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June 28
2011
Paige
Teacher is Inducted into
Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame
Charlene
Carter still in top ten for career records
in six categories at Marist
 Congratulations
to Charlene Carter, 4th grade teacher at Paige Elementary School
who was inducted into the Capital District Basketball Hall of
Fame on June 26, 2011 at a celebration held at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Albany.
Carter was a
three year varsity standout player at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons
High School 1985-1989 before earning a full scholarship to
Division I Marist where she is in the top ten in six categories
for career records.
Carter has
broken records and received many awards both at ND-BG and
Marist.
While at Notre
Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School, Carter's team captured three
Big 10 Championships (1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89), Class A
Section II Championship (1985-86) and placed first in the
NYSPHSAA tournament (1985-1986).
She holds three
records at NDBG including Most Career Points (1,236), Most
Points in One Season (540) and Most Points Scored in One
Game (42).
During her
junior year at ND-BG, Carter was:
-
named to the
NDBG Christmas Classic All-Tournament Team
-
selected as
the Troy Record Athlete of the Week
-
named a Big 10
All Star
-
selected first
team to the Times Union, Gazette, Troy Record and
Knickerbocker News
As a senior,
Carter was:
-
named NDBG
Christmas Classic Most Valuable Player
-
named a Big 10
All Star
-
the leader for
the Schenectady Gazette All-Area Team and was selected to
the 1st team by the Times Union, Troy Record and
Knickerbocker News
-
selected to
play in the East-West Basketball game at the New York State
Fair
 Carter
was a four year starter at Marist College from 1989-1993.
When she graduated in 1993, she was second on the all-time
scoring list. Today she is 5th with 1,436 points.
She still holds the record for total points in a single game (37
points).
Carter is in
the top ten for career records in the following categories:
-
3 point
percentage (10th)
-
Free throws
made (9th)
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Steals (7th)
-
Scoring
average (7th)
-
3 Point goals
made (8th)
-
Field goals
made (4th)
She holds the
following for single season records:
-
Steals (10th)
-
Field goals
made (9th)
-
Scoring
average (4th - tied herself 91-92, 92-93)
-
Points scored
in a single season (6th and 7th)
She also is
third for field goals made in a single game.
Carter won
numerous awards throughout her college career.
1990-1991:
Defensive Player of the Year
1991-1992: Junior Class Best Female Athlete
1991-1992: Marist College Coaches Award
1991-1992: Co-Most Valuable Player
1991-1992: 2nd Team North East Conference
1992-1993: North East Conference Player of the Week - 4
times
1992-1993: ECAC Division Player of the Week
1992-1993: Marist College Coaches Award
1992-1993: Marist College Sportsperson of the Year
1992-1993: NCAA Champion Woman of the Year
1992-1993: First Team All-Met "Metropolitan" Women's
Basketball Assoc.
1992-1993: Northeast Conference Player of the Year
1992-1993: Northeast Conference All-Tournament Team
 Tom
Chestnut and Mike Doyle, both former players at Linton High
School were also inducted in the Capital District Hall of Fame.
Chestnut went on to play at Princeton and Doyle played at Union
College.
Jimmer Fredette
was awarded the Sam Perkins Sportsmanship Award.
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