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Marcus Carr now considering Texas or going pro overseas
Minnesota transfer Marcus Carr is now considering either playing for Texas or going the professional route overseas, according to an ESPN report.
The 6-foot-2 Toronto native visited Texas this week while his former AAU team, Northern Kings, was in Dallas for an event. There is some speculation that Carr has already signed financial aid papers with Texas, which would explain why he was pictured with the coaching staff on his visit during a dead period.
Ahead of his visit, he was considering also visiting some of the other schools on his list — Louisville, Kansas and Kentucky — but they are now out.
Minnesota transfer Marcus Carr’s final two options are Texas or playing professionally overseas, sources told ESPN. The other schools in his final four — Louisville, Kentucky and Kansas — are out. Decision could come as soon as this weekend.
New Texas coach Chris Beard has already added several high-impact transfers in Tre Mitchell (UMass), Devin Askew (Kentucky), Timmy Allen (Utah) and Dylan Disu (Vanderbilt).
Carr averaged 19.4 points, 4.9 assists and 4.0 rebounds for a Minnesota team that finished 14-15.
Carr played his final two seasons at Montverde (FL) Academy under coach Kevin Boyle, who will have multiple players in this year’s NBA Draft, including projected No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham of Oklahoma State.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
