Before March Madness: Wendell Carter Jr.
By Mitch Stephens
Mar 15, 2018, 11:00am
Atlanta native hopes to help Duke make a push in NCAA Tournament then take his talents to the NBA.
Video: Wendell Carter highlights
Watch the burly power forward dominate in the paint at Atlanta's Pace Academy.
Wendell Carter Jr. said he went to Duke to be a sponge.
"I just want to grow my mind and my body," he told MaxPreps host Chris Stonebraker at the 2017 McDonald's All-American game.
The 6-foot-10, 260-pound freshman forward has grown nicely, with averages of 13.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game for the 26-7 Blue Devils, who open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday against Iona.
Carter averaged 22.7 points and 15.7 points per game as a senior at
Pace Academy (Atlanta), earning third team MaxPreps All-American honors.
The McDonald's All-American is projected as a Top 10 pick in this year's NBA Draft by
Reid Forgrave of CBSSports.com.
Wendell Carter Jr. has made quite an impression at Duke.
File photo by Jim Redman
