Table of Biography
Andraya Carter is a famous American analyst and reporter working for ESPN/SEC Network. Andraya Carter was also a basketball player who played for Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball.
Early Life
Andraya Carter was born on 12 November 1993 and she is currently 29 years old. She hails from Flowery Branch, Georgia, and her zodiac sign is Scorpio. Likewise, her full name is Andraya Nichole “Draya” Carter.
Talking about her family, Carter’s parents are Gary “Tyke” and Jessica Lhamon. Likewise, she has five siblings namely Alli, Zoey, Curt Lhamon, Chris, and Shay Carter. Sadly, she lost her grandmother Gloria Delores Carter in 2015. Moreover, she has pet snakes namely Nothing, Khaleesi, and Hendrix.
Regarding her educational journey, this personality attended Buford High School where she played basketball for the legendary coach Gene Durden. Likewise, her coach also taught her multimedia presentations class.
For her higher studies, Andraya attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. From there, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in communication studies in August 2015.
\Similarly, she obtained her Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from the same university. Furthermore, Carter received the Randall Keith Nutt Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
Caption: Andraya Carter posing for a photo with her late Nana. Source: Instagram
Andraya Carter – Net Worth 2023
Andraya Carter has a net worth of approximately $5 million US dollars. Carter makes her earnings as a reporter and analyst for the ESPN/SEC Network. She also works alongside Alyssa Lang as co-host of Out of Pocket. Previously, Andraya also made her earnings as a basketball player.
Career
Professionally, Andraya is an analyst and reporter for ESPN/SEC Network coverage of college basketball, college football, and the WNBA. Likewise, she is also a co-host for Out of Pocket with Alyssa Lang. Similarly, this personality is also a former player of Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball.
Besides these, Carter is also a head fitness coach at Orangetheory Fitness since April 2018. Moreover, she has been working with ESPN as a Basketball Analyst since November 2017.
Talking about her career as a player, this personality was one of the driving forces behind three straight Class 2A state championships for the Lady Wolves from 2009 to 2011 averaging 13 points per game in those seasons. However, Carter missed her senior season due to injuries. Despite this, this player was still ranked the #21 prospect nationally by espnW.com for the class of 2012.
Caption: Andraya Carter during a basketball game. Source: Instagram
More Details
Furthermore, she also accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Team. Likewise, Carter was one of the last players to sign with Summitt. Moreover, this player played five games in the 2012–13 season before she was redshirted due to injury.
Similarly, Carter was named to the SEC All-Freshmen Team for the 2013–14 season. Mounting injuries forced this personality to retire after her redshirt junior season in 2015–16 ending her dreams of playing in the WNBA.
After she ended her basketball career in 2016, this personality was looking for what to do after basketball. This personality was given some games the following season and this led to a seasonal contract. Further, Andraya attended LaChina Robinson’s media boot camp for women.
Likewise, this personality also covered the NBA G League as an analyst as well as worked as an instructor for Orange Theory (fitness center). Recently in 2022, this personality was named a sideline reporter for SEC Network’s coverage of College Football.
Caption: Andraya Carter while working with her crew. Source: Instagram
Brand Endorsements
Andraya Carter has credited a few personalities through her Instagram posts. Some of them are makeup artist Susie Popovich (@susiepopovich), content creators Julian B. (@jbdavisionary), Brødie (@brodiephotoz), and Jhalen Wingate (@jhalenwingate) among many others.
Relationship Status
Andraya shared in her Facebook profile that she was engaged to the love of her life on 21 May 2019. However, there is no mention of her lover’s name and identity. Likewise, there are also no Instagram posts related to this event of her life while writing this biography.
Therefore, we can only assume that she is either happily in a relationship with her lover and keeping it a private matter from the public or their engagement was broken off after some time.
On the other hand, she also recently shared an Instagram post featuring basketballer Diamond DeShields and mentioned how much she loves and respects Diamond’s resilience, courage, and heart. However, it is unclear whether Diamond and Andraya are lovers or not.
Caption: Andraya Carter posing for a photo with Diamond DeShields. Source: Instagram
Body Measurements
Andraya stands tall at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm and 65 kg or 145 lbs. Likewise, Carter has dark brown eyes and curly hair of the same color.
Andraya Carter – Social Media
Talking about her social media presence, Andraya joined Twitter in April 2019. So far, her @andraya_carter account has earned over 18.6K followers. Likewise, her username on Instagram is @andraya_carter.
As of February 2023, this profile has more than 45.3K followers. Moreover, we can also send her friend requests on her Facebook profile “Andraya Carter” where she has 659 friends to date.