Carlton Carrington comes a long way. Absent from ESPN's Top 100 Best American High School Students a year ago, the “guard” revealed himself this season in Pittsburgh. Still inconsistent, over the duration of a match as well as over the entire season during which he experienced a big slump during the winter, “Bub” showed in sequences that he did not lack talent. Carrington began his NCAA career with a triple-double and ended it with a good performance (24 points at 9/17) in his team's narrow defeat against North Carolina in the first round of the national tournament. Still very young, Rudy Gay's distant cousin already seems ready for the next level.
Profile
Job : leader – rear
Size : 1m92
Weight : 88kg
Team : Pittsburgh Panthers (NCAA)
Stats 2023/24: 13.8 points (at 41.2%), 5.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists in 33.2 minutes
Strong points
– Shot creation. His natural ease and talent for creating points through his shooting quality are quite impressive for a first-year university player. Carrington shot more than 50% on 2-point shots after dribbling (50.9%), a very high level mark. When he is in rhythm, Carrington can already hurt behind the arc (40.5% on contested 3-point shots in “catch-and-shoot”), even if he still needs to gain a good meter of gain. retreat as a comfort zone to be dangerous. On pick-and-roll, Carrington is already very mature in analyzing the defense and penalizing defensive hesitations.
– The potential. Not yet 19, he will be in July, Carrington has real room for improvement. He has already passed several milestones during his season with the Panthers, both in creation and in defense. The person concerned also believes that his defense is “so underestimated” in an interview with HoopsHype. He shows will and has the physical weapons to do the job in this sector.
Weakness
– Individualism. Not helped by the stammering collective of “Pitt” this season, “Bub” Carrington sometimes tends to do too much and forces bad choices, between rushed shots and passes to the opponent. He must also build a few moves to exist in the circle attack, almost absent from his game, and often concluded with a contested, even desperate attempt.
Comparison
Through his offensive play almost exclusively outside the racket, and with great efficiency, “Bub” Carrington evokes CJ McCollumwith a physique D'Angelo Russell.
Prognosis
Around the Top 20although he is not currently among the guests at the “Green Room”.
