BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " MICHAEL CARTER-WILLIAMS " IS A PROFESSIONAL BASKET BALL PLAYER WHO CURRENTLY PLAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA 76'ers OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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  Michael Carter-Williams  born October 10, 1991  is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76'ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 11th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the 76ers, after playing college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. An ESPN draft outlook ranked Carter-Williams as the top point guard prospect and #8 prospect overall.

Earlyears

Carter-Williams attended Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School in Hamilton, Massachusetts as a freshman. He was 5'9" as a freshman, and led his team and conference in scoring with 20 points per game.

He transferred to the boarding school St. Andrew's in Barrington, Rhode Island where he lived in a dormitory during his final three years of high school. In his three years as a starter, he averaged 25.4 points per game.^[5] As a senior he averaged 23.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

He committed to attend Syracuse and play on the basketball team after his sophomore season in high school. He visited colleges in August after his sophomore year in 2009 and received scholarship offers from Syracuse, Providence, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Virginia, Notre Dame, and Clemson among others.

He played on the same AAU team with current Sixers teammate, center Nerlens Noel.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Carter-Williams SG	Hamilton, Massachusetts	St. Andrew's	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 01, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (SG)   Rivals: 29, 7 (SG)  ESPN: 21, 4 (SG), 6 (East)
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Syracuse 2011 Basketball Commitment. Rivals.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013. "2011 Syracuse Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013. "Syracuse Orange 2011 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013.

College career

Carter-Williams had eight double-double games (points-assists) in the 2012–13 regular season. He did not have a double-double game in 2011–12. He led the nation in assists per game in January 2013 with 9.2 per game; he finished the regular season ranked third in assists with 7.7 per game.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Syracuse Orange	26	0	10.3	.431	.389	.565	1.5	2.1	0.8	0.3	2.7
2012–13	Syracuse Orange	40	40	35.2	.393	.294	.694	5.0	7.3	2.7	0.5	11.9

College career highs

Assists: 16 against Monmouth (12/8/12)

Points: 24 against Indiana (3/28/13)^[8]

NBA career                                                                                                                                                                   Carter-Williams was selected 11th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.  Carter-Williams, along with Nerlens Noel, were both officially signed by the 76ers on September 24, 2013.On October 30, 2013, in his NBA debut, he recorded 22 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds, and 9 steals (the most steals ever made by a rookie on debut) in a 114-110 win over the Miami Heat   Less than a week later, he had a 26 point, 10 assist performance in a 107-104 win over the Chicago Bulls. He was subsequently named the Player of the Week his first week in the NBA, an achievement last achieved by Shaquille O'Neal in 1992. On November 9, 2013, Carter-Williams recorded a career-high 13 assists to go with 21 points in a 127-125 double overtime loss to Cleveland.

On December 3, 2013, he recorded his first triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in 47 minutes in a 126-125 double overtime victory over the Orlando Magic. Rookie Victor Oladipo of the Magic also recorded his first career triple-double in the same game, marking the first and only time in NBA history that two rookies have recorded triple-doubles in the same game. The last time that two players had recorded their first career triple-doubles in the same game was when Detroit Pistons Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott did it on March 14, 1964 (they were not rookies). It was also the first time that two opponents had recorded triple-doubles in the same game since Caron Butler and Baron Davis had done so on November 23, 2007.

Carter-Williams was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in October and November of 2013. He led all rookies in scoring (17.2 ppg), assists (7.3 apg), steals (2.92 spg) and minutes (36.2 mpg) over this stretch.^[1

Personal life

Carter-Williams is the son of Mandy Carter-Zegarowski and Earl Williams.  He has a younger sister and two younger brothers.