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Watch: Georgia’s Lorenzo Carter was a beast in basketball, too

Linebacker Lorenzo Carter is one of the big reasons the Bulldogs are 12-1. Carter was a 6-foot-6 power forward for Norcross High School. He had a 42-inch vertical leap. Carter won two state titles as a basketball player in high school. One came at Whitefield Academy and another at Norcross. He was also on two state champion football teams at Norcross. Carter was a post player who lived around the rim. But he could handle the ball and shoot well too. UGA, FSU, Tennessee and South Carolina recruited Ca
By Mike Luck
Dec 15, 2017

Georgia linebacker Lorenzo Carter wreaks havoc on the football field. But he's also a beast on the basketball court.

Carter played on two basketball state champions in high school, along with two football state champs.

Basketball was his first love, but he's only played football at UGA.

Watch the video above to find out why, and to see photos of Carter dominating in basketball at Norcross High School.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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