2008 Woodie Awards
First season on the sidelines
Kathleen Radebaugh ’08
Issue date: 11/10/06 Section: Sports
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Tasheed Carr is the first in many things.
Tasheed Carr, a junior transfer from Iowa State, cannot play until the 2007-2008 season for the Hawks. Carr will have two years of eligibility beginning next season.
He is the first born.
"My younger brother Anthony is crazy. My two sisters Takita and Tahirah are very fast, too fast for me." Takita and Tahirah both run track at Chester High School.
Growing up in west Philadelphia. school and basketball became escape routes from Carr's unstable environment. Surrounding Bryant Elementary was violence from gang retaliation and drug deals.
Things started to click when his mom enrolled him in the Beaver School Boy's Basketball League. His first number, #10.
"Right away, I really liked the competition," said Carr. "I mean, I was really good."
Traveling with the basketball team and staying on top of his studies set a good example for his younger siblings. Both Anthony and his sisters realized that both school and sports get them away from trouble in west Philadelphia.
Carr attended his freshmen and sophomore year at Philadelphia University City High School were he was an All-Public League player. He transferred his junior year to Mt. Zion Academy in North Carolina.
There Carr averaged 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 8.3 assists his first year. Became a standout his senior year, achieving triple double with 25 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds.
In addition to basketball success, Carr was the class valedictorian at Mt. Zion Academy. Another first.
"My mom always told me to strive to be the best," said Carr. "I like being in the classroom. And basketball was something special that I feel into and happen to be a good player."
Carr is the first person in his immediate family to go to college.
"It was just something that came next," said Carr.
Carr first attended Iowa State. As a freshman, he was named to the Big 12 All-Bench Team, averaging 5.8 points and 2.2 rebounds.
Tasheed Carr, a junior transfer from Iowa State, cannot play until the 2007-2008 season for the Hawks. Carr will have two years of eligibility beginning next season.
He is the first born.
"My younger brother Anthony is crazy. My two sisters Takita and Tahirah are very fast, too fast for me." Takita and Tahirah both run track at Chester High School.
Growing up in west Philadelphia. school and basketball became escape routes from Carr's unstable environment. Surrounding Bryant Elementary was violence from gang retaliation and drug deals.
Things started to click when his mom enrolled him in the Beaver School Boy's Basketball League. His first number, #10.
"Right away, I really liked the competition," said Carr. "I mean, I was really good."
Traveling with the basketball team and staying on top of his studies set a good example for his younger siblings. Both Anthony and his sisters realized that both school and sports get them away from trouble in west Philadelphia.
Carr attended his freshmen and sophomore year at Philadelphia University City High School were he was an All-Public League player. He transferred his junior year to Mt. Zion Academy in North Carolina.
There Carr averaged 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 8.3 assists his first year. Became a standout his senior year, achieving triple double with 25 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds.
In addition to basketball success, Carr was the class valedictorian at Mt. Zion Academy. Another first.
"My mom always told me to strive to be the best," said Carr. "I like being in the classroom. And basketball was something special that I feel into and happen to be a good player."
Carr is the first person in his immediate family to go to college.
"It was just something that came next," said Carr.
Carr first attended Iowa State. As a freshman, he was named to the Big 12 All-Bench Team, averaging 5.8 points and 2.2 rebounds.
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