University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

Prior to Minnesota Crookston: Carton competed for part of the 2019-20 season at Westminster School, a prep school in Simsbury, Conn...He averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and 1.5 blocks per game for the Martlets...Carton started all the games he played in for Westminster School...In addition, he won a Canarian Championship in 2019...He played tennis until he was 14, and has been playing basketball since the age of four.

Personal: His full name is Rafael Carton Charfolé...He was born March 17, 2000...His parents are Manuel Carton and Marta Charfolé...Plans to major in Business and Sports and Rec Management...His uncle won a Padel Championship and competes for the Madrid Padel National Team, where the team has won two-consecutive Championships...Padel is a racquet sport that is most popular in Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and Andorra...In addition, his mother Marta Charfolé was a professional ballet dancer at the Classical National Ballet of Spain from 1984-90, and is now a well-known ballet teacher in the Canary Islands.