As he sat in the Barclays Center stands Thursday, awaiting good news during the NBA draft, Penn State product Tony Carr was surrounded by basketball coaches – his high school head coach, as well as his AAU coach, Anthony Carr, who also happens to be the point guard’s father. Having a dad double as a hoops mentor seems to have paid dividends for the 20-year-old Carr, who lists the mental side of the game as one of his biggest strengths. Carr also demonstrated significant year-to-year improvement during his two-season career at Penn State, at least partly due to how much time he’s spent in the gym.
Pelicans draftee Tony Carr focuses on continued improvement, as he did during Penn State career
