The Pelicans made Tony Carr the 51st pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, with the hopes that he duplicate the playmaking and scoring abilities he exhibited during his two seasons at Penn State. The 6-foot-5, 204-pounder averaged 19.6 points and a hair over five assists a game for the Nittany Lions, who won the National Invitational Tournament title.
The 20-year old was named to both the All-Big 10 and All-Big 10 tournament teams. He also made the all-NIT team after averaging 17.4 points, 7.0 assists and 6.2 rebounds during the tournament.
Where the Philadelphia native excelled was from downtown.