Byron Carter, Jr. is entering his fifth year as an assistant coach and eighth as a member of the Prairie View A&M University baseball staff. Coach Carter played at Prairie View A&M University from 2003 to 2004 before joining the staff in 2005.
As a member of the Panther baseball staff, Carter helped the Prairie View A&M baseball program achieve several noteworthy honors as the Panthers participated in two NCAA Regionals (2006, ’07, '12), seven SWAC Tournaments and four consecutive SWAC Tournament Championships from 2005 to 2008.
Carter began his collegiate career at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas. During his two-year span at Frank Phillips, Carter finished with an overall batting average of .320 and ranked amongst the top five players on the team in home runs. He transferred to Prairie View A&M shortly thereafter and helped made history as the Panthers finished with their best record in two decades after the 2004 campaign. Also, Carter was apart of a unit that completed the season with the third-best batting average in the nation as he led the team with an average of .393. Carter ranked 21st nationally with 22 doubles and led the Panthers in slugging percentage (.607), on- base percentage (.489) and hits (71).
Named the 2004 Team MVP in addition to earning a spot on the Black College Baseball.com Elite Team, Carter finished second with 52 RBIs and was amongst the top five players in home runs on the team.
A native of Amarillo, Texas, Carter played for Tascosa High School under coach Kent Meador. In high school, Carter earned Newcomer of the Year his sophomore year and all-district honors his junior and senior years as a third baseman.
Carter graduated from Prairie View A&M University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Human Performance in 2005 and holds a Master’s in Physical Education also from Prairie View (2011).
Carter has one child, Nevaeh (7).
