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Moody may refer to:

Places:

• Moody, Alabama, USA
• Moody, Missouri, USA
• Moody, Texas, USA
• Moody County, South Dakota, USA
• Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
• Moody's Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Moody, South Australia, Australia

In business:

• Moody's, an American credit-rating agency
• Moody's Analytics, a global risk management software company based in New York City, USA
• Moody Broadcasting Network, based in Chicago, USA
• Moody Publishers, based in Chicago, USA

Fictional Characters

• Mad-Eye Moody
• Hank Moody, a character from the television series Californication
• Judy Moody

Other:

• Moody (surname)
• Moody chart, used for computing friction losses in pipes
• Moody Air Force Base, Lowndes County, USA
• Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist
• Moody Bible Institute, based in Chicago, USA
• Moody Church, based in Chicago, USA

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Justin Hayward
Justin Hayward in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Justin Hayward
Born	(1946-10-14) 14 October 1946 (age 65) Swindon, Wiltshire England United Kingdom
Genres	Rock, progressive rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, piano vocals, mandolin, sitar
Years active	1965–present
Labels	Pye Records Parlophone Threshold Records Deram Records Polydor CMC International Trax Records Towerbell Records Armou Records
Associated acts	The Moody Blues
Notable instruments
Gibson ES-335

Justin Hayward (born 14 October 1946, Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.

Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England and he was educated at Shrivenham School, Berkshire and The Commonweal School, in Swindon, Wiltshire.^[1]

Career[link]

When Hayward was 15 he was able to afford a Gibson guitar and a Vox amplifier through performing with local Swindon groups in clubs and dance halls playing mostly Buddy Holly songs. One of Hayward's early groups was All Things Bright, which opened for The Hollies and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. At age 17, he signed a publishing contract as a songwriter with the skiffle artist and record producer Lonnie Donegan, a move Hayward later regretted as it meant the rights to all his songs written before 1974 would always be owned by Donegan's Tyler Music.^[2] In 1965 he answered an advertisement in Melody Maker and auditioned as guitarist for Marty Wilde and he went on to work with Wilde and his wife in The Wilde Three.

Hayward was recently involved in the remastering of The Moody Blues back catalogue for Universal Music.

The Moody Blues[link]

In 1966, after answering another ad in Melody Maker, this time placed by Eric Burdon of The Animals, Hayward was contacted by Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues after Burdon had passed on Hayward's letter and demo discs to Pinder. Within a few days Hayward had replaced departing Moody Blues vocalist and guitarist Denny Laine. Bassist John Lodge replaced temporary deputy Rod Clarke who had stood in for departed Bassist Clint Warwick at the same time.

After beginning by singing the old Blues inspired repertoire of The Moodies 1964-1965 era, Hayward's initial artistic contribution to The Moody Blues was his song 'Fly Me High' which was a Decca single early in 1967, this failed to chart but gave the revised band a new sound and direction, being more of an original contemporary track than the 'R & B' sound they had been largely producing up to that point.

Hayward's driving rocker 'Leave This Man Alone' was then used as 'B' side to the next Moodies single on Decca, backing Mike Pinder's 'Love And Beauty' (1967) the first Moodies record to feature the mellotron.

Hayward's and Lodge's integration into the Moody Blues along with Pinder's use of the Mellotron sparked greater commercial success and recognition for the band, transforming them into one of pop music's biggest-selling acts. Hayward says of Pinder: "Mike and the Mellotron made my songs work."

The 1967 album Days of Future Passed, one of the first and most influential symphonic rock albums, spawned the Hayward-penned singles "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights in White Satin". The latter record went on to sell over two million copies, charting three times in the UK (1967, 1972, and in 1979) and has been recorded by many other recording artists. Hayward's 'B' side song 'Cities' being an early ecology themed item.

Hayward became the group's main onstage figurehead over the 1967-1974 period, the most prolific songwriter and composer of several big singles hits for the band. During this time he wrote memorable album tracks such as: "Tuesday Afternoon" (originally the first half, with John Lodge's (Evening) Time to Get Away, of "'Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)"), "The Actor", "Lovely to See You", "Never Comes the Day", "Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)", "It's Up To You", "Dawning is The Day","You Can Never Go Home", "The Story in Your Eyes" (a US chart hit), "New Horizons", "The Land of Make-Believe", and "Island"

Hayward wrote the band's UK #2 hit, "Question" as well as "Voices in the Sky", "Driftwood", "The Voice", "Blue World", "Your Wildest Dreams", "I Know You're Out There Somewhere", "English Sunset" and "December Snow"; in all, writing 20 of the group's 27 post-1967 singles.

In addition to handling the Lead vocals on his own compositions, Hayward also took a featured lead or co-lead vocal on other band members songs such as; "Dawn is A Feeling" (Pinder), "Gimmie A Little Something", "Isn't Life Strange", "Candle of Life" (Lodge), "After You Came", "I'll Be Level With You", "The Spirit". "Nothing Changes" (Edge) etc....

The Moodies attempts to come up with another specific 'hit single' during the 1967-68 period saw them record three other Hayward compositions; "Long Summer Days", "King and Queen" and "What Am I Doing Here?" all of which were then left unissued, but together with unissued songs by Mike Pinder and John Lodge later formed the 'studio side four' of Decca's 1977 release; Caught Live Plus Five which largely comprised a December 1969 Live Recording of a concert at The Royal Albert Hall (issued against the group's wishes).

