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Former Florida guard Eli Carter headed to Boston College

Tom Schalk, Eli Carter

AP

AP

Boston College’s young backcourt rotation received a boost in the experience department Monday afternoon, as former Florida guard Eli Carter announced that he’ll use his final year of eligibility at the ACC school. Carter, who played two seasons at Rutgers before moving on to Florida, will be eligible to play immediately for Jim Christian’s team.

Carter picked Boston College over Georgetown and UNLV, and in regards to both personnel and experience the Eagles had the greatest need for his services.

With the team’s top four scorers from last season, led by Olivier Hanlan, all moving on Boston College certainly has room for another contributor on the perimeter. Junior Garland Owens, who averaged 3.4 points per game last season, is Boston College’s most productive returnee on the perimeter with four freshmen joining the ranks this summer.

Carter averaged 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per games last season, and a key for him in 2015-16 will be efficiency. Carter shot just 36.2 percent from the field and 30.6 percent from beyond the arc in 2014-15, his first full season as a Gator after having to take a medical redshirt in 2013-14.

Carter’s sophomore season at Rutgers (2012-13) was cut short by a fractured leg, and issues with the recovery led to his having to be sidelined after just a handful of games in his first season at Florida.