Background(nba.com):The original "Big Dog," Antoine Carr is a long-time reserve power forward and center who developed into a scoring threat in the middle of his pro career. After more than a decade in the NBA he has settled into the role of reserve frontcourtman who provides rebounding and inside strength for the Utah Jazz. A four-year star at Wichita State who teamed at different junctures with future NBA players Xavier McDaniel, Cliff Levingston and Greg Dreiling, Carr averaged 17.1 points in his four seasons. Carr, who also played high school ball in Wichita, averaged 22.6 points and 7.6 rebounds as a college senior in 1982-83. The Sporting News named him to its All-America First Team. A solidly built 255-pounder with a host of inside moves, Carr was chosen by the Detroit Pistons with the eighth overall pick in the 1983 NBA Draft but opted to play in Italy. While he was gone, the Pistons traded his rights to the Atlanta Hawks; Carr began his NBA career with the Hawks in 1984-85. He remained with Atlanta until 1990, serving primarily as a backup on a front line that featured Kevin Willis and Dominique Wilkins. Carr never averaged in double figures while with the Hawks, but he consistently shot better than .500 from the floor. Traded to the Sacramento Kings in 1990, he had a career season in 1990-91. His average of 20.1 points per game led the Kings, who won only 25 games. Carr then spent three years with the San Antonio Spurs. In 1992-93 his field goal percentage of .538 ranked 10th in the NBA. Prior to the 1994-95 season he signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz and was pressed into extended duty at center when Felton Spencer went down with a season-ending injury. Carr appeared in 78 games for Utah that season, 80 in 1995-96 and 82 in 1996-97, logging over 1,500 minutes in each. He was a solid frontcourt reserve at both center and power forward. Carr provided expierience as part of a center triumvirate with Greg Ostertag and Greg Foster as the Jazz won a club-record 64 games and reached the NBA Finals in 1996-97. He was the team's fifth-leading scorer at 7.4 ppg even though he played just 17.8 mpg.