Hayward also co-wrote album tracks with Ray Thomas - "Visions of Paradise", "Are You Sitting Comfortably", "Watching and Waiting", and much later "Never Blame the Rainbows for the Rain", plus later co-wrote many songs with John Lodge for The Moodies, notably "Gemini Dream" (a US Chart hit), "Meet Me Halfway", "Talkin' Talkin'", "Want To Be With You", "Once is Enough", "Strange Times","Sooner or Later (Walking on Air)" among others.

Hayward's songs have opened each of The Moodies albums in their 'post Mike Pinder era' since Long Distance Voyager in 1981, and his songs, both solo compositions and co-written with John Lodge, plus his lead vocals, harmony voice, and guitar playing have been a major overriding factor in the bands work and continued success since 1981.

Their album sales from 1978 to the present are more than 60 million. This is the regularly quoted total of their album sales, since the total sales of their albums before 1978 is disputed due to lack of official record company data,^[3] However the period 1967 to 1974 was when their albums (and singles) were charting highest in the UK and US plus worldwide (album track "Melancholy Man" made number one in France as a single in 1970) - Days of Future Passed topped the US album charts on re-issue in 1972, then was followed into the album charts by the new studio album Seventh Sojourn.

1974 onwards[link]

In 1974, the Moody Blues decided to take what ended up being a four-year break from performing and recording. Hayward continued working with Lodge and producer Tony Clarke, using musicians from the Moody Blues' label, Threshold, and sounding very much like the mother group. Together, they had a hit in 1975 with "Blue Guitar" (a Hayward recording with the band 10cc), and released an album titled Blue Jays.

In 1977 Justin recorded his first solo album Songwriter. He enjoyed international solo success in 1978 when he appeared on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds concept album, which yielded his hits "Forever Autumn" and "The Eve of the War". Wayne later contributed to Hayward's 1980 album Night Flight.

Hayward issued a rare non album single "Marie" c/w "Heart of Steel' (Decca F13834) in April 1979, both sides composed by him, the 'A' side dedicated to his wife. These tracks were later included among the 'Bonus' tracks on a CD re-issue of his Songwriter solo album in 2004.

During the 1980s, Hayward composed and performed for film and television, including the theme song "It Won't Be Easy" for the 1987 BBC2 science fiction series Star Cops, "Something Evil, Something Dangerous" for the film Howling IV: The Original Nightmare, "Eternal Woman" for the film She and music for the animated television series The Shoe People.

In 1989, with producer-arranger Mike Batt, Hayward released Classic Blue, an album of pop standards written by other composers, set to orchestration arranged by Batt. Classic Blue included a cover version of Led Zeppelin's hit "Stairway to Heaven." Hayward's most recent solo album, The View from the Hill, was released in 1996, and a live recording, Live in San Juan Capistrano, followed in 1998.

Hayward contributed vocals to a song on Rick Wakeman's 1999 album Return to the Centre of the Earth.

In 2003 he sang along with other rock singers on another orchestral album, consisting of Moody Blues songs with the Frankfurt Rock Orchestra, titled Justin Hayward and Friends Perform the Hits of the Moody Blues (alternatively called Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits). Hayward was later involved in a legal dispute, now resolved, arguing he was not paid for his participation on the album.

In April 2006, Hayward took part in the stage tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, reprising his role in Autumn 2007 in Australia and in the UK in December 2007. He did so again in the UK in June 2009, and appeared on the tour in November and December 2010.^[4][5]

The Moody Blues, with Hayward, Lodge and original drummer Graeme Edge, continue to tour extensively and in a recent BBC World Service interview, Hayward and Lodge made it clear they have no plans to stop working, regarding it as "a privilege" to still be working in the music industry. In an interview, in 2005, Edge said if he remained in good health, he could go on for 10 more years.^[3]

On 10 December 2011 Hayward along with Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull and Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden played a concert together at Canterbury Cathedral.

Instruments[link]

For the most part, Hayward has used a red Gibson ES-335 ("main axe"), though he also uses other guitars in both performing and recording, including a 1955 Martin D-28 "Dreadnought", a James Olson six-string acoustic, a black Guild acoustic, a Squier Stratocaster (essentially an inexpensive Fender Stratocaster, as Squier is a subsidiary of Fender), a Fender Telecaster, a blonde Guild 12-string acoustic (tuned to "open C"), a 12-string Gibson acoustic (for "Question"), and in 1967 a black Gibson Les Paul. Between 1965 and 1968 he was without his Gibson 335 and relied on other instruments, most notably a 1964 Fender Telecaster and a hand-built 12-string guitar he had renovated for Donegan (he eventually bought this guitar from Donegan's widow). However, in an interview included on the Lovely to See You concert DVD (2005), Hayward says the 1963 Gibson 335 has been with him since 1967. Recently he has played a Collings D3 on stage and on recordings. Among other instruments, Hayward also played mandolin on A Question of Balance and sitar on "In Search of the Lost Chord".^[3]

Personal life[link]

Hayward married former model Ann Marie Guirron on 19 December 1969. Their daughter Doremi was born on 3 December 1972.

