PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 72 games (no starts) and posted averages of 5.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 1.3 apg and 0.5 spg in 13.9 mpg ... shot .378 from the field, .329 from three and .571 from the free-throw line … led Chicago in assists once and led the Bulls in steals six times … made multiple three-pointers in 20 games, including at least four triples in nine outings … scored in double figures 14 times and scored 20-plus points once … tallied lone double-double of the season with 20 points and a career-high-tying 12 assists at WAS (4/12) … scored in double-digits in four of five games between Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 (shot .640 FG% and .660 3FG% during this stretch) … 2024 NBA PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT: Played in one of Chicago’s two NBA Play-In games, tallying two minutes played vs. ATL (4/17) – while logging a DNP (Coach’s Decision) in Chicago’s second Play-In game at MIA (4/19). CAREER: Has appeared in 376 games (48 starts) over six seasons with Memphis, Phoenix, Brooklyn, Milwaukee and Chicago … owns career averages of 5.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.6 apg and 0.6 spg in 15.8 mpg ... enters 2024-25 season with 36 career games of shooting .800 3FG% or better, 11 games with five or more 3FGM, 10 games with 20-plus points and three double-doubles.

BEFORE NBA

Played four seasons at West Virginia (2014-18), leaving as one of college basketball’s most accomplished defensive players and leading the Mountaineers to four-straight finishes in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the Jerry West era. Winner of the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2017-18 after ranking second in the nation in steals per game (3.0). In both his junior and senior seasons, won the following awards to become a two-time winner of each: Lefty Driesell Award (Defensive Player of the Year), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Defensive Player of the Year, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Appeared in 144 games (112 starts) for the Mountaineers, averaging 12.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.9 apg and 2.3 spg in 29.6 mpg while shooting .407 from the floor, .355 from three-point range and .798 percent from the foul line. West Virginia’s all-time leader in total steals (330). Voted Big 12 All-Defensive Team all four of his seasons, the only player ever to do so.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Maywood, Ill. Son of Leroy Carter and Cynthia Johnson.