 Carey with Washington Wizards at Open Practice in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | February 25, 2001 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (2019–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | →Greensboro Swarm | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Capital City Go-Go | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Vernon A. Carey Jr. (born February 25, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He finished his high school career at NSU University School as a five star recruit and among the top-ranked players in the 2019 class.[1]