This tournament, rich in tradition, is made possible by generous community support & supports the SUHSD athletic programs. Nationally, Carter became prominent when he was selected to serve a four-year term as the High School Representative for the National Association of Basketball Coaches and President of the California Coaches Association. Coach Carter became the leading advocate and pilot of th
e Annual Acker Round Robin Basketball Tournament, which was a tradition in Northern California for two decades. This tournament brought together the best high schools in the Northstate with schools from Sacramento and the Bay Area for competition. Shortly after his untimely death in 1971, Carter was posthumously honored by his fellow coaches and educators when the tournament was renamed for Coach Carter.
