Chesterfield, Missouri’s Brittany Carter the standout basketball player who has been playing internationally and also for the St. Louis Surge is on a new and exciting adventure– and it starts Wednesday. She is part of the debut year of Athletes Unlimited and is in Las Vegas ready to start the season and kick off the new league which will feature televised games.
Carter might have missed this opportunity as she was playing professionally in Germany just two weeks ago. She is friends with Natasha Cloud of the Washington Mystics of the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association). Cloud’s trainer James Clark presented her with the offer while she was playing in professionally in Germany.
“Natasha Cloud is the face of the league and made sure to push my name forward,” said Carter.
She did that and coincidentally they will both be on the same team for the first game. The next few days were a whirlwind.
“I was given the information on Tuesday, January 11th, signed a contract on Wednesday, and flew out of Germany on Thursday. I had a quick turn around with needing to fly to Vegas on Sunday.”
Her entire career seems like a whirlwind as she’s played many places but always with a winning spirit and having been to many playoffs and championships along the way.
St. Louis girls and women’s basketball fans have long known about Carter. She started as a standout at Incarnate Word High School in St. Louis where she led the Red Knights to consecutive Missouri state championships in 2010 and 2011 and received MVP honors on the Show-Me State Super Seven team.
She was also named to the All-Tournament team at the state championships. As a junior, she received All-Conference honors as the team went 30-1 on the way to the state title. Incarnate Word finished with a record of 27-4 during her senior season.
After college she started playing professionally in Europe for teams including the Southern Peninsula Sharks in Australia, Kouvottaret in Finland, and most recently for Kelterm in Germany.
Carter is happy to be back on American soil– or hardwoods– and being reunited with friends including former teammates.
Her bio says, “Professional Women’s Basketball Player with Athletes Unlimited in Las Vegas. Send me all your requests from gender reveals, get well soon’s, or just a smiling face coming your way to cheer you up.” To find out more about Carter on Cameo CLICK HERE.
There is another way fans can show their support for Carter: download a free app.
“Fans can support me by downloading the ‘Athletes Unlimited’ app (on Google Play) and using my code “BRITT944”.
Carter is dedicating a portion of her efforts to charity.
The games will take place at Athletes Unlimited Arena at Sport Center of Las Vegas, Las Vegas and they can be watched live on CBS Sports Network
As mentioned earlier four captains are chosen for each game and they pick their team for that game. The first game is at 7 p. m. and Carter plays in the second of the two games which can be viewed on the CBS Sports Network Wednesday night at 10 p.m.
TEAM RUSSELL VS. TEAM SIMS
7 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
All Audiences: Tune in on YouTube
TEAM CARRINGTON (Carter’s team for this game) VS. TEAM MITCHELL
10 p.m. central/8 p.m. PT
US Audience: Tune in on CBS Sports Network
Photos courtesy Brittany Carter, University of Illinois, Ball State University, Surge Basketball, Athletes Unlimited.