ML Carr
ML Carr was born in Wallace, United States on January 9th, 1951 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 73, ML Carr biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Michael Leon Carr (born January 9, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), and former head coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics.
He coached the Celtics for two seasons, posting a career record of 48 wins and 116 losses.
Playing career
Carr was chosen by the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association with the seventh pick of the 1973 NBA draft after graduating from Guilford College. However, he was one of the Colonels' last roster cuts and was subsequently released. Carr played in Israel for the Israeli-owned Israel Sabras in the short-lived European Professional Basketball League during the season. He was named Most Valuable Player for leading his team to the championship, leading the league in scoring, and finishing second in rebounding.
Carr was a member of the Spirits of St. Louis from 1975 to 1976, averaging 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-Rookie Team in the ABA. The Spirits of St. Louis were one of two ABA teams (the Colonels being the other) that did not participate in the NBA during the ABA-NBA merger, and as a result, Carr joined the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons from 1976-79. Upon his arrival in Detroit, he utterly sang of "Hey, since I'm here, I'm going to change my name from M. L. Carr to Abdul Automobile." Carr played in all 82 games and averaged the second most points of any Piston at 13.3, behind only Bob Lanier. Carr's first postseason appearance was marked by the 1977 NBA Playoffs, although the Golden State Warriors cut them out in the first round. Carr tied for the first time in 1978 with 36 points scored in a victory over the Houston Rockets on December 27, 1978.
Carr was signed as a free agent by the Boston Celtics after being drafted to the All-Defense second team at the end of the 1979 season for leading the league in steals at a career high of 2.5 steals per game. "We just had the heart and soul ripped from our staff," Pistons coach Dick Vitale said. The Carr purchase was one of the four major moves that immediately lifted the Celtics back to the top of the NBA standings after finishing near the bottom of last season, alongside majority owner Harry Manderian, rookie forward Larry Bird, and majority owner Harry Mantin. Carr was instrumental in leading the Celtics' defense over the favored Philadelphia 76ers in the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals on the way to Boston's 14th NBA championship. Carr played for the Celtics until 1985, winning 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game during his NBA career.
Carr is best known for his robbery and dunk in overtime of Game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals in Los Angeles, which secured Boston's victory over the Lakers and then won another trophy for them. During crucial situations when it was time to fire up the Celtics, Carr was also known for waving a towel.
Coaching career
Carr became the Celtics' General Manager in 1994. He took over as coach for the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. In his last year as coach, the Celtics had their lowest record in team history, winning just 15 games and losing 67 in a strategic attempt to gain a better draft position and position the team for a comeback under legendary college coach Rick Pitino. Pitino, who was unable to bring the team back to the glory of Carr's playing days, was fired at the end of season. He joined the Celtics as the Celtics' Director of Corporate Development following the 1997 season.
Carr later became president of Charlotte Sting as part of a failed attempt to become the owner of a growing NBA franchise. When Bob Johnson was selected to have the NBA franchise in Charlotte, he had a small investment stake in the Charlotte Bobcats. Bob Johnson left the team and Carr no longer has a connection with the Bobcat brand as a result.
Carr and his wife Sylvia, who is a partner with New Technology Ventures, a Newton-based technology venture capital company, based in Massachusetts.