(1988-05-04) May 4, 1988 (age 36) Fanwood, New Jersey
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
276 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school
St. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey) Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains, New Jersey) Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
College
Louisville (2006–2008)
UTEP (2009–2010)
NBA draft
2010: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career
2010–2018
Position
Power forward / center
Career history
2010–2012
Los Angeles Lakers
2011
→Bakersfield Jam
2012
→Los Angeles D-Fenders
2012
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012
Idaho Stampede
2012
Mets de Guaynabo
2012–2013
Bnei Herzliya
2013
Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2014
Old Bridge High School
2014
Flamengo
2015
Yulon Dinos
2015
Club Atlético Atenas
2015
GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–2016
Erie BayHawks
2016
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
2016
Prievidza
2016
A.S. Ramat HaSharon
2017
Atletico Echague Parana
2018
Capitanes de Arecibo
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2014)
Second-team All-C-USA (2010)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Derrick Eugene Caracter (born May 4, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played college basketball for Louisville and UTEP. Caracter played one season in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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