Ahmad Caver

Ahmad Caver (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Old Dominion Monarchs, and appeared in one NBA game for the Indiana Pacers.

High school career Caver is the son of Wilton Caver. He attended Charles Drew High School in Atlanta, Georgia as a freshman before transferring to North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia. The move was made to become closer to his AAU coach Jerry Stackhouse, who became his legal guardian. Caver spent his first season at North Gwinnett on the junior varsity team and grew to 5'10". After graduating from North Gwinnett, he did a postgraduate year at St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, an experience he initially hated but his parents encouraged. He was lightly recruited, picking up an offer from Kent State before committing to Old Dominion.

College career Caver was a backup to Trey Freeman as a freshman, averaging 2.7 points per game and was named to the academic honor roll. He had a career-high 30 points on December 17, 2017, in an 82–77 overtime win over Fairfield. Caver averaged 14.2 points and 6.2 assists per game as a junior, leading the Monarchs to a 25–7 record and second place in conference. He was named to the First Team All-Conference USA and the league Defensive Team. Coming into his senior season, he was named to the Bob Cousy Award watchlist. As a senior, Caver averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. Alongside B. J. Stith, he helped lead Old Dominion to a Conference USA regular season championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Caver was named to the First Team All-Conference USA. He finished his college career ranked eighth in conference history in assists (607) and 15th in steals (187).

Professional career Memphis Hustle (2019–2021) Caver signed with sports agent DeAngelo Simmons in preparation for the 2019 NBA draft but went undrafted. He signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Memphis Grizzlies on October 15, 2019. Caver contributed 23 points and four assists in a 120–112 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce on March 7, 2020. He averaged 9.9 points, 4 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game for the Hustle.

On December 11, 2020, Caver signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. He was waived at the end of training camp and returned to the Hustle. During the 2020–21 season, Caver averaged 16.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

On October 14, 2021, Caver again signed with the Grizzlies, but was waived three days later, prior to the start of the season. On October 23, he re-signed with the Hustle. Caver averaged 15.4 points, 7.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game. He made his NBA debut on January 5, 2022, scoring two points in a 129–121 loss against the Brooklyn Nets.

Return to the Memphis Hustle (2022) On January 10, 2022, Caver was reacquired and activated by the Memphis Hustle. In 43 games played (41 starts), he averaged 16.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Caver joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2022 NBA Summer League.

BC Wolves (2022–2023) On August 6, Caver signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). On May 10, 2023, Caver received the LKL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award after averaging 16.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.9 steals in 31 regular season games played, leading the league in points and efficiency.

On July 20, 2023, Caver signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On October 28, 2023, he left the club over concerns about the security situation in Israel, without appearing in a game for Hapoel Holon.

JDA Dijon (2023–2024) On November 1, 2023, Caver signed with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A.

Nanterre 92 (2024–2025) On September 13, 2024, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.

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