The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
04.22.2022 | Men's Basketball
Carr led the Longhorns in assists and minutes and ranked second in scoring last year.
AUSTIN, Texas — Marcus Carr has elected to return to The University of Texas Men's Basketball team for the upcoming 2022-23 season. He made the announcement via his Instagram account on Friday afternoon.
"Standard set. Expectations remain high," Carr said. "Bar Risen and never been one to walk underneath. Longhorn Nation, I have a promise to keep. See you in the Moody!"
Carr earned All-Big 12 Third Team accolades during his senior campaign. He played in all 34 games (32 starts) and led the team in assists (3.4 apg) and minutes (30.8 mpg) while ranking second in scoring (11.4 ppg) and fourth in steals (32).
Carr registered a 1.83 assist-to-turnover ratio (117-64) and reached double figures in scoring 21 times during the year. During UT's two NCAA Tournament games, he averaged 19.0 points per contest while hitting 7-of-13 from three-point range (.538) and recorded 16 assists against just three turnovers.
Carr has played in 126 career games (119 starts) during his first four seasons of college at Pittsburgh (2017-18), Minnesota (2019-21) and Texas (2021-22). He has registered career totals of 1,747 points (13.9 ppg), 594 assists (4.7 apg) and 436 rebounds (3.5 rpg) in 4,144 minutes played (32.9 mpg). Carr has reached double figures in scoring 85 times and topped the 20-point mark 25 times in his collegiate career.
At the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, Carr was among four active NCAA Division I players to have reached 1,700 points, 500 assists AND 400 rebounds in his career.
