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Donta Carter
First Season: 2016-17
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 198
Crew Chief: 15 (8%)
U1: 93 (47%)
U2: 90 (45%)
Home Wins: 64%
Home Fouls: 16.8
Away Fouls: 17.2
Foul Diff: 0.4
Attendance: 1,712
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 198 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Crew Chief | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 93 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| U2 | 90 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SWAC | 50 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| ASUN | 38 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 37 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 25 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sun Belt | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| American | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-12 | Lionel Butler | Donta Carter | Devorn Kinsey | North Carolina Central | Maryland Eastern Shore | 83 - 76 | 21 - 19 | $1,500 | $71,750 |
| 2026-3-7 | Jon Broska | Donta Carter | Nick Nadeau | Austin Peay | Queens University | 83 - 90 | 16 - 20 | $1,850 | $70,250 |
| 2026-3-6 | Donta Carter | Felix Fuerte | Jon Braska | Austin Peay | Stetson | 69 - 60 | 9 - 17 | $1,850 | $68,400 |
| 2026-3-3 | Glenn Tuitt | Kevin Chambliss | Donta Carter | Alabama State | Southern | 64 - 71 | 19 - 12 | $1,500 | $66,550 |
| 2026-2-27 | Tony Dawkins | Donta Carter | Stephen Orkus Jr | Arkansas State | Louisiana | 81 - 58 | 21 - 22 | $2,050 | $65,050 |
| 2026-2-21 | Donta Carter | Dan Powers | Jon Pierre | Coastal Carolina | Marshall | 79 - 75 | 16 - 22 | $2,050 | $63,000 |
| 2026-2-18 | Bobby Lineberger | Donta Carter | Owen Farist | Furman | East Tennessee State | 69 - 78 | 16 - 22 | $1,900 | $60,950 |
| 2026-2-14 | Kevin Chambliss | Michael Kolen | Donta Carter | Alabama State | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 79 - 61 | 19 - 19 | $1,500 | $59,050 |
| 2026-2-11 | Donta Carter | James Gibson | Kyle Stewart | Lipscomb | Eastern Kentucky | 75 - 61 | 12 - 11 | $1,850 | $57,550 |
| 2026-2-9 | Steve Settle | Donta Carter | Garrett Jones | North Carolina Central | Delaware State | 72 - 63 | 15 - 16 | $1,500 | $55,700 |
| 2026-2-7 | Sean Casady | Donta Carter | Raymond Tate | Coastal Carolina | Massachusetts | 94 - 91 | 23 - 20 | $2,050 | $54,200 |
| 2026-2-4 | Luke Chittum | Donta Carter | Jason Deering | Georgia Southern | Texas State | 71 - 77 | 17 - 19 | $2,050 | $52,150 |
| 2026-2-1 | Art Vaulk | Kyle Bottoms | Donta Carter | Wofford | East Tennessee State | 72 - 86 | 19 - 15 | $1,900 | $50,100 |
| 2026-1-28 | Luke Chittum | Trey Styons | Donta Carter | Arkansas State | Old Dominion | 71 - 75 | 14 - 17 | $2,050 | $48,200 |
| 2026-1-26 | Jemel Spearman | Donta Carter | Mo Majmyar | South Carolina State | Delaware State | 70 - 64 | 23 - 22 | $1,500 | $46,150 |
| 2026-1-24 | Ryan Christian | Donta Carter | Kyle Bowen | James Madison | Texas State | 82 - 57 | 15 - 12 | $2,050 | $44,650 |
| 2026-1-23 | Jason Page | Ryan Christian | Donta Carter | Charlotte | Tulane | 73 - 70 | 19 - 17 | $2,500 | $42,600 |
| 2026-1-21 | Blake Harris | Donta Carter | Bryan Washer | Chattanooga | East Tennessee State | 66 - 67 | 17 - 14 | $1,900 | $40,100 |
| 2026-1-17 | Ryan Christian | Chris McCurry | Donta Carter | Furman | Wofford | 70 - 74 | 12 - 14 | $1,900 | $38,200 |
| 2026-1-15 | Eric Lowe | Donta Carter | Jake Kuhlman | Austin Peay | Eastern Kentucky | 74 - 72 | 13 - 16 | $1,850 | $36,300 |
| 2026-1-10 | Corey Taylor | Donta Carter | Owen Farist | Alabama State | Jackson State | 64 - 75 | 22 - 17 | $1,500 | $34,450 |
| 2026-1-7 | Sean Lineberger | Donta Carter | John Garrett | East Tennessee State | VMI | 81 - 67 | 20 - 11 | $1,900 | $32,950 |
| 2026-1-3 | Sidney Cohen | Donta Carter | Michael Swoboda | Arkansas State | James Madison | 74 - 78 | 18 - 23 | $2,050 | $31,050 |
| 2025-12-31 | Bart Lenox | Landon Brandes | Donta Carter | Troy | Texas State | 100 - 80 | 11 - 23 | $2,050 | $29,000 |
| 2025-12-19 | Donta Carter | Matt Jarman | Marvin Harris Jr. | Jackson State | Norfolk State | 72 - 82 | 18 - 18 | $1,500 | $26,950 |
| 2025-12-18 | Donta Carter | Marvin Harris Jr. | RJ Johnson | Jackson State | Hampton | 77 - 84 | 26 - 15 | $1,500 | $25,450 |
| 2025-12-13 | Jose Carrion | Donta Carter | Tim Fitzgerald | Georgia State | Jacksonville State | 77 - 73 | 20 - 23 | $2,050 | $23,950 |
| 2025-12-9 | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Donta Carter | CJ Middlebrooks | Howard | North Carolina A&T | 73 - 69 | 22 - 20 | $1,500 | $21,900 |
| 2025-12-6 | Donta Carter | Michael Wallace | Luke Payne | Wofford | Elon | 52 - 73 | 15 - 14 | $1,900 | $20,400 |
