Howard O'Neal Carter (born October 26, 1961) is a retired American-French professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Louisiana State University (LSU) before being drafted 15th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1983 NBA draft.

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Howard Carter

Personal information
Born	(1961-10-26) October 26, 1961 (age 62) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nationality	American / French
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
College	LSU (1980–1983)
Position	Shooting guard
Number	32
Career history
1983–1984	Denver Nuggets
1984	Dallas Mavericks
1985–1995	Pau-Orthez
1995–1996	Montpellier
1996–1999	Irakleio
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1982) 2× Second-team All-SEC (1981, 1983) Third-team Parade All-American (1979)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Howard "Hi-C" Carter played basketball for the LSU Tigers from 1980 to 1983, and played in the 1981 Final Four. While at LSU, Carter was named Second Team All-American in 1982 and in 1983.^[1]

Howard was selected 15th overall out of Louisiana State University in the 1983 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets, with whom he played only one season, averaging 6.2 points.

His brief NBA career ended with the Dallas Mavericks in 1984–85. He then went on to play nearly a decade in France, eventually taking out French citizenship and playing on the France national team.^[2] Carter finished his playing career in Greece.^[2]

The youngest of his four children, Cameron Carter-Vickers, is currently a professional football player for Scottish club Celtic F.C. He also represents the United States internationally.