Awards[link]

Hayward was awarded the first of numerous awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for songwriting in 1974. In 1985, the Moody Blues picked up the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and in 1988 Hayward received the Novello, among other honours, for Composer of the Year (for "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"). In 2000, he was one of a handful of British artists to receive the "Golden Note" award for lifetime achievement by ASCAP. In 2004, Hayward was awarded the "Gold Badge" for lifetime achievement by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).^[3]

Compositions[link]

• 1965 ~ "London Is Behind Me" (45 RPM Debut Single)
• 1966 ~ "Day Must Come" (45 RPM Single)
• 1966 ~ "I Can't Face the World Without You" (45 RPM Single)
• 1966 ~ "I'll Be Here Tomorrow" (45 RPM Single)

• 1967 ~ "Tuesday Afternoon" on Days of Future Passed
• 1967 ~ "Nights in White Satin" on Days of Future Passed

• 1967 ~ "Fly Me High" (45 RPM Single)
• 1967 ~ "Leave This Man Alone" (45 RPM Single)
• 1967 ~ "Cities" (45 RPM Single)
• 1967 ~ "Long Summer Days" (Released 1977)
• 1967 ~ "King and Queen" (Released 1977)
• 1967 ~ "What Am I Doing Here?" (Released 1977)

• 1968 ~ "Voices in the Sky" on In Search of the Lost Chord
• 1968 ~ "Visions of Paradise" (with Ray Thomas) on In Search of the Lost Chord
• 1968 ~ "The Actor" on In Search of the Lost Chord

• 1969 ~ "Lovely to See You" on On the Threshold of a Dream
• 1969 ~ "Never Comes the Day" on On the Threshold of a Dream
• 1969 ~ "Are You Sitting Comfortably?" (with Ray Thomas) on On the Threshold of a Dream

• 1969 ~ "Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)" on To Our Children's Children's Children
• 1969 ~ "Watching and Waiting" (with Ray Thomas) on To Our Children's Children's Children
• 1969 ~ "I Never Thought I'd Live to be a Hundred" on To Our Children's Children's Children

• 1970 ~ "Question" on A Question of Balance
• 1970 ~ "It's Up to You" on A Question of Balance
• 1970 ~ "Dawning Is The Day" on A Question of Balance

• 1971 ~ "Procession" (with Thomas, Lodge, Edge and Pinder) on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
• 1971 ~ "The Story in Your Eyes" on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
• 1971 ~ "You Can Never Go Home" on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

