April 3, 2006

WACO, Texas - Baylor signee Demond "Tweety" Carter has been named the state of Louisiana's 2005-06 Mr. Basketball, an award selected by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

The Mr. Basketball title is awarded to Louisiana's top basketball player among all classifications and with the honor Carter joins a list of former Louisiana Mr. Basketball selections that includes Marcus Fizer (1997), Stromile Swift (1998), Chris Duhon (2000) and Glen Davis (2004).

The 5-10, 170-pound guard finished his fantastic prep career at Reserve Christian School with 7,457 career points, more than any high school player ever. Carter will officially rank second in scoring on the National Federation of State High School Association's all-time record book because it will not include the points he scored during his seventh and eighth grade seasons on the varsity team (5,748 points in final four years).

Carter, a native of of LaPlace, La., has received several major national honors this season, being named a McDonald's All-American, Parade All-American and Jordan All-American.

Among his numerous accomplishments, Carter led RCS to four state championships, was a five-time Outstanding Player of the Year in Louisiana, was a five-time all-state selection, was a four-time state tournament MVP, was named the 2005 National Christian School Athletic Association Player of the Year and was the 2003 national high school freshman of the year (for all sports) by SuperPrep.com.

Last month Carter led RCS to its fourth state championship and a 48-8 record. He scored 38 points in the 96-56 state championship win over Marion and was named the tournament MVP. Carter averaged 30.8 points as a senior in 2005-06 and shattered the national high school 3-pointers made record, hitting 287 3-point field goals (old mark was 215). He scored a single-game high 74 points as a senior in a 114-71 win over East St. John's.

LSWA MR. BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS - LOUISIANAYear    Player           Hometown                   College2006    Demond Carter   Reserve Christian          Baylor2005    Tasmin Mitchell Denham Springs         LSU2004    Glen Davis  University (Baton Rouge) LSU2003    Paul Millsap    Grambling Lab          Louisiana Tech2002    Darrel Mitchell St. Martinville        LSU2001    Donald Perry    McCall (Tallulah)          Indiana2000    Chris Duhon Salmen (Slidell)           Duke1999    Bernard King    Gibsland-Coleman           Texas A&M1998    Stromile Swift  Fair Park (Shreveport)   LSU1997    Marcus Fizer    Arcadia                     Iowa State1996    Lester Earl Glen Oaks (Baton Rouge)  LSU/Kansas