Honors
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: (Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
2022-23 (Senior 2)
Carper missed the last 23 games of the 2022-23 season with a season-ending knee injury ... Played in 7 total games with a pair of starts ... Earned start at Saint Mary’s (12/8/22) and finished with 4 points, 3 blocks and team-high 6 boards in his final appearance of the season ... Played 8 minutes vs. Bradley (12/3/22) in Valley home opener with a field goal ... Posted 3 points, 3 rebounds in 14 minutes vs. Ball State (11/26/22) in first-ever MSU starting role ... Scored 10 points on 4-of-5 FG in loss to UNCW (11/25/22) in Nassau ... Played 12 minutes in home win over Middle Tennessee (11/19/22) with 2 points and 2 rebounds ... Posted 9 points and 6 rebounds in first appearance of season, at BYU (11/16/22) on 4-of-5 FG ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Fall 2022 semester.
2021-22 (Senior 1)
Played in 27 games in his second season in Springfield, averaging 6.2 minutes, 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... Tallied points in each of last 4 games of 2021-22 season ... Snagged 3 rebounds and had a block and 2 points vs. Drake (3/5/22) in MVC Semifinals ... Racked up 4 points, 3 rebounds, a block, an assist and a dunk in 8 minutes vs. Valpo (3/4/22) in MVC quarterfinals ... Dished out 2 assists at Evansville (2/26/22) in regular-season finale ... Snagged 3 rebounds at UNI (2/20/22) ... Made most of his 7 minutes vs. Valpo (2/12/22) with 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and his first career 3-pointer in home win ... Was 2-for-2 from the field with 3 rebounds and 4 points in win at SIU (2/2/22) ... Had a huge second-half dunk in win at #22 Loyola Chicago (1/22/22) ... Made 8-minute appearance in win over Illinois State (1/19/22) with 4 points and 2 rebounds ... Missed 5 games (1/2/22 to 1/15/22) in concussion protocol ... Racked up 4 points, 3 boards in win over UCA (12/18/21) with a block ... First-half layup vs. South Dakota State (12/15/21) put Bears up for good in home win ... Snagged 4 rebounds vs. #12 BYU (12/4/21) on national TV ... Logged 4 points in 8-minute assignment vs. George Washington (11/24/21) ... Registered 4 points and 3 rebounds off the bench vs. Alabama State (11/13/21) ... Scored a key layup late in the game in season opener vs. SEMO (11/9/21) ... Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021 semester.
2020-21 (Junior)
Saw just 3 games during his first season in Springfield due to injuries ... Played 3 minutes in home debut (1/2/21) of first Indiana State game and tallied a rebound in victory at JQH Arena ... Scored his first point as a Bear with a FT in Game 2 at UNI (12/28/20) ... Played 7 minutes in Game 1 at UNI (12/27/20) in his MSU debut and recorded 2 rebounds, 1 assist ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall 2020 semester.
2019-20 (Hawaii, Sophomore)
Averaged 6.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore at the University of Hawaii in 2019-20 ... Helped coach Eran Ganot to a 17-13 record and started 22-of-28 appearances ... Led team in blocks (16) and also converted 73-of-119 field goals (.613) ... Scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 20-point outing at Cal Poly (2/8/20) for his first double-double with 11 boards ... Had the game-winning put-back with 32 seconds left in UH’s win at UC Riverside (2/20/20) while finishing with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks and season-high 30 minutes ... Had 14 points in home effort vs. Samford (12/15/19) on 6-of-7 shooting ... Tallied 11 points at Oregon (12/7/19) and at UCSB (2/6/20) ... Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.
2018-19 (Hawaii, Freshman)
As a freshman, he posted 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 26 appearances for an 18-13 Rainbow Warriors team ... Scored in 16 games, including the final seven games of the season ... Converted 33-of-52 (.635) field goal attempts ... Hit double-figures for first time with 13-point outing vs. UC Davis (1/26/19) on 6-of-8 field goals ... Hit season-high 15 points vs. Cal Poly (2/14/19), making 7-of-8 shots ... Registered season-high 8 boards at Cal Poly (2/23/19) ... Earned a spot on the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
High School
Prepped at Rampart High in his hometown of Colorado Springs, Colo., where he made 69.8 percent of his career field goals to establish a new state record for FG percentage ... Posted 19.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game as a senior in 2017-18 for coach Jon St. Clair's Rams ... Had a triple-double against Fountain-Fort Carson (18 pts., 10 reb., 10 assists), followed by a 16-for-16, 32-point game against Liberty the next game ... Led team to 18-7 campaign and 5A state sweet 16 run in 2017-18 ... Earned all-state first-team, CSML all-conference and conference MVP honors as a senior as well as academic all-state ... Picked to Colorado State Metro League all-star game after senior season ... As a junior, he averaged 17.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks while earning all-conference honors ... Was a four-year letterman.
Personal
Dawson Wesley Carper was born 5/9//00 in Charleston, S.C. ... Son of Chris and Kim Carper of Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Mother played basketball at TCU and father played football at Air Force ... Has a brother, Toby ... His grandfather, Harry Venik, played basketball at Iowa ... Earned his degree in Political Science and now pursuing a graduate degree in Professional Studies (Sports Management.).
