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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Emilio Garcia
Emilio Garcia

21 Robert Carpenter

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Detroit, Mich.
  • High School Cornerstone HS / Mt. Zion Prep
  • Previous School St. Bonaventure / Pearl River CC / Mississippi Valley State

Biography

2024-25 (NM State): Robert Carpenter played in all 32 games with eight starts while averaging 21.8 minutes per contest. He posted 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, ranking 12th in Conference USA in rebounding.He also was ranked ninth CUSA in offensive rebounds per game with 1.97 per game. Carpenter led the team in blocks with 23 and was a reliable perimeter threat, finishing second on the team with 51 made three-pointers. He delivered a standout performance that came in a sold-out overtime matchup against rival New Mexico, knocking down a career-high six threes on 6-12 shooting from beyond the arc while scoring 20 points, grabbing eight rebounds, and adding two steals and a block in the win. His best scoring outing came in the CUSA Tournament against Kennesaw State, where he put up a season-high 21 points, hitting five three-pointers and adding five rebounds. 

2023-24 (NM State); One of four returners from last season... appeared in 22 games with 16 starts... Averaged 9.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game... finished the season shooting 47% from the field and 35% from beyond the arc... turned in two 20-point performances, scored 20 against Fresno State shooting 7-11 from the field and 20 points versus Cal Baptist shooting 4-6 from behind the arc... shot 82% from the charity stripe. 

2021-22 (Mississippi Valley State): Appeared in 13 games and led the team in scoring - averaging 16.4 points... posted 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks across 30.2 minutes of action per game... served as the Delta Devils' leading scorer in nine of the team's first 13 games, including posting a career-high 27 points on the road at Ole Miss... finished with double digits in the scoring column in all but one game that he appeared in... following his scoring outburst against the Rebels, Carpenter tallied 11 points and a season-best eight boards at Vanderbilt to earn SWAC Player of the Week honors.

2020-21 (Pearl River Community College): Appeared in five games while in Poplarville, Miss.

2019-20 (St. Bonaventure): Logged minutes in 15 games and posted a season-high seven points in a road bout against A-10 power Dayton... on the season, he recorded 15 points, 16 rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals across 77 total minutes.

Prep: Played one season at the prestigious Mt. Zion Prep in Baltimore where he averaged 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and helped lead his squad to a 28-4 overall record and a spot in the Elite Eight of the National Prep School Championship... on his way to averaging a double-double, Carpenter shot 38 percent from beyond the arc, had three 40-point performances and was named Mid-Atlantic First Team All-Conference by the Great Atlantic Conference.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    6'7"
    21
  • 21

    2024-25Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'7"
    21