Bub Carrington

About

Carlton Kaleel “Bub” Carrington III (born July 21, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2024 NBA draft before being traded to the Wizards during the draft.

Carrington was born on July 21, 2005, in Baltimore, Maryland. The third in his family with the same name was nicknamed “lil’ bub” after his basketball coach father’s nickname, later shortened to just “bub.” He attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, where he played basketball, baseball and football. He was also part of the chess club. He scored over 2,000 points in his high school career, and after his junior year, committed to playing college basketball for Pittsburgh, being ranked by 247Sports as a four-star recruit, the 99th-best recruit overall, and the third-best player from the state. He chose Pittsburgh over eight other offers.
Carrington was also a member of Team Melo in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League travel circuit, being named the EYBL Breakout Player of the Session and second…