PG Kamilah Carter Transfers To Play For Express Next Year

Kamilah Carter, center, signs her letter of intent to play for the Express next year as Express women's basketball head coach Michael Llanas, left, and assistant basketball coach Stephen Perry, right, look on. Photo courtesy of Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
Kamilah Carter, center, signs her letter of intent to play for the Express next year as Express women's basketball head coach Michael Llanas, left, and assistant basketball coach Stephen Perry, right, look on. Photo courtesy of Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
Posted: Apr 26, 2012

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, OH---Kamilah Carter became a member of the 2012-13 Express women's basketball class after signing her letter of intent during a cermony in the SHAC recently.

Carter, a 5-4 point guard from Pioneer HS in Ann Arbor, MI, is transferring to Owens after one year at NJCAA D-I Midland College in Texas.

At Pioneer, she was named AP First Team All-State and AnnArbor.com's Washtenaw County Player of the Year her senior year. Additionally, she was a two-time selection to AnnArbor.com's All-Washtenaw County Dream Team.

AnnArbor.com had this to say about Carter following her senior year: "Carter is a pure scorer who created her own shots off dribble penetration, had a solid mid-range game and could shoot from the outside. She made 31 3-pointers in 19 regular season games, was a 71.9-percent (82 of 114) free throw shooter and averaged 19.1 points. She scored more than 30 points twice and more than 20 points in 11 games. Carter averaged 16.3 points during district play and shot 80.7 percent (21 of 26) from the line, leading Pioneer to its first district championship since 2000. At 5-foot-4, Carter was the shortest Class A all-state first team selection."

During her four-year career as a varsity player, she accumulated 937 points. Other personal accolades include being named team MVP and a three-time First Team All-SEC selection.

Carter, who played for coach Crystal Nestfield at Pioneer, is the lone transfer in the class after leaving NJCAA D-I Midland College after one year. She will team with Nandi Taylor, a 5-4 point guard from Flint (MI) Hamady HS to handle the point guard duties after the graduation of Kieona Foster.

"Kamilah will step in and play right away for Foster," said Express women's basketball head coach Michael Llanas. "We look for leadership and scoring from her."

She will join Taylor, Jordyn Bond, a 5-7 guard/forward from Romulus HS, Taylor Marks, a 5-8 guard/forward from Flint Beecher HS, Meshia Smith, a 5-11 forward from Pontiac HS, Breonna House, a 5-6 guard from Pontiac HS, Eboni Adams, a 5-7 guard from Cleveland Maples Heights HS, and Malaysha Cammon, a 6-5 center from Dearborn Divine Child HS.