• 1972 ~ "You and Me" (with Graeme Edge) on Seventh Sojourn
• 1972 ~ "New Horizons" on Seventh Sojourn
• 1972 ~ "The Land of Make Believe" on Seventh Sojourn
• 1973 ~ "Island" on Seventh Sojourn (Digitally Remastered 5.1 Edition)
• 1973 ~ "The Dreamer" (with Ray Thomas) on Seventh Sojourn (Digitally Remastered 5.1 edition)
• 1975 ~ "This Morning" on Blue Jays
• 1975 ~ "Remember Me My Friend" (with John Lodge) on Blue Jays
• 1975 ~ "My Brother" (with John Lodge) on Blue Jays
• 1975 ~ "Nights Winters Years" on Blue Jays
• 1975 ~ "I Dreamed Last Night" on Blue Jays
• 1975 ~ "Who Are You Now" on Blue Jays
• 1975 ~ "When You Wake Up" (with John Lodge) on Blue Jays
• 1975 ~ "Blue Guitar" on Blue Jays (CD Reissue)
• 1977 ~ "Tightrope" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Songwriter" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Country Girl" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "One Lonely Room" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Lay It on Me" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Stage Door" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Raised on Love" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Doin' Time" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Nostradamus" on Songwriter
• 1977 ~ "Marie" on Songwriter (CD Reissue)
• 1977 ~ "Heart of Steel" on Songwriter (2nd CD Reissue)
• 1977 ~ "Wrong Time Right Place" on Songwriter (2nd CD Reissue)
• 1978 ~ "Had to Fall in Love" on Octave
• 1978 ~ "The Day We Meet Again" on Octave
• 1978 ~ "Driftwood" on Octave
• 1978 ~ "Top Rank Suite" on Octave
• 1980 ~ "Crazy Lovers" on Night Flight
• 1980 ~ "Nearer to You" on Night Flight
• 1980 ~ "A Face in the Crowd" on 'Night Flight
• 1980 ~ "Suitcase" on Night Flight
• 1981 ~ "The Voice" on Long Distance Voyager
• 1981 ~ "Gemini Dream" (with John Lodge) on Long Distance Voyager
• 1981 ~ "In My World" on Long Distance Voyager
• 1981 ~ "Meanwhile" on Long Distance Voyager
• 1983 ~ "Blue World" on The Present
• 1983 ~ "Meet Me Halfway" (with John Lodge) on The Present
• 1983 ~ "It's Cold Outside of Your Heart" on The Present
• 1983 ~ "Running Water" on The Present
• 1983 ~ "Eternal Woman" (from the film She)
• 1985 ~ "One Again" on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "Take Your Chances" on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "Is it Just a Game?" on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "Moving Mountains" on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "Silverbird" (with Jeff Wayne) on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "Who Knows?" on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "Goodbye" on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "Lost and Found" on Moving Mountains
• 1985 ~ "The Lights are Low" on Moving Mountains (CD Reissue)
• 1985 ~ "The Angels Cry", performed by Agnetha Fältskog and Annie Haslam, separately
• 1986 ~ "Your Wildest Dreams" on The Other Side of Life
• 1986 ~ "Talkin' Talkin'" (with John Lodge) on The Other Side of Life
• 1986 ~ "I Just Don't Care" on The Other Side of Life
• 1986 ~ "Running Out of Love" (with John Lodge) on The Other Side of Life
• 1986 ~ "The Other Side of Life" on The Other Side of Life
• 1986 ~ "Slings and Arrows" (with John Lodge) on The Other Side of Life
• 1987 ~ "It Won't Be Easy" (with Tony Visconti) (Theme from the show Star Cops)
• 1988 ~ "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" on Sur La Mer
• 1988 ~ "Want to Be With You" (with John Lodge) on Sur La Mer
• 1988 ~ "River of Endless Love" (with John Lodge) on Sur La Mer
• 1988 ~ "No More Lies" on Sur La Mer
• 1988 ~ "Vintage Wine" on Sur La Mer
• 1988 ~ "Breaking Point" (with John Lodge) on Sur La Mer
• 1988 ~ "Miracle" (with John Lodge) on Sur La Mer
• 1988 ~ "Deep" on Sur La Mer
• 1989 ~ "Shoe People" (from the children's television show of the same name)
• 1989 ~ "Something Evil, Something Dangerous" (from the film The Howling IV)
• 1991 ~ "Say It With Love" on Keys of the Kingdom
• 1991 ~ "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" on Keys of the Kingdom
• 1991 ~ "Is This Heaven?" (with John Lodge) on Keys of the Kingdom
• 1991 ~ "Say What You Mean" (Parts I & II) on Keys of the Kingdom
• 1991 ~ "Hope and Pray" on Keys of the Kingdom
• 1991 ~ "Once Is Enough" (with John Lodge) on Keys of the Kingdom
• 1991 ~ "Never Blame the Rainbows for the Rain" (with Ray Thomas) on Keys of the Kingdom
• 1996 ~ "I Heard It" on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "Broken Dream" on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "It's Not Too Late" on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "The Way of the World" on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "Sometimes Less is More" (with Dennis Lambert) on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "Troubadour" on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "Shame" on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "Billy" on The View from the Hill
• 1996 ~ "Children of Paradise" on The View from the Hill
• 1999 ~ "English Sunset" on Strange Times
• 1999 ~ "Haunted" on Strange Times
• 1999 ~ "Sooner or Later" (with John Lodge) on Strange Times
• 1999 ~ "Foolish Love" on Strange Times
• 1999 ~ "All That is Real is You" on Strange Times
• 1999 ~ "Strange Times" (with John Lodge) on Strange Times
• 1999 ~ "The One" (with John Lodge) on Strange Times
• 1999 ~ "The Swallow" on Strange Times
• 2001 ~ "Water" (with John Lodge) on Journey Into Amazing Caves
• 2001 ~ "We Can Fly" (with John Lodge) on Journey Into Amazing Caves
• 2003 ~ "Don't Need a Reindeer" on December
• 2003 ~ "December Snow" on December
• 2003 ~ "In The Quiet of Christmas Morning (Bach 147)" (lyrics only, with John Lodge) on December
• 2003 ~ "Yes, I Believe" on December

Solo discography[link]

• Blue Jays (1975) with John Lodge
• Songwriter (1977)
• Night Flight (1980)
• Moving Mountains (1985)
• Classic Blue (1989) with Mike Batt
• The View from the Hill (1996)
• Live in San Juan Capistrano (1998)
• Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits (2003)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Justin Hayward official site
• 2005 Justin Hayward Interview
• Justin Hayward discography at Discogs
• Tony Brown's Moody Blues Gallery
• Troubadour~A Justin Hayward Message Board
• Moody Blues Attitude Collectibles Galleries
• Justin Hayward biography at the AMG website

Vince Carter

No. 25 – Dallas Mavericks
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1977-01-26) January 26, 1977 (age 35) Daytona Beach, Florida
Nationality	American
High school	Daytona Beach (FL) Mainland
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina (1995–1998)
NBA Draft	1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	1998–present
Career history
1999–2004	Toronto Raptors
2004–2009	New Jersey Nets
2009–2010	Orlando Magic
2010–2011	Phoenix Suns
2011–present	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
NBA Rookie of the Year (1999) 8× NBA All-Star (2000–2007) All-NBA Second Team (2001) All-NBA Third Team (2000) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1999) NBA Slam Dunk Champion (2000) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1998)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter (born January 26, 1977) is an American professional basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks. He is a shooting guard who can also play small forward.

A high school McDonald's All-American, Carter played three years at the University of North Carolina, where he twice reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament before being selected as the fifth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, who traded him to the Toronto Raptors. He won the 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year Award and won the Slam Dunk Contest at the 2000 NBA All-Star Game the following season. That summer, he represented the United States in the Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal.

He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his leaping ability and slam dunks,^[1] earning him nicknames such as "Vinsanity," "Air Canada," and "Half-Man, Half-Amazing."

He led the Raptors to their first three playoff appearances. In 2004, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets, and he helped lead them to three playoff berths. In July 2009, Carter was traded to the Orlando Magic, helping them to advance to the Eastern Conference finals before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in December, 2010.

