Kenny Carr

On August 31, 1987, Carr announced his retirement from the Trail Blazers, due to a debilitating back injury.

Carr became CEO of Carr Construction in Portland, Oregon. He started the now 110 employee company out of his basement in 1987, while playing with the Trail Blazers.

On February 16, 1982 Carr was Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers, with Bill Laimbeer, to the Detroit Pistons for Phil Hubbard, Paul Mokeski, a 1982 1st round draft pick (John Bagley was later selected) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Dave Magley was later selected).

On June 23, 1982 Carr was traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1982 1st round draft pick (Ricky Pierce was later selected).

In 129 games with the Lakers, Carr averaged 6.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per game. The 1979-1980 Lakers won the NBA Championship, with Carr playing in five games before being traded.

On October 24, 1979 Carr was traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Wayne Robinson was later selected) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Gene Banks was later selected).

Carr, married wife Adrianna in 1979. They raised three children: Cameron, Devon and Alyx.

A power forward, Carr was the 1st round (sixth overall) pick of the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1977 NBA draft, declaring for the NBA draft a year early. "I just thought my body and my game was ready to move on," Carr said of leaving college early. "I was a very physical player and I would get a lot of fouls. I was a little bigger and more aggressive than most people I played against. I got frustrated, and I figured it was time to move on."

A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State University, Carr won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Carr played 10 seasons (1977–1987) in the NBA with the Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, and Portland Trail Blazers. Carr scored 7,813 (11.6) points in his NBA career and grabbed 4,999 (7.4) rebounds.

As a junior, Carr averaged 21.0 points and 9.9 rebounds as NC State finished 17-11 in 1976-1977, with Carr playing alongside freshman Hawkeye Whitney. Carr led the ACC in scoring again and was named an Third team All-American – UPI and First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference

Carr was selected to the 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team which represented the USA in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Team USA captured the Gold Medal. Team USA was coached by Dean Smith, assisted by Bill Guthridge and John Thompson.

"To me, Kenny was one of those players that was ahead of his time," said former North Carolina, NBA rival and 1976 Olympic teammate Phil Ford about Carr. "Now, it's not uncommon to see someone with Kenny's size and strength with the ability to play on the perimeter and knock in jump shots or put the ball on the deck and drive to the basket. When we were coming along, guys with Kenny's strength and size always played inside. He was just a little before his time."

In 1975-1976 Carr averaged a double double with 26.6 points, 10.3 rebounds along with 2.1 assists. He led the ACC in scoring as NC State finished 21-9, with Thompson having graduated and moved to the ABA's Denver Nuggets. Carr was named an Third team All-American – UPI, AP and NABC and First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference.

Carr was a 1974 graduate of DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he played under legendary coach Morgan Wootten. At DeMatha, Carr was teammates with Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley, who graduated a year ahead of Carr. The two would become Olympic teammates and college and NBA rivals. While teammates at DeMatha, Carr and Dantley led DeMatha to a 36 game winning streak.

Carr played at North Carolina State at the varsity level from 1974-1977 under coach Norm Sloan.

As a freshman in 1974-1975, Carr averaged 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds as NC State finished 22-6. NC State was defending National Champions, with Carr playing alongside Hall of Famer David Thompson, Phil Spence, Monte Towe and Tim Stoddard among others.

Kenneth Alan Carr (born August 15, 1955) is a retired American basketball player. Carr won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Carr was the 1st round (sixth overall) pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1977 NBA draft.