#5 Cam Carter Season 2025-26
Updated March 24, 2025
NABC All-Gulf District Second Team, 2025
SENIOR SEASON (2024-25 at LSU)
One of two players to start all 32 games this past season, averaging the fourth most minutes a game in the league (33.2) … 28 games in double figures … Had his best scoring season, averaging 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals … Made 80 three-pointers, the sixth most in a single season by an LSU player … Shot 39.2 percent from three-point range (80-of-204), fifth in the SEC … Was 10th in the league in scoring average … Made 97-of-116 free throws (83.6 percent) … Had a 32-make free throw streak that lasted over a month from second half of the game on Dec. 3 through Jan. 18 … Had 11 games of 20 or more points, including the opening three games of the season … Had 26 points in the win over Florida State (Dec. 3) and in SEC play scored 27 in the win over Arkansas (1/14), 24 versus Auburn (1/29) and a career high 29 points in the win at Oklahoma (2/15) … In that game, Carter had a personal 7-0 run in the last 20 seconds which gave the Tiges a two-point advantage with eight seconds to play … Carter made a three-pointer and was fouled for a four-point play; Oklahoma inbounded and lost the ball, Carter took the ball and drove to the hoop, scored and was fouled … Had five treys in three games (vs. Mississippi Valley, 12/29; at Oklahoma, 2/15; at Mississippi State, 3/1) … Went over 1,000 career points in the Mississippi Valley game (12/29) … Finished his career with 1,311 points for 129 games … Had 106 career starts, including the last 102 games he played (two years at Kansas State and year at LSU) … Made 180 career three-pointers with 244 assists and 130 steals … 65 career double-digit scoring games.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023-24 at Kansas State)
Helped Wildcats to 19 wins and a trip to the NIT … One of two players to start all 34 games … Averaged 35.5 minutes per game, third in the Big 12 … Averaged 14.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game … Shot 30.9 percent from the arc (59-of-191) and 84 percent from the line (100-of-119) … Improved his scoring average 8.1 from his sophomore to junior season, most by a K-State player since the 1997-98 season … Led the Wildcats in field goals made (168), steals (48) … Second on team in several other categories, including scoring (14.6 ppg), 3-point field goals made (59), double digit scoring games (27), free throw percentage (84.0), assists (87) and minutes per game (35.5 mpg) … Scored in double figures in 27 games … 5 20-point games … Scored in double figures in 27 of the last 28 games … Posted a career-best 28 points vs. Miami (11/19/23), including 24 in the second half … He scored 21 points in his return to his home state of Louisiana in a win over LSU (12/9/23) and 23 in a win over West Virginia (1/9/24) … 63 wins in his first three seasons … 97 career games with 74 starts … Has totaled 100 three-pointers over his first three seasons … 37 career double-digit scoring games.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022-23 at Kansas State)
Started all 36 games in a season that ended in the Elite 8 … Averaged 26.3 minutes per game … Averaged 6.5 points to go with 3.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.9 steals … Hit 33.3 percent of three-point attempts (35-of-105) … Scored in double figures eight times, including four in Big 12 play … Season best of 17 points in win at Texas (1/3/23) on 6-of-9 field goals, including 3-of-3 from the arc … 16 vs. Kansas City (11/17/22) with season best four treys … 12 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists in NCAA Tournament win over Michigan State (3/23/23) … Averaged 6.4 points in SEC play … Had his first college double double with 14 points, 11 rebounds versus UNO (12/22).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021-22 at Mississippi State)
Played in 27-of-34 games, with four starts … Played in more games than any other Bulldog freshman … Averaged 8.4 minutes per game … Played a season-high 28 minutes in his first start at Alabama (2/16/22) … Averaged 2.1 points with 0.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.4 steals per game … Scored in 12 games, including a pair of double-digit scoring games … Tallied season high 15 at Alabama (2/16/22) and 11 points versus North Alabama (11/10/21).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Rated as a consensus Top 150 prospect out of famed Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, where he played his senior season of 2020-21 … Listed as a top 30-combo guard and third-best prospect in the state of Virginia by 247sports … Team won 20 games and advanced to the quarterfinals of the GEICO Nationals … Averaged 13.0 points per game, 4.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists … Scored in double figures in 17 games with four 20-point performances … Transferred to Oak Hill from East Ascension High School in Gonzales, Louisiana, where he played his junior season in 2019-20 … Team won 26 games … Honorable mention All-State selection; member of the first team All-District 5-%A and first team All-Parish squads.
PERSONAL
Born on March 17, 2003 … Parents are Donald and Kimberly Pleasant … Three siblings (Caleb, Christon and Chloe) … Played on the AAU circuit for the New Orleans Elite … Major is human development and family science.
Single Game Highs
Points – 29, at Oklahoma, 2/15/25
Rebounds – 11, vs. Kansas, 2/5/24; vs. UNO, 12/22/24
Assists – 7, vs. Montana, 11/13/21; vs. Mississippi Valley, 12/29/94
Steals – 4, vs. Bellarmine, 11/10/23; vs. Providence, 11/17/23; vs. Chicago State, 1/2/24
Blocks – 3, vs. UCF, 1/6/24; vs. Nebraska, 12/17/23
FG Made – 12 vs. Miami (Fla.), 11/19/23
FG Attempts – 22 vs. Miami (Fla.), 11/19/23
3FG Made – 5, at Miss. State, 3/1/25, at Oklahoma, 2/15/25, vs. Miss. Valley, 12/29/24
3FG Attempts – 11 vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/25
FT Made – 10, at West Virginia, 1/9/24, vs. Arkansas 1/14/25
FT Attempts – 12, vs. Auburn, 1/29/25
Top Career Scoring Games
1. 29 — at Oklahoma — 2/15/25
2. 28 – vs. Miami — 11/19/23
3. 27 — vs. Arkansas — 1/14/25
4. 26 — vs. Florida State — 12/3/24
5. 25 – vs. South Dakota State — 11/13/23
6. 24 — vs. Auburn — 1/29/25
7. 23 — at Miss. State — 3/1/25
23 — vs. Miss. Valley — 12/29/24
23 – at West Virginia – 1/9/24
10. 22 — vs. Vanderbilt — 1/4/25