An eight-time NBA All-Star, Carter joined NBA players Julius Erving and Michael Jordan as the only players to lead the NBA All-Star Game fan voting three or more times.^[2] Carter scored his 20,000th point in 2011,^[3] becoming the 37th player in league history to do so.

Off the court, Carter established his Embassy of Hope Foundation, assisting children and their families in Florida, New Jersey and Toronto. He was recognized in 2000 as Child Advocate of the Year by the Children's Home Society, and received the Florida Governor's Points of Light award in 2007 for his philanthropy in his home state.

High school and college[link]

Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Carter was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, leading Mainland to its first Class 6A state title in 56 years^[4] before spending three seasons playing college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. During the 1997–1998 season, he was a member of new coach Guthridge's "six starters" system that featured Antawn Jamison, Shammond Williams, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja, and Makhtar N'Diaye.^[5] During his sophomore and junior seasons, Carter helped North Carolina to consecutive ACC Men's Basketball Tournament titles and Final Four appearances. He finished the 1997–98 season with s 15.6-points-per-game average and was named second-team All-American. In May 1998, Carter declared for the 1998 NBA Draft, following his classmate Jamison, who had declared earlier that spring.^[6]

On January 31, 2012, Carter was honored as one of the 35 greatest McDonald's All-Americans,^[7][8] and on February 23, 2012, President Obama, an avid NCAA and NBA basketball fan, gave praise to Carter at a fundraiser event, referring to Carter's game as a "huge treat for me ever since he’s been playing for the Tar Heels."^[9][10]

NBA career[link]

Toronto Raptors (1998–2004)[link]

Carter as a Raptor.

The Raptors struggled in their early years as did their expansion cousins, the Vancouver Grizzlies. After the acquisition of Carter through a draft day trade in 1998 however, the team set league attendance records in 2000, 2001, and 2002 and the value of the Raptors franchise doubled during Carter's tenure as Raptor.^[11] Carter was instrumental in leading the Raptors to the playoffs in 2000 for the first time in franchise history. He also led them to a franchise high of 47 wins and their first ever playoff series win in 2001, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Carter was initially drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors with the fifth overall pick, and then traded to the Toronto Raptors for the fourth overall pick, Antawn Jamison, his college teammate and good friend.^[12] Carter's rookie season was the shortened 50-game 1999 season, after the NBA locked out its players in 1998–99. Carter started almost every game for coach Butch Carter, averaged 18.3 points per game (ppg), and eventually won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.^[13] The next year, Carter was selected to an All-Star Team for the first time, averaged 25.7 ppg, made the Third Team All-NBA, and showcased his athleticism and dunking abilities in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He won the contest by performing an array of dunks including a 360° windmill, a between the legs bounce dunk, and an "elbow in the rim" dunk (also known as a "cookie jar" dunk or the "honey dip").^[12] ESPN referred to the 2000 slam dunk contest as, "one of the most memorable contests in the entire run." Kobe Bryant, who was invited along with Vince Carter, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, and Julius Erving as judges for the 2007 slam dunk contest, said that among the judges in their prime, Carter would win in a dunk contest.^[14]

In Carter's first two seasons, he and his distant cousin Tracy McGrady formed a formidable one-two punch as Raptor teammates. The two led the Raptors to their first playoff berth in the 2000 NBA Playoffs, but they were swept in the first round by the New York Knicks, in 3 games. Upon McGrady's departure to the Orlando Magic as a free agent in a sign and trade deal, Carter became the Raptors' franchise player. L.A. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, whose team won several championships in the decade to follow, believed they could've competed for several championships if they had stayed together.^[15]

In 2000–01, his third season, Carter averaged a career-high 27.6 ppg, made the Second Team All-NBA, and was voted in as a starter in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, while the Raptors finished the regular season with a franchise-record 47 wins. In the playoffs, the Raptors beat the New York Knicks 3–2 in the first round, and advanced to the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals to face off against the Philadelphia 76ers. Carter and Allen Iverson played in a seven-game series that see-sawed back and forth. Carter scored 50 points on Philly in game three and set a NBA playoff record for most three-point field goals made in one game. On the morning of Game Seven, Carter attended his graduation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He had completed the requirements for his degree in African-American Studies the previous summer and said he felt receiving his diploma was personally significant.^[16] Television ratings for game seven soared as one of the highest watched in NBC's history for a non-finals game. As the Sixers and Raptors increased their double team pressures on Carter and Iverson respectively,^[17][18] the game winning shot came down to Carter who missed with 2.0 seconds remaining.^[19] Afterwards, he was heavily criticized for his decision to attend his graduation by both media and fans. In July 2011, Iverson reflected back on the series. “It was incredible. (Carter) had great games at home and I had some great games at home, but both of us were just trying to put our teams on our back and win basketball games. It is great just having those memories and being a part of something like that.”^[20]

In the summer of 2001, Carter signed a $94 million, six-year extension with the Raptors.^[21] In addition, Carter announced that he would be hosting a charity basketball game featuring fellow NBA stars that would be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on August 3, 2001. The success of the first game being sold out encouraged Carter to make the charity game an annual summer event.

