Jevon Carter

Jevon Carter (born September 14, 1995) is an American college basketball player for West Virginia University (WVU). A rising senior point guard for the Mountaineers, Carter is known as one of the top defensive players in the country, having won the NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Lefty Driesell Award after his junior season.

Carter came to WVU from Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois. While he has played mostly off the ball in high school, he converted to the point guard position, making his name as one of the top defensive players in the Big 12 Conference. In Carter's junior season of 2016–17, Carter averaged 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He received many accolades for his defensive prowess, earning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the Lefty Driesell Award and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year as the top defensive player in the country.

Following his junior season, Carter declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent. Ultimately he decided to return to the Mountaineers for his senior season.