George Carter (born January 10, 1944, in Buffalo, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A 6'4" guard/forward from St. Bonaventure University, Carter was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the eighth round of the 1967 NBA Draft. St Bonaventure University is a private Catholic university located near Olean New York. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area 1967 NBA Draft saw some of the best names in basketball amongst the top 19 picks including current NBA coaches Pat Riley of the Miami Heat ( Carter played only game for the Pistons, however, and then joined the Washington Caps of the rival American Basketball Association. For the current NHL team see Washington Capitals. For the old BAA team see Washington Capitols. The American Basketball Association ( ABA) was a professional Basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged in part with the National He went on to play seven seasons in the ABA, spending time with eight teams: the Caps, the Virginia Squires, the Carolina Cougars, the Pittsburgh Condors, the New York Nets, the Memphis Sounds, the Baltimore Claws and the Utah Stars. The Virginia Squires was a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from 1967 through 1976 Carolina Cougars was a Basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from late 1969 through 1974 The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional Basketball team in the original American Basketball Association, playing under that name from 1970 through 1972 The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Memphis Sounds was the name of a franchise in the American Basketball Association. The Baltimore Claws was an American Basketball team which was supposed to appear in the 1975-76 season in the American Basketball Association. This page is about the American Basketball Association (ABA team Carter represented the Squires in the 1971 ABA All-Star Game, and he retired from basketball in 1976 with 8,863 combined ABA/NBA career points. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.