The next season was an injury-riddled one for Carter. He started in 60 games and he averaged 24.7 ppg. He was voted into the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, but he could not participate due to injury. The Raptors did not fare well without their All-Star player. The team lost 17 of 18 games to drop to 30–38, then won 12 of their last 14 to finish at 42–40. Carter was injured during the 2002 NBA Playoffs, and his team was defeated in the first round by the Detroit Pistons, in 5 games. During the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, Carter gave up his starting All-Star spot to the Washington Wizards' Michael Jordan to allow Jordan to make his final start as an All-Star.^[22] During his Raptors tenure, news came out and revealed that Carter had developed Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease also known as "jumper's knee," which drew criticism and questions from local media outlets and fans about Carter's long term durability as a NBA scorer.^[23][24]

After 50 games in the 2003-2004 season, Toronto was 25–25 and in a position to make the playoffs, but injuries to Jalen Rose, Alvin Williams, and Carter sent the Raptors plummeting down the standings and the Raptors fell 3 games short of making the playoffs. Carter's individual season performances was 22.5 ppg but team-mate Alvin Williams's knee injury unfortunately turned out to be career ending.

Trade to the Nets[link]

In the 2004 off-season, G.M. Glen Grunwald and the entire coaching staff were fired after falling three games short of the eighth and final playoff spot in the previous season. Carter became frustrated with the Raptors' upper management. In particular, Carter was unhappy with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and Raptors president Richard Peddie.^{[25][26][27][28]} In a private meeting, Peddie reassured Carter that MLSE was serious in building a contender in Toronto and that he would pursue established players like point guard Steve Nash and centre Jamaal Magloire. Carter was also given the impression that Peddie would consider Julius Erving as a serious candidate for G.M., thinking he could attract star players to Toronto. Though Julius Erving flew into Toronto for an interview, interim G.M. McCloskey publicly disclosed a week prior that Erving was not really in the mix.^[26][27] Richard Peddie instead hired Rob Babcock whose first priority in rebuilding the Raptors said was to "establish our philosophy," stating “we are not really worried about how many wins we get right away, or whether we make the playoffs within the first year or two."^[29] After hiring Sam Mitchell as new head coach,^[30] Babcock's first move was to select Rafael Araujo with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft to fill in the centre position. He later signed guard Rafer Alston to a 5 year deal.

Consequently, much speculation arose whether Carter wanted to be traded. The Toronto Sun reported that Carter felt misled and felt the Raptors would never be an elite team under the current MLSE structure with Richard Peddie as Raptors president.^[31] Some NBA fans raised money to fly a “Keep Vince, Trade Peddie” banner over the Air Canada Centre just before Carter's annual charity game.^[32] When Rob Babcock was questioned about the trade speculations, he denied Carter asked for a trade but indiscreetly revealed Carter's agent had approached him for a trade request.^[33][34] During the 2004–05 season, new head coach Sam Mitchell often benched Carter in the 4th quarter to emphasize the new team philosophy him and Babcock wanted players to adapt to, spurring rumors of fights between Carter and Mitchell and new point guard Rafer Alston.^{[35][36][37][38]} On reduced playing time, Carter posted 15.9 ppg as a Raptor before his eventual trade.^[39]

On December 17, 2004, new Raptors General Manager Rob Babcock traded Carter to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and two future first-round draft picks. Carter in his first game back to Toronto in 2004-2005 season was heavily booed and jeered by Raptors fans; some fans were found burning Vince Carter jerseys, while many donned No. 15 baby bibs, 'FUVC' t-shirts, and other merchandise that labelled Carter as "Wince" or as "immature," alluding to Carter's knee and ankle injuries and his dissent.^[40] Much like former Raptors teammate Tracy McGrady, Carter has been booed each time he has returned to Toronto.^[41] In early January 2005, when asked by TNT's John Thompson if he always pushed himself as hard as he should, Carter replied, "In years past, no. I was just fortunate to have the talent in being able to... you know, you get spoiled when you're able to do a lot of things and you see that, and you really don't have to work at it. But now, with all the injuries and all the things that have gone on, I have to work a little harder and I'm a little hungrier. That's why getting the opportunity to have a fresh start with New Jersey has made me want to attack the basket for a lot reasons."^[42] Though Carter's comments were perceived by Raptors fans as his confession of quitting on the Raptors^[43] Thompson said the comments were misinterpreted, saying, "That boy never said to me, 'Coach, I just laid down and quit.' ...I was embarrassed and felt awful about it for his sake, because I knew what he was communicating to me... he was more expressing a desire of wanting to do better, as we all do."^[44] Despite Thompson's defense of Carter, the Toronto Star's Dave Feschuk in 2007 wrote that Carter "cheated on (the Raptors). He quit on the floor."^[45] Carter later stated his comments were misconstrued. On the eve of the Raptors and Nets' playoff series in 2007, Carter told New York's WFAN radio station, "One day, maybe the fans will understand how it all went down. That's all I can say."^[45]

In November 2011, nearly seven years since the trade to the Nets, Carter, along with his cousin Tracy McGrady and Charles Oakley addressed the Toronto audience in an interview when asked about being booed in Toronto. "They watched myself and Tracy grow up. And when we left they still got to see (us) flourish and become (who we are). For me, I looked at it as, a young child growing up into a grown man and moving on. And I get it. Leaving, hurt a lot of people. It hurt me because I tell you what... I accomplished a lot, I learned a lot, I became the person and player of who I am today because of that experience, through the coaches, players, and everything else. I get it... but regardless I still love the city. I have friends there and my heart is still there because that's where it all started." Later in the interview, when asked about any words to the Toronto fans, Carter said, "I appreciate the fans and whether you cheer for me, boo me, or hate me, I still love you. Toronto's one of the best kept secrets.. puts one of the best products on the floor and one of the top places to play in."^{[46][47][48][49]}

New Jersey Nets (2004–2009)[link]

As a Net, Carter produced some of his highest numbers. He scored more than 23.5 ppg and attained career high averages in rebounds per game (5.8) and assists per game (4.7) while missing just 11 games in his four full seasons as a Net. Carter helped lead the New Jersey Nets to three playoff runs and is currently in the top 10 of nineteen different all-time Nets statistical categories, including points, points per game (1st all-time of NBA Nets), defensive rebounds, assists, turnover rate, 3-point field goals, offensive rating, player efficiency rating, and win shares.