| 2025-12-2 | Michael Husted | Donta Carter | Connor Penn | Mercer | Georgia State | 78 - 67 | 17 - 25 | $1,900 | $18,500 |
| 2025-11-25 | Alex Langley | Donta Carter | CJ Middlebrooks | Norfolk State | Virginia-Lynchburg | 136 - 79 | 14 - 17 | $1,500 | $16,600 |
| 2025-11-23 | Isaiah Conrad | Michael Husted | Donta Carter | East Tennessee State | UL Monroe | 97 - 55 | 13 - 7 | $1,900 | $15,100 |
| 2025-11-21 | Nick Meyer | Evan Berg | Donta Carter | West Georgia | South Carolina Upstate | 72 - 64 | 14 - 12 | $1,850 | $13,200 |
| 2025-11-19 | Donta Carter | Owen Luckie | None | South Carolina State | Chattanooga | 66 - 78 | 26 - 25 | $1,500 | $11,350 |
| 2025-11-14 | Donta Carter | Lucas Santos | Chuck McCoy | Georgia Southern | Johnson C Smith | 98 - 79 | 12 - 19 | $2,050 | $9,850 |
| 2025-11-11 | Chuck Jones | Donta Carter | Lucas Santos | UAB | Alabama State | 74 - 77 | 18 - 16 | $2,500 | $7,800 |
| 2025-11-9 | Bill Covington | Scott Bennett | Donta Carter | Howard | Grambling | 70 - 73 | 17 - 18 | $1,500 | $5,300 |
| 2025-11-7 | Sidney Cohen | Devyn Page | Donta Carter | Samford | South Carolina State | 82 - 72 | 20 - 28 | $1,900 | $3,800 |
| 2025-11-3 | Art Vaulk | Donta Carter | Kindric Link | Chattanooga | Union (KY) | 92 - 39 | 13 - 11 | $1,900 | $1,900 |
| 2025-3-12 | Keith Bennett | Donta Carter | Ian McClenny | South Carolina State | Coppin State | 68 - 63 | 14 - 14 | $1,500 | $62,125 |
| 2025-3-11 | Sidney Cohen | Thomas Northcutt | Donta Carter | Grambling | Alabama A&M | 73 - 56 | 15 - 14 | $1,500 | $60,625 |
| 2025-3-8 | Billy Dunlap | Devyn Page | Donta Carter | Chattanooga | Mercer | 76 - 61 | 15 - 15 | $1,900 | $59,125 |
| 2025-2-28 | Michael Husted | Donta Carter | Stephen Orkus Jr | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | 76 - 75 | 15 - 13 | $2,050 | $57,225 |
| 2025-2-26 | Donta Carter | James Gibson | Nate Gamet | West Georgia | Austin Peay | 73 - 70 | 13 - 19 | $1,850 | $55,175 |
| 2025-2-24 | Jackie Sanders | Donta Carter | Julian Scott | Coppin State | Howard | 72 - 61 | 17 - 18 | $1,500 | $53,325 |
| 2025-2-22 | Donta Carter | RJ Johnson | Stephen Orkus Jr | Texas State | South Alabama | 93 - 92 | 17 - 15 | $2,050 | $51,825 |
| 2025-2-8 | Billy Dunlap | Donta Carter | Jason Arnold | Mercer | Wofford | 66 - 77 | 16 - 11 | $1,900 | $49,775 |
| 2025-2-5 | Blake Harris | Donta Carter | Bryan Washer | Austin Peay | North Alabama | 64 - 74 | 21 - 12 | $1,850 | $47,875 |
| 2025-2-3 | Talmadge Scott | Donta Carter | Michael Wallace | Southern | Jackson State | 91 - 89 | 21 - 21 | $1,500 | $46,025 |
| 2025-2-1 | Jose Carrion | Nelson Santiago | Donta Carter | Louisiana | South Alabama | 58 - 62 | 21 - 16 | $2,050 | $44,525 |
Showing 1-50 of 198 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| ASUN Championship - 1st Round | 1 | 2021-22 |
| ASUN Championship - Quarterfinal | 3 | 2022-23, 2023-24, 2025-26 |
| ASUN Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Bulldog Bash | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge | 2 | 2023-24 |
| ETSU MTE | 1 | 2025-26 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL | 2 | 2016-17, 2017-18 |
| MAC-SBC Challenge | 1 | 2025-26 |
| MEAC | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| SWAC | 3 | 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Samford Thanksgiving Invitational | 1 | 2024-25 |
| SoCon Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| SoCon/ASUN Challenge | 2 | 2024-25 |
| Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic | 2 | 2025-26 |
| Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic presented by Walmart | 2 | 2024-25 |
Donta Carter Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day
Estimated Salary Information
Salary estimates based on conference rates, tier level, and season adjustments. Rates vary by conference and year.
Career Summary
Current Tier: Tier 2
Career Total: $305,602
Total Games: 198
Avg per Game: $1,543
Highest Season: $71,750 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 39 | 8 | 31 | $71,750 | $1,840 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 34 | 5 | 29 | $62,125 | $1,827 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 2 | 39 | 1 | 38 | $67,604 | $1,733 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 30 | 1 | 29 | $39,648 | $1,322 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | $19,110 | $1,274 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $15,004 | $1,250 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | $11,965 | $1,088 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | $10,560 | $1,056 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $6,912 | $987 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $924 | $924 |
Donta Carter Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day