# Jay Carty

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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            =

| image           = 
| width           = 
| caption         = 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 8
| weight_lb       = 220
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1941|7|4}}
| birth_place     = [West Plains, Missouri](/source/West_Plains%2C_Missouri), U.S.
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2017|5|4|1941|7|4}}
| death_place     = [Santa Barbara, California](/source/Santa_Barbara%2C_California), U.S.
| high_school     = [Sherman E. Burroughs](/source/Sherman_E._Burroughs_High_School)<br/>([Ridgecrest, California](/source/Ridgecrest%2C_California))
| college         = [Oregon State](/source/Oregon_State_Beavers_men's_basketball) (1959–1962)
| draft_year      = 1962
| draft_round     = 6
| draft_pick      = 46
| draft_team      = [St. Louis Hawks](/source/St._Louis_Hawks)
| career_start    = 1968
| career_end      = 1969
| career_number   = 52
| career_position = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball))
| years1          = {{nbay|1968|full=y}}
| team1           = [Los Angeles Lakers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lakers)
| bbr             = cartyja01
}}
'''Jay J. Carty Jr.''' (July 4, 1941 – May 4, 2017) was an American [basketball](/source/basketball) player, public speaker, church consultant, and ministry leader.

He played collegiate basketball for [Oregon State University](/source/Oregon_State_Beavers), and was selected by the [St. Louis Hawks](/source/St._Louis_Hawks) in the 6th round (48th pick overall) of the [1962 NBA draft](/source/1962_NBA_draft). He played for the [Los Angeles Lakers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lakers) (1968–69) in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) for 28 games.

Later, Carty worked in business in Oregon and Southern California.

Jay went on to a career in public speaking, founding "Yes! Ministries," speaking to thousands of youth and families across America.  Jay authored many books, including books written with UCLA coach, John Wooden.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jaycarty.com/about/|title=About Jay Carty|last=Kumar|first=Anugrah|website=Jay Carty|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052421/http://www.jaycarty.com/about/|archive-date=June 18, 2018|access-date=June 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Carty was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.  He died from this disease on May 4, 2017, aged 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/former-nba-player-jay-carty-dies-heres-why-he-called-his-cancer-the-best-gift-god-ever-gave-me-182785/|title=Former NBA Player Jay Carty Dies; Here's Why He Called His Cancer 'The Best Gift God Ever Gave Me'|last=Kumar|first=Anugrah|date=May 6, 2017|website=The Christian Post|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 7, 2017}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===NBA===
Source<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cartyja01.html|title=Jay Carty NBA stats|website=[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=1 August 2024}}</ref>

====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1968}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [L.A. Lakers](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season)
| 28 || 6.7 || .382 || .727 || 2.1 || .4 || 2.7
{{S-end}}

====Playoffs====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [1969](/source/1969_NBA_playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"| [L.A. Lakers](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season)
| 3 || 3.3 || .000 || .333 || .7 || .3 || .3
{{S-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{basketballstats|bbr=c/cartyja01|name=Jay Carty}}
*[http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=jay_carty]

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Category:1941 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from California
Category:Deaths from multiple myeloma in California
Category:Los Angeles Lakers players
Category:Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players
Category:People from Ridgecrest, California
Category:Sportspeople from Kern County, California
Category:Power forwards
Category:St. Louis Hawks draft picks
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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