Wisconsin Badgers

Craig Carter is in his fifth year with the Badgers, his first as an associate head coach, working primarily with UW's point guards.

"We are excited to welcome Craig to the Wisconsin Women's Basketball family," Tsipis said. "Craig and I have known each other for a long period and he has a great reputation as being an outstanding coach.  He was an accomplished player at Rutgers and has helped recruit and develop high level student-athletes.
 
"Craig worked with Fran McCaffery on two different occasions and knows the detailed efforts I am looking for in the area of scouting and game planning."
 
Tsipis and Carter both coached under Fran McCaffery during their careers. Carter replaced Tsipis as the director of operations at UNC Greensboro under McCaffery. Carter followed McCaffery to Siena College, serving as an assistant coach for one season.

Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Carter brings a vast coaching resume to Wisconsin as he has assisted with nearly every facet of a program during his career.

Prior to Wisconsin, he served as an assistant coach on the men’s side at Cornell University. During the 2014-15 season, he served as an assistant coach at Longwood University, helping the Lancers advance to the Big South Tournament semifinals after upsetting top-seeded Charleston Southern. 

Renowned as top recruiter for more than a decade as a Division I assistant coach, Carter also had successful assistant coaching stints at Siena, where he recruited and coached a former MAAC player of the year and the first two players in Siena history to appear on NBA rosters; his alma mater Rutgers, where he coached three Big East all-rookie honorees and one Big East Player of the Year in Kenny Hasbrouck; and Skidmore College. 

Carter was a four-year letterwinner for the Scarlet Knights from 1987-91, serving as a two-time team captain. Rutgers participated in three post-season tournaments, including the NCAA tournament in 1989 and 1991. He was also selected to the Atlantic-10 Conference All-Tournament team in 1989. Carter graduated from Rutgers in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in English.
 
"Jonathan and I are from the same coaching family tree," Carter explained. "We have been mentored and taught by the same coach. When this job came open, Fran recommended me to Jonathan. Tsip is a great guy and Wisconsin is a great school. It's a great opportunity and something I couldn't say no to. I had other opportunities that I actually walked away from to give this job a really good look and I'm glad it worked out.
 
"I bring a high-level of preparation, confidence and belief. I think the main thing you can do with a player that you mentor is let them know how much you care about them – preparing them and believing in their talent, their ability to get better. I think we're going to be able to do that. It's a great mix of personalities, enthusiasm and energy that's going to take the Wisconsin program to new levels."
 
Carter has twice participated in the NCAA Achieving Coaching Excellence program and is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.