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Cory Carr

Cory Carr is an American-born Israeli former basketball player who played for the Chicago Bulls and many Israeli clubs, and who now works as a basketball coach.

born 1975Playing for the Chicago BullsA long career in Israeli basketballIsraeli league title with Maccabi HaifaCoaching youth and women's teams

Born: 5 December 1975, Fordyce
Occupation: basketball player, basketball coach
Education: Texas Tech University

Cory Carr was born in 1975 in Fordyce

Cory Carr was born on December 5, 1975, in Fordyce, Arkansas. He played high school basketball in Kingsland, Arkansas. He is a cousin of NBA player Cliff Levingston.

Carr played 4 years at Texas Tech. He led the Big 12 in points per game in 1996-97 and 1997-98. He scored 1,904 points in his college career.

The Atlanta Hawks picked him in the 1998 NBA draft, and he played one season for the Chicago Bulls. He then played in France and signed with an Israeli club for the first time. Over the years he played for many Israeli teams and also in Italy and Cyprus.

Israeli Premier League players voted him player of the season after 2004/2005. He married an Israeli and received Israeli citizenship. With Maccabi Haifa he won the Israeli league title.

Carr began coaching youth players at Maccabi Gedera in 2017. He later coached Bnot Herzliya, the women's basketball academy at Wingate and Maccabi Hadera. In 2025 he became a player development coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv.