Joseph Keith Carter (born October 17, 1976) is an American college athletics administrator, currently the Athletic Director for the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference. Carter played professional basketball for nine seasons, primarily in Italy.

Keith Carter

Ole Miss Rebels
Position	Athletic director
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(1976-10-17) October 17, 1976 (age 47)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Perryville (Perryville, Arkansas)
College	Ole Miss (1995–1999)
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2008
Position	Shooting guard
Number	14, 33
Career history
1999–2000	New Mexico Slam
2000–2001	Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001–2002	Orlandina
2002–2003	Dakota Wizards
2003–2004	Teramo Basket
2004–2005	Basket Napoli
2005–2006	Orlandina
2006–2007	Varese
2007–2008	Veroli Basket
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1999) Second-team All-SEC (1998)
Medals Men’s basketball Representing  United States Goodwill Games 1998 New York Team competition

Carter came to Ole Miss from Perryville High School in Perryville, Arkansas. He was a four-year starter for the Rebels from 1995 to 1999, earning second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a junior and first-team as a senior.^[1] Carter was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press in 1999. For his college career, Carter scored 1,682 points. Following his college career, Carter played professionally in several American leagues before settling into a successful career in Italy.^[2]

After his playing career, Carter joined the Ole Miss athletic department in 2009 and was named executive director of the school’s athletic foundation. Following Ross Bjork's resignation as athletic director, Carter was named to the post on an interim basis. The interim tag was removed on November 20, 2019.^[3][4]