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Chris Carr
Drury Panthers
Assistant coach
Personal information
Born (1974-03-12) March 12, 1974 (age 50)
Ironton, Missouri, U.S.
High school Arcadia Valley
(Ironton, Missouri)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College Southern Illinois (1992–1995)
NBA Draft 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career 1995–2003
Coaching career 2010–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1996 Phoenix Suns
1996–1999 Minnesota Timberwolves
1999 New Jersey Nets
1999 Golden State Warriors
2000 Chicago Bulls
2000–2001 Boston Celtics
2001–2002 AEK Athens
2002–2003 KK Lavovi 063
As coach:
2010–2015 Eden Prairie HS
2015–2021 Kansas State (women's) (assistant)
2021–present Drury (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • MVC Player of the Year (1995)
  • First-team All-MVC (1995)
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,988 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds 658 (2.2 rpg)
Assists 294 (1.0 apg)

Chris Dean Carr (born March 12, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Drury University. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (56th pick overall) of the 1995 NBA draft and played six seasons in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics. He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis, where in 1995 he was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year.

Carr also appeared in the 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and made it to the final round, before losing to Kobe Bryant. He also played in Greece with AEK Athens BC and in Serbia with KK Lavovi 063.

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