Vince Carter Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the Florida Governor's Points of Light Award in 2007
• Was voted Florida's 1995 Basketball Player-of-the-Year
• Was named the Children's Home Society's Child Advocate of the Year in 2000
• In 2001, he earned a degree in African-American studies from the University of North Carolina
• He was the only seventh grader to have ever played on Campbell Junior High School's varsity basketball team as a starter
• Was one of the top five draft picks in the 1998 NBA Draft and distinguished himself as a rookie with the Toronto Raptors
• In addition to captaining the Mainland High School's volleyball team, he played baritone and saxophone in the school's marching and jazz bands
• Is widely recognized for his powerful dunking ability
• Has served as president of the charitable organization Emassay of Hope Foundation
• Was featured in the 2002 Fabolous music video "This Is My Party․"