Carter during his tenure with the Nets.

The 2004–05 season looked gloomy at first for the Nets. Their star Kidd was recovering from his own microfracture surgery and the team got off to a 2–11 start, and even with Jason Kidd returning from injury, the outlook was bleak with Jefferson requiring season ending surgery. However, after the trade, Carter rallied the Nets from more than 10 games out of the playoffs to gain the final seed in the Eastern Conference.

In the 2005–06 NBA season, the Carter-Kidd duo co-lead the Nets to 49 wins, an Atlantic Division title, and the number three seed in the playoffs, while averaging 24.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He led the Nets to the second round of the playoffs before losing to the eventual NBA champions Miami Heat in five games. Carter averaged 29.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 11 playoff games. Carter was also named to the All-Star Team in 2006.

In the 2006–07 NBA season Carter was named, along with teammate Jason Kidd, as a reserve to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, after losing out on a starting spot to Gilbert Arenas by 3,010 votes.^[50] Both Carter and Kidd made their eighth All-Star game appearance.^[51]

In a 120–114 overtime win over the Washington Wizards, April 7, 2007, Carter and Jason Kidd became the first teammates in over 18 years to record triple-doubles in the same game since the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen achieved this feat against the Los Angeles Clippers in 1989. Carter finished with 46 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kidd finished with 10 points, tied a career-high with 16 rebounds, and tied a season-high with 18 assists. Carter's triple double is the second highest total for a triple double, second only to Alvan Adams of the Phoenix Suns who tallied 47 points and 18 rebounds and 12 assists over 30 years ago.^[52]

Carter's finished the 2006–07 NBA season playing all 82 games, scoring over 24 points with a 21 PER.^[53]

Carter and Yi Jianlian in 2009.

After the Nets eliminated the Raptors, the Nets were eliminated from the playoffs by Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers (lost series 4–2). During the season, the New York Knicks and Nets had discussed a trade in February around Carter, which was ended with the trading deadline. Shaquille O'Neal when asked which player he would want to play after playing with Kobe and Wade replied, "I'm gonna have to go with Vince Carter. I think he needs a player like me that can get him to the next level. And I can get him to the next level." Barkley responded by accusing O'Neil of tampering. In the off-season, the two teams again revisited the subject but on July 1, 2007 Carter signed a 4-year, $61.8 million contract with the Nets.^[54]

For the 2007–08 season, Jason Kidd was traded mid season and Magic Johnson claimed that Carter's game was on the decline due to his bad knees.^[55] In a 2008 ESPN special later that year, Carter was named behind Dominique Wilkins, Julius Erving, and Michael Jordan as being one of the 'greatest dunkers of all time.' In it, Reggie Miller noted "Carter is probably the greatest dunker in the NBA I have ever seen." ESPN's Chris Broussard did a follow up piece in 2011 and called Vince Carter as the greatest in-game dunker of all time in the NBA.

Carter ended up finishing strong in 2008 with a season average of at least 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists a game, a season accomplishment unique to him, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James^[56] He also led the Nets in freethrow percentage, assists and steals per game (81.6%, 5.1, 1.2).^[57] Rod Thorn credited Carter for becoming a leader since the All-Star break.^[58]

For the 2008–09 season, the Nets decided to rebuild and Carter was voted team captain to help mentor the young players.^[59] Coach Lawrence Frank commented that Carter had "served the term 'captain' very honorably. Coming with a team that has veterans from other teams, some young guys coming straight from school, a couple of 20-year-olds and one 21-year-old. Showing them how you handle every day and the professionalism you approach your job [with], his disposition, his character. Plus, he's played at a very high level. He's accepted different roles on the team, at different times, to let other guys thrive and play at a high level, and yet has shown that he still is one of the elite players in the league." Two such players Carter helped mentor were Devin Harris and Brook Lopez. Brook Lopez finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year and Devin Harris made his 1st All-Star team and narrowly missed winning the NBA Most Improved Player award. Carter finished his last season as a Net scoring around the 20 points-five boards-five assists per game mark which were only shared among five other players: LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Stephen Jackson, and Kobe Bryant.

Orlando Magic (2009–2010)[link]

Carter being defended by Richard Jefferson.

