Syracuse's Final Four point guard — the 2014 NBA Rookie of the Year who excelled under Jim Boeheim.
Michael Carter-Williams was born in Hamilton, Massachusetts in 1991. He attended Syracuse University under coach Jim Boeheim and played two full seasons plus a partial third. He averaged 11.9 points and 7.3 assists per game across his time at Syracuse. He led Syracuse to the 2013 Final Four — the program's deepest tournament run in years. He was the Big East Tournament MVP. He was a consensus All-American in 2013. Philadelphia 76ers selected him 11th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. His professional career began spectacularly — he won the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 2014 with exceptional steal and assist totals — before declining as teams adjusted to his limitations. His Syracuse career in Jim Boeheim's 2-3 zone — developing the anticipation and passing angle recognition that produced his early professional statistical peaks — was the technical foundation of his brief professional excellence. His 2013 Final Four run with Syracuse was the most celebrated in the programme's recent history outside the 2003 championship.
Big East Tournament MVP
Career Honours
- Big East Tournament MVP
- All-American consideration
- Syracuse Final Four (2013)
- 11th overall pick 2013