"I genuinely saw sincerity in that," McCasland said.
The Red Wolves went 11-18 in 2014-2015, the season Carter sat out after transferring from Kent State.Ĭarter led the team in points and minutes last season, but ASU's 10-20 finish was its lowest victory total in two decades and included a nine-game losing streak to end the season. I need to get better.' And you can work with that."Ĭarter's attitude has impressed McCasland since the first time they met when Carter expressed his desire for team success. "He looked at it square in the face and said 'I'm not very good. "It's not like he shied away from being a great defender," McCasland said.
"But this year, everybody is on the same page and has just one goal, and that's to win a championship."Ĭarter was known as a scorer, but his defense has improved so much that McCasland and staff don't have to make adjustments when deciding on matchups. "I just feel like, last year, everybody was just not on the same page," Carter said. The Red Wolves are still in contention for a regular-season Sun Belt title and, at the very least, are expected to enter next month's Sun Belt tournament with a first-round bye after not even qualifying for it last year. But it worked out well."Ĭarter plays his final two regular-season home games - tonight against Georgia Southern and Monday against Georgia State - before ASU closes the Sun Belt schedule on the road.Ĭarter leads ASU in points (16.4 per game) and three-pointers (85) and has served as a focal point for a team that tonight can record a 20-victory season for the first time since 1997-1998. "I just felt my best choice was to stay and still try to win," Carter said. In fact, he said this week, he said he never gave the option much thought. Not only after John Brady's eight-year run as the men's basketball coach at Arkansas State University had come to a close last March, a new coach was on his way to Jonesboro.īut Carter didn't. Devin Carter was faced with a choice last spring.
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