BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A former South Carolina guard was one of the 30 first round selections on day one of the NBA Draft from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Devin Carter, who earned SEC All-Freshman honors in 2022 before transferring to Providence, was chosen with the 13th overall selection by the Sacramento Kings.
Carter spent two seasons at Providence where this past season, he was named Big East Player of the Year after he became the eighth PC player all-time to capture the league scoring title (21.4 ppg in 20 league contests). Carter also led the league in overall scoring (19.7 ppg) while finishing second in defensive rebounds (7.7), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.377), third in minutes (35.3), third in rebounding (8.7), fifth in three-point field goals made (2.6) and fourth in steals (1.8).
