Is Jevon Carter related to Vince Carter?

Despite their similar last names, Jevon Carter and Vince Carter are not biologically related, and they have no family connection.

Leroy Jevon Carter was born on September 14, 1995, in Maywood, Illinois, United States of America. From 2011 to 2012 he played for Team NLP in the AAU competition.

At West Virginia, Jevon Carter became a starter as a sophomore and averaged 9.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Before the start of the 2017–18 season, Jevon Carter was unanimously named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.

On March 12, 2018, Jevon Carter was named Academic All-American of the Year for Division I men’s basketball. Jevon Carter became the only the 7th player to win the NABC Defensive Player of the Year more than once.

As a senior, Jevon Carter won the inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award. On April 1, 2022, in his first start for the Milwaukee Bucks, Jevon Carter scored 18 points and recorded a season-high 8 assists.