On June 25, 2009, the day of the NBA Draft, Carter was traded to his hometown-team, the Orlando Magic with Ryan Anderson for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee; the Magic were searching for a go-to scorer who could take pressure off Dwight Howard.^[60] The Nets without Carter ended up going 12-70.^[61]

Carter made his season debut with the Magic on October 28, 2009 against the Philadelphia 76ers at home, recording 15 points and 2 assists to help the Magic defeat the Sixers.^[62] On February 8, 2010, Carter scored a season-high 48 points in a 123-117 win against the New Orleans Hornets, including 34 points in the second half to help rally the Magic back from a 17-point deficit.^[63]

Carter helped lead the Magic to the 2010 NBA Playoffs, sweeping the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks in the first two rounds, before falling to the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals in 6 games. This marked the first time Carter made it to the Conference Finals.^[64]

Phoenix Suns (2010–2011)[link]

Carter during his tenure with the Suns.

On December 18, 2010, Carter was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, a 2011 first-round draft pick, and $3 million, for Hedo Türkoğlu, Jason Richardson, and Earl Clark.^[65] When asked how he felt about being traded from Orlando, Carter replied, "They gave me an opportunity to play at home and they felt it was time to go in a different direction. You can't be mad about that. They've given me an opportunity to play somewhere else and still chase that dream.^[66]

On January 16, 2011, Carter scored his 20,000th point, becoming only the 37th NBA player to reach that plateau.^[67] Although the back-court pairing of Carter and Steve Nash was successful together, the Suns ultimately missed the playoffs as they were in midst of a rebuilding phase.

On December 9, 2011, Carter was waived by the Suns in the final year of his contract. Of the $18 million he was scheduled to make in the upcoming season, only $4 million of it was guaranteed.^[68]

Dallas Mavericks (2011–)[link]

On December 12, 2011, Carter agreed to sign with the defending-champion Dallas Mavericks for a 3 year deal (two of which are not guaranteed),^[69] to reunite with former New Jersey teammate Jason Kidd.

2000 Summer Olympics[link]

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
Olympic Games
Gold	2000 Sydney	Team competition
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold	2003 San Juan	Team competition

During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Carter performed a memorable dunk when he jumped over 7-foot-2 (2.18 m) French center Frédéric Weis. Teammate Jason Kidd said it was "One of the best plays I've ever seen." The French media later dubbed it "le dunk de la mort" ("the Dunk of Death").^[70] The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal that year.

Awards and achievements[link]

• 8× NBA All-Star selection: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (did not play in 2002 due to injury)
• Olympic gold medal: 2000
• 2× All-NBA:
  • Second Team: 2001
  • Third Team: 2000
• NBA Slam Dunk Champion: 2000
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1999
• NBA Rookie of the Year Award: 1999
• The Sporting News NBA Rookie of the Year: 1999^[71]

NBA playoff records

• Co-holds NBA playoff record for most three-point field goals made in one game: 9 (May 11, 2001 vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Eastern Conference Semifinals)
• Most three-point field goals made in one half: 8 (same game as above)
• Most consecutive three-point field goals made in one game: 8 (same game as above)
• Most consecutive three-point field goals made in one half: 8 (same game as above)^[72]

New Jersey Nets franchise records

• Most three-point field goals made in one game: 9 (December 11, 2006 vs. Memphis Grizzlies)
• Most points scored in one season: 2,070 (2006–07)
• Most consecutive 20 or more point games: 23 (2005–06)
• He is the first Net to score at least 2,000 points in a single season. (2006–07)^[73]

Career highs

• Points: 51 (2 times)
• Field goals made: 20 vs. Milwaukee 01/14/00
• Field goals attempted: 36 at Philadelphia 01/21/01
• Three point field goals made: 9 vs. Memphis 12/11/06
• Three point field goals attempted: 20 vs. Memphis 12/11/06
• Free throws made: 23 at Miami 12/23/05
• Free throws attempted: 27 at Phoenix 12/30/00
• Offensive rebounds: 8 vs. Chicago 11/05/05
• Defensive rebounds: 13 (2 times)
• Total rebounds: 16 vs. Washington 04/07/07
• Assists: 14 at Milwaukee 01/09/09
• Steals: 6 (3 times)
• Blocks: 6 vs. Chicago 03/28/99
• Minutes played: 63 vs. Sacramento 02/23/01^[39]

Video game, TV and film appearances[link]

• Appeared on the cover of NBA Live 2004.^[74]
• Appeared on the cover of NBA Inside Drive 2002.^[75]
• Appeared in the 2002 film Like Mike, where the fictional Los Angeles Knights had to beat Carter and the Toronto Raptors in order to gain the 8th seed in the playoffs.
• Appeared in Fabolous' 2002 music video for "This Is My Party", and Glenn Lewis' 2003 music video for "Back for More".

Personal life[link]

Carter has donated to his high school, Mainland, as well as the foundation he established upon being drafted into the NBA in 1998, The Embassy of Hope.^[76] On February 3, 2007, a statue of Carter was unveiled at the Mainland.^[77]

Carter visited with the Duquesne University basketball team in Pittsburgh as a show of support after its shooting incident in September 2006.^[78]

He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Carter married Ellen Rucker, a doctor of chiropractic medicine, in July 2004; the couple divorced in 2006. They have one daughter, Kai Michelle Carter.^[79] born on June 1, 2005.^{[citation needed]}

While with the Nets, Carter lived in Saddle River, New Jersey on the same street as Jason Kidd, and the two played ping pong and went bowling together.^[80]

In January 2010, he opened a restaurant, Vince Carter's, in Daytona, Florida.^[81]

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

See also[link]

• List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Vince Carter at NBA.com
• U.S. Olympic Team bio
• Vince Carter Sanctuary