS SEASONS

1. Chad Townsend (96-98) 383

2. Chuck Glass (84-86) 204

3. Greg Coble (89-91) 193

4. Maurice Cannon (91-93) 168

5. Zedric Macklin (84-86) 153

6. Adam Chiles (03-04) 133

7. William Moore (93-95 129

8. Marlon Towns (98-00) 119

9. De'Teri Mayes (96-98) 116

10. Bruce Carter (06-08) 115

11. Fred Walker (94-96)) 113

Here are the career high points for Bruce Carter.

Points

28 Eastern Illinois 1-2-07

26 Austin Peay 1-10-08

24 Tennessee Tech 3-4-08

22 UT-Martin 3-1-08

22 Eastern Illinois 2-16-08

22 SE Missouri 1-7-08

21 Tennessee Tech 1-24-08

21 Indiana State 2-23-08

20 SE Missouri 1-8-07

20 Belhaven 11-16-06

Rebounds 13 SE Missouri 1-26-08

FG Made 11 Austin Peay 1-10-08

FG Attempted 20 * Tennessee Tech 3-4-08

3-PT Made 4 Austin Peay 1-10-08

3-PT Attempted 7 * Tennessee Tech 3-4-08

FT Made 9 * Jacksonville State 2-2-08

FT Attempted 12 Eastern Illinois 11-2-07

Blocks 1 * Eastern Illinois 2-16-08

Steals 5 *Jacksonville St. 12-2-07

Assists 5 *Samford 1-29-08

Minutes 39 *SE Missouri 1-27-07

* Indicates multiple times

Here are all of the 2008 selections to the OVC All-Conference team.

OVC Player of the Year: Lester Hudson, UT Martin
OVC Co-Freshmen of the Year: Marquis Weddle, UT Martin
OVC Coach of the Year: Donnie Tyndall, Morehead State

ALL-OVC FIRST TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN KEY STATS
Lester Hudson, UT Martin G 6-3 190 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 25. 4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.9 spg
*Drake Reed, Austin Peay F 6-5 210 Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. 15.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 47.3 FG%
**Bruce Carter, Murray State G 6-4 200 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 14.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.0 apg, 49.0 FG%
$Bruce Price, Tennessee State G 6-3 205 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. 17.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.2 spg
**Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky G/F 6-4 195 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 15.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 spg

ALL-OVC SECOND TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN KEY STATS
*Anthony Fisher, Tennessee Tech G 6-3 185 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. 16.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.5 spg
Derek Wright, Austin Peay G 5-10 165 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 11.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.7 apg, 2.7 spg
**Amadi McKenzie, Tennessee Tech F 6-7 230 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 14.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 59.5 FG%
Travis Peterson, Samford C 6-10 240 Sr. Glendale, Ariz. 13.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 49.8 FG%, 39 blocks
#Gerald Robinson, UT Martin F 6-9 230 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 14.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 41.3 FG%

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN
Lester Hudson, UT Martin G 6-3 190 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 25. 4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.9 spg
Marquis Weddle, UT Martin G 6-1 185 Fr. Union City, Tenn. 16.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 87 3-pointers
Gerald Robinson, Jr., Tennessee State G 6-0 165 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 15.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.7 spg, 58 3-pointers
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State C 6-8 215 Fr. Newark, N.J. 10.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 50.8 FG%, 23 blocks
Leon Buchanan, Morehead State F 6-5 200 Jr. Albany, Ga. 13.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 54.4 FG%
* - All-OVC 1st Team in 2006-07
** - All-OVC 2nd Team in 2006-07
# - All-Newcomer Team in 2006-07
$ - All-OVC 2nd Team in 